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Is This The Worst TED TALK ever?  –  "the SIMPLE CURE for Loneliness"

Is This The Worst TED TALK ever? – "the SIMPLE CURE for Loneliness"

Get Honey for FREE today ▸ https://joinhoney.com/sixteenleo Honey finds coupons with one click. Thanks to Honey for sponsoring! Baya, the speaker of todays video, gives possibly the worst TED talk ive seen on loneliness. a topic close to home. So today i break it down and try and give my opinions on the matter Message […]

Why does the universe exist? | Jim Holt

Why does the universe exist? | Jim Holt

Why is there something instead of nothing? In other words: Why does the universe exist (and why are we in it)? Philosopher and writer Jim Holt follows this question toward three possible answers. Or four. Or none. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the […]

My stroke of insight | Jill Bolte Taylor

My stroke of insight | Jill Bolte Taylor

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story. The […]

Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht

Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Paul Rulkens is an expert in achieving big goals in the easiest, fastest and most elegant way possible. Originally trained as a chemical engineer, he has moved his focus to the fascinating field of high performance. Paul Rulkens is an […]

Change your mindset, change the game | Dr. Alia Crum | TEDxTraverseCity

Change your mindset, change the game | Dr. Alia Crum | TEDxTraverseCity

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Dr. Crum says the biggest game changer is “YOU, by harnessing the power of your mind.” She explores scientific results that show the influence of the mindset on the body, and how changing the subjective mindset produced different outcomes. Dr. […]

The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)

The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)

NOTE FROM TED: This talk only represents a stoichometric approach to understanding metabolism and weight loss. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf This is the edited version of The Mathematics of Weight Loss presented by Ruben Meerman. In the spirit of […]

Learning how to learn | Barbara Oakley | TEDxOaklandUniversity

Learning how to learn | Barbara Oakley | TEDxOaklandUniversity

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley is co-teaching one of the world’s largest online classes, “Learning How to Learn”, https://www.coursera.org/course/learning. She know firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. Dr. Oakley flunked her way through high school math and science courses, […]

We should all be feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TEDxEuston

We should all be feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TEDxEuston

Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB http://www.tedxeuston.com Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a renowned Nigerian novelist was born in Nigeria in 1977. She grew up in the university town of Nsukka, Enugu State where she attended primary and secondary schools, and briefly studied Medicine and Pharmacy. She then moved to the United States […]

Why do we sleep? | Russell Foster

Why do we sleep? | Russell Foster

Russell Foster is a circadian neuroscientist: He studies the sleep cycles of the brain. And he asks: What do we know about sleep? Not a lot, it turns out, for something we do with one-third of our lives. In this talk, Foster shares three popular theories about why we sleep, busts some myths about how […]

Faster than a calculator | Arthur Benjamin | TEDxOxford

Faster than a calculator | Arthur Benjamin | TEDxOxford

Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Benjamin makes numbers dance. In his day job, he’s a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College; in his other day job, he’s a “Mathemagician,” taking the stage to perform high-speed mental calculations, memorisations and other astounding mathematic stunts. It’s part of his drive to […]