TED & Talks

Bill Nye: Scientific Curiosity Kept Our Ancestors Alive New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Recent spectacle surrounded a young boy, three years old, who climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo only to be grabbed by a 450-pound male gorilla.

Why do we hurt? Do we actually experience pain, or is it merely illusion? In this video, Lorimer Moseley explores these questions, and position the pain that we feel as our bodies’ way of protecting us from damaging tissues further. He also looks at what this might mean for those who suffer from chronic pain.

Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi. Watch her full TED Talk: https://youtu.be/0OuURF5_5Pw

Economist Tyler Cowen on understanding human behavior using psychology.

When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a walk might be all it takes to get your creative juices flowing. In this fun, fast talk, she explains how walking

If you ever felt bored at school then you will resonate with Eva Keiffenheim’s vision to transform educational experiences and make learning more meaningful and permanent for everyone. Eva has dedicated her career to being a catalyst for change that isn’t dependent solely on educational reform but on techniques and tools that can be used

Has Mankind Stopped Evolving? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- There are no more evolutionary pressures driving gross human evolution, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to genetically re-engineer ourselves in the future. ———————————————————————————- MICHIO KAKU: Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory,

Social isolation and loneliness are significant predictors of long-term health outcomes. In this talk, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad describes the vital importance of social relationships for lasting health. Dr. Holt-Lunstad’s research about the impact of social connection on health outcomes has been highly cited, indicating that a lack of social connection is comparable to smoking up

Sabine Hossenfelder is a physicist, author, and creator of “Science Without the Gobbledygook”. She currently works at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy in Germany.

Mark Shaw demos Ultra-Ever Dry, a liquid-repellent coating that acts as an astonishingly powerful shield against water and water-based materials. At the nano level, the spray covers a surface with an umbrella of air so that water bounces right off. Watch for an exciting two-minute kicker. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best

Bobette discusses the radical act of storytelling, by sharing both the destructive power of bearing the untold story, and the new storytelling tools now available to release long-buried stories, to generate healing and make movements that can transform our world. She calls us to cultivate storytelling, so that the living memory of tragic events cannot

Big stars might get all the attention, but they’re not the reason a team succeeds. Organizational psychologist (and host of TED’s podcast WorkLife) Adam Grant explains how the real stars — on the court or at the office — have one surprising trait in common. Adam hosts the TED Audio Collective podcast WorkLife with Adam

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this terrific and witty closing of TEDxLiverpool, Sir Ken Robinson argues that talent is often buried and that we need to search for it. In fact, the foundation of wisdom may be the willingness to go and look for

Quitting your job can be scary, but sometimes it’s the best thing you can do for your career, says entrepreneur Chieh Huang. He shares how to know when it’s time to move on — and what can you do to prepare. The Way We Work is a TED original video series where leaders and thinkers

Kevin Dutton: A Psychological Analysis of James Bond Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- James Bond is probably one of the most nailed down, functional, psychopaths that there is. ———————————————————————————- Dr. Kevin Dutton: Dr. Kevin Dutton is the author of The Wisdom of Psychopaths:

Have you answered a work email during an important family event? Or taken a call from your boss while on vacation? According to behavioral scientist and Harvard Business School professor Ashley Whillans, “always-on” work culture is not only ruining our personal well-being — but our work, as well. She shares which bad habits are stopping

For many in the developed world, we live a life characterised by relative convenience on comfort, so much so that we are often unaware of the consequences of our daily activities and how they contribute to climate change. Wangchok Namgail contrasts this to his hometown in Ladakh, India, an area of the world that is

How Do Con Artists Fool People? They Listen. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- We tend to think con artists are smooth talkers and persuasive sellers, but listening is their most essential quality, says Maria Konnikova, who has written a new book on con

Angelika Humbert is a glaciologist working on icesheet modelling at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Observations show that the ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic are changing rapidly. The glaciers at the edges of the ice sheets are now flowing more rapidly: this means that they transport more ice from the land’s interior to the

David Kaplan on the Multiverse and Particle Fever Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Physicist-turned-filmmaker David Kaplan talks about his film “Particle Fever” and the search for the Higgs Boson. ———————————————————————————- David Kaplan: David Kaplan is a professor of theoretical particle physics at Johns

How the simple button changed the world, according to fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. Small Thing Big Idea, a TED original series, celebrates the lasting genius of everyday objects so perfectly designed that they changed the world around them. Check out more here: https://go.ted.com/STBI Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/TED

Despite the rise of e-books, physical books aren’t going anywhere. Graphic designer Chip Kidd shares why their design is so lasting. Small Thing Big Idea, a TED original series, celebrates the lasting genius of everyday objects so perfectly designed that they changed the world around them. Check out more here: https://go.ted.com/STBI and subscribe to our

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How overparenting backfired on Americans New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- American childhood is going, going… gone, says Professor Jonathan Haidt. In the mid-’90s there was a sharp shift to overprotective parenting. In previous generations, kids were allowed to out of the

In this imaginative talk, neuroengineer Sam Rodriques takes us on a thrilling tour of the next 100 years in neuroscience. He envisions strange (and sometimes frightening) innovations that may be the key to understanding and treating brain disease — like lasers that drill tiny holes in our skulls and allow probes to study the electrical

“Our galaxy is home to billions of habitable planets. Chris Crowe guides us through the heavens on a journey to explore how many Earth-like planets our Universe contains. By examining the latest exoplanet discoveries he conveys his confidence that they’re definitely out there somewhere… Chris Crowe is an astrophysicist, teacher, and public lecturer. A Fellow

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We know how long it takes to heal from broken bones, injuries and ailments, but what about a broken heart? The answer, like relationships, is a little complicated. In this episode of Am I Normal?, Mona investigates different strategies for falling out of love with the help of a couples therapist, and unveils the research

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