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http://www.ted.com Comic author Rob Reid unveils Copyright Math (TM), a remarkable new field of study based on actual numbers from entertainment industry lawyers and lobbyists. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in

Become an intellectual explorer: Master the art of conversation Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- What is a great conversation? They are the ones that leave us feeling smarter or more curious, with a sense that we have discovered something, understood something about another

With comedy, you not only laugh but you also gain understanding in a unique way. Comedy has a setup and then a punch line. The setup moves the audience in one direction-toward what is expected. The punch line occurs when you change direction and take the audience to the unexpected. This same process can be

Bill Nye’s Answer to the Fermi Paradox New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- It’s not unusual to hear someone openly say that they can’t do math at all; that they can’t figure out the percentage to tip on a bill. If someone

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. In this deeply charming and humorous talk, DJ and self-professed pirate Tom Nash meditates on how facing adversity due to disability invited patience, ambition and pragmatism into his life in enlightening, unexpected ways. “We all have unique weaknesses,”

Можно ли подготовиться к смерти? В России в паллиативной помощи (всесторонней поддержке в конце жизни) нуждаются около полутора миллионов человек. И рядом с каждым — еще 10, 20, 30 родственников, коллег, друзей. То есть помощь в конце жизни, помощь хосписа касается каждого. Что каждый человек может сделать для этого? Как общаться с тем, кто неизлечимо

Tu la pipì la fai seduto? Destrutturare le azioni che portano il maschio a portare in scena la sua mascolinità non è mai facile. La chiave di volta è proprio capire che esistono tante mascolinità quanti gli abitanti maschi sulla terra. In questo talk Pierluca Mariti ci racconta il suo punto di vista, il suo

3 Brain Systems That Control Your Behavior: Reptilian, Limbic, Neo Cortex Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- You have three brains—the triune, the limbic, and the cortex—and they’re all fighting for dominance as you go about your life. The so-called lizard brain (the triune)

Working hard but not improving? You’re not alone. Eduardo Briceño reveals a simple way to think about getting better at the things you do, whether that’s work, parenting or creative hobbies. And he shares some useful techniques so you can keep learning and always feel like you’re moving forward. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast

Your reptilian brain, explained with Robert Sapolsky Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg Up next ►► The Science of Brain Health and Cognitive Decline What’s the best way to think about the brain? While most of us think of it as a dense gray matter that’s separate from the physical body, that actually

How to Win with Game Theory & Defeat Smart Opponents New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- If you want to win, it’s best to think crazy like a fox. Nobody knows this better than Kevin Zollman — a nationally recognized expert in

¿Cómo se sienten los adolescentes cuando están en la escuela? Juli Garbulsky acaba de terminar la secundaria y en esta charla comparte una visión que puede ayudarnos a pensar distinto en el futuro de la educación. Julián terminó la secundaria el año pasado y está estudiando la licenciatura en Matemática. Tiene 19 años pero la

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those

Lawrence Krauss: Quantum Computing Explained Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Lawrence Krauss describes quantum computing and the technical obstacles we need to overcome to realize this Holy Grail of processing. ———————————————————————————- LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS: Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is a Canadian-American theoretical physicist who

Navy SEAL Has a ’40 Percent Rule’ And It’s the Key to Overcoming Mental Barriers New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge —- About 99 percent of the people who start marathons in the United States finish them. That’s an astoundingly high number considering

Anyone Can Be a Math Person Once They Know the Best Learning Techniques New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Po-Shen Loh is a Hertz Foundation Fellow and Carnegie Mellon mathematics professor who thinks that history is a much harder subject than math.

How We Chase Dopamine: Porn, Social Media, and Alcohol New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- What really fuels the economy? It’s not trade, free spending, or good old-fashioned elbow grease – it’s something much smaller and harder to see: dopamine. Along with

Does your job match your personality? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Your personality will partially determine how good you are at your job, especially if you have a complex job that requires more than rote behavior. So are you and your

How to trick your brain into saving money Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Thanks to evolution, humans are not great at thinking and planning long term. “The human brain just has certain tendencies,” says neuroscientist Alex Korb. “We’re always

The science of ‘herd mentality’ Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- What can monkeys teach us about stock market bubbles? It turns out that monkeys make decisions much like investors on the trading floor—they develop a herd mentality, mimicking the

The Most Beautiful Equation: How Wilczek Got His Nobel Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Frank Wilczek was one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 thanks to his work researching the so-called strong force. In this video interview, the

Schatzi tiene canas y es abuela, pero puede hacer 700 km en bici, estudiar una nueva carrera y cambiar de profesión. En esta charla ella nos cuenta cómo dejó de solo respirar para empezar a vivir después de los 50 y comparte las claves para hacer un vuelco en nuestra vida cotidiana. Nos dice que

Neil deGrasse Tyson: The 3 Fears That Drive Us to Accomplish Extraordinary Things Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Neil DeGrasse Tyson lists the three drivers to accomplish extraordinary things. ———————————————————————————- NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York

In this dynamic TedxBuckhead Talk, Entrepreneur, Author, and Motivational Speaker Antoine Sallis takes an unorthodox viewpoint on credit. More commonly referred to as The Credit Genius, Antoine describes The Great American Credit Secret as it pertains to education and it’s infinite potential in and out of school. … This talk was given at a TEDx

‘Hey Bill Nye, Do You Think about Your Mortality?’ #TuesdaysWithBill New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The days may seem long, but life itself is rather short. As Bill Nye the Science Guy explains, an average human life will span about 30,000

The path to less stress? Strategic pessimism. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge —————————————————— The centuries old philosophy of Stoicism may hold the key to a kind of happiness that is more grounded in reality. The two main ideas of stoic happiness are that problems

Imagine an electric vehicle that can get you to work — or anywhere in a six-mile radius — quickly, without traffic frustrations or gasoline. Now imagine you can pick it up and carry it with you. Yes, this souped-up skateboard could change the face of morning commutes. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the

Is the universe a hologram? The strange physics of black holes New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Since energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed, some argue that information — arguably a form of energy — cannot be destroyed either. So then, what

A few days before she turned 61, writer Anne Lamott decided to write down everything she knew for sure. She dives into the nuances of being a human who lives in a confusing, beautiful, emotional world, offering her characteristic life-affirming wisdom and humor on family, writing, the meaning of God, death and more. The TED

How psychedelics work: Fire the conductor, let the orchestra play Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- If your ego had a “location” in the brain, it would be the default mode network, where much of your self-critical mind chatter happens. Taking psychedelics down-regulates this

What is the blockchain? If you don’t know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he says, represents nothing less than the second generation of the internet and holds the potential to transform

How Apple and Nike have branded your brain Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Powerful branding can not only change how you feel about a company, it can actually change how your brain is wired. “We love to think of

May 9, 2011 Ari Meisel trains his body to conquer Crohn’s disease

Dragonflies can catch prey with near perfect accuracy, the best among all predators. But how does something with so few neurons achieve such prowess? Neuroscientist Greg Gage and his colleagues explore how a dragonfly unerringly locks onto its preys and captures it within milliseconds using just sensors and a fake fly. On DIY Neuroscience, a

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Want Scientifically Literate Children? Get Out of Their Way. New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- We spend the first year teaching children to walk and talk and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit

Dr. James Coan is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Virginia. Dr. Coan’s work emphasizes the neuroscience of emotion and social relationships, and has been featured in Science, Nature, the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, the New Yorker, The Atlantic, BBC

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get

Strengthen Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- What could almost destroy the body and mind of the only person to complete Navy SEAL training (including two Heck Weeks), Air Force tactical air controller training, and U.S.

Carving a niche for himself in the television industry, Pearl V Puri has established himself as one of the most successful and popular actors. He is a heartthrob of the television industry and is known for his roles in daily soaps like Phir Bhi Na Maane…Badtameez Dil, Naagin 3, Bepanah Pyaar, Nagarjuna – Ek Yodhaa,

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. “What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?” asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children’s healthy

How to live an intellectual life Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- When you picture an intellectual, who do you see? Professor Zena Hitz says that somewhere along the way, the idea of what an intellectual is and does became

Sergio es un enamorado de la naturaleza. Como biólogo, periodista e investigador de política ambiental, nos viene a hacer reflexionar sobre los principales problemas medioambientales. ¿Quiénes son responsables? ¿Cómo ha avanzado la crisis ecológica en las últimas décadas? ¿Qué podemos hacer para cambiar esta realidad? Experto en lo que ama, fue galardonado por su cobertura

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

3 great untruths to stop telling kids—and ourselves Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Popular platitudes can squash your critical thinking, argues moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt. Always trust your feelings? The world is a battle between good and evil? These popular pieces of conventional

In a classic research-based TEDx Talk, Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want. Recorded at TEDxVancouver at Rogers Arena on November 14, 2015. YouTube Tags: brain science, brain, stroke, neuroplasticity, science, motor learning, identity, TED, TEDxVancouver, TEDxVancouver 2015, Vancouver, TEDx, Rogers Arena, Vancouver speakers, Vancouver conference,