Random Talks

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-some… What do Charles Darwin, Michael Jordan, and Yoda have in common? They, like many other

Ashkan Fardost “A Cure for No Cures – The Next Generation of Medicine” at TEDxBerlin (http://www.tedxberlin.de) Ashkan received his

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Little girls grow up hearing both implicit and explicit messages suggesting that the most important attribute they can strive for is beauty. A media c

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/do-fad-diet… Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Society today views sleep as an inconvenience, as something

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-it-s-so… In 2008, something incredible happened: a man was cured of HIV. In over 70 million HIV

We often define ourselves by things that are “outside” us: relationships, work, family — even our own bodies. But what would it mean to ha

Can a person be “cured” of Type 2 Diabetes? Dr. Sarah Hallberg provides compelling evidence that it can, and the solution is simpler than

Dara has been teaching yoga and wellness in Columbia since 1999. In May 2013, she brought the first of its kind adaptive yoga class to the Midlands fo

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-th… Nestled in the tissues of your neck is a small, unassuming organ that wields enormous p

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-does-t… Beneath your ribs, you’ll find, among other things, the pancreas — an organ that

Jack is a fifteen year old freshman in high school. He developed a paper sensor that could detect pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer in five minutes

Dr. Robin Goland challenges us to see something in a whole new way. Robin is a medical doctor leading the charge to cure diabetes. Her work combines r

Michelle Barnes explains how diagnosing her unsolved illness created new opportunities in the global health research response to the current Ebola and

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-some… Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, t