Random Talks

The two diseases most likely to afflict us as we age – cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s – may both have an Achilles’

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/earworms-th… Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazi

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

When Jules Evans was in his late teens, he started to be plagued by panic attacks, mood swings and other emotional problems. He eventually found help

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-… In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adoles

Eli talks about autism and theory of mind.

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-microbi… As we walk through our daily environments, we’re surrounded by exotic creatures that ar

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

Jennifer Mayo is a health education and promotion senior from Sulphur, Okla. She is the first and only undergraduate student included in the prestigio

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/how-playing… Made in partnership with the Always #LikeAGirl campaign. The victory of the underdog. T

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-your… After drinking a few glasses of water on a hot day, you might be struck with a sudden &

Dr. Terry Wahls learned how to properly fuel her body. Using the lessons she learned at the subcellular level, she used diet to cure her MS and get ou

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-polarit… Water is both essential and unique. Many of its particular qualities stem from the fact

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Could you imagine that our brain cells are able, after a jou