Here is the full text of Esther Meduna’s talk titled “Why We Should Grow Food for Future Generations” at TEDxBasel conference. The world has experienced a 75% decrease in horticultural diversity in the past 150 years. In this talk, Esther explores the causes of this decline, the risk this poses and what the average person …
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Following is the full text of neurosurgeon Jocelyne Bloch’s talk titled “The Brain May Be Able To Repair Itself — With Help” at TED conference. Jocelyne Bloch – Neurosurgeon So I’m a neurosurgeon. And like most of my colleagues, I have to deal every day with human tragedies. I realize how your life can change …
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Here is the full text of civil rights lawyer Laura Rovner’s talk titled “Why U.S. Prisons Need to Abolish Solitary Confinement” at TEDxMileHigh conference in which she shines a light on solitary confinement in America. Laura Rovner – TEDx Talk TRANSCRIPT The drive through the world’s most secure prison is beautiful. The federal government’s only …
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Here is the full text of cryptography researcher Craig Costello’s talk titled “The promise and peril of our quantum future” at TEDxSydney conference. Craig Costello – Microsoft Research I’m in the business of safeguarding secrets, and this includes your secrets. Cryptographers are the first line of defense in an ongoing war that’s been raging for …
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Here is the full transcript of neuro-linguistic expert Charles Faulkner’s talk titled “Imagination: It’s Not What You Think. It’s How You Think” at TEDxIIT conference. Charles Faulkner – Author of Success Mastery with NLP This idea is at least 275 years old. But moreover, it has been rediscovered at least 50 times that I can …
In this TED-Ed lesson, Sara Garofalo explains how some drugs can alter the communication between cells in the brain. TED-Ed Lesson TRANSCRIPT Most people will take a pill, receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives, but most of us don’t know anything about how these substances actually work. How …
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Following is the full text of Don Vaughn’s talk titled “Neurohacking: rewiring your brain” at TEDxUCLA conference. Don Vaughn – TEDx Talk TRANSCRIPT Inside each one of us is a beautiful symphony. 100 billion neurons firing in concert, constructing this vivid reality that we’re living in. And inside each little piece of that neural activity …
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In this TED-Ed lesson, Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. TED-Ed Lesson Transcript Are you sleeping restlessly, feeling irritable or moody, forgetting little things, and feeling overwhelmed and isolated? Don’t worry. We’ve all been there. You’re probably …
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Following is the full transcript of neuroscientist Amy Reichelt’s talk titled “This Is Your Brain On Sugar” at TEDxYouth@Sydney conference. Amy Reichelt – Author of Impact of Diet on Learning, Memory and Cognition So, as a neuroscientist, I’m fascinated by how our brains control our behaviors in our dynamic and changing world. But recently, I’ve …
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Following is the full text of comedian Daniel Sloss’ talk titled “It’s Only A Story” at TEDxEaling conference. Daniel Sloss – Comedian Good afternoon, everything all good? [Audience Yeah!] Lovely. We’re all storytellers at different points in our lives. We’ve all told stories in different ways in different scenarios. Whether you’ve been a parent telling …
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