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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

If you’re a man, at one point or another you’ve probably thought to yourself, “I will never understand women!” And if you’re a woman, “what’s wrong with men?!” But your gender is all you’ve ever known, so how could you understand? As a transgender woman, Paula Stone Williams has lived on both sides, “and the

How to spot high-conflict people before it’s too late New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Here’s a fast fact about high-conflict people: life is better when you avoid them. Bill Eddy, mediation expert and president of the High Conflict Institute, describes them

Roop Singh is a technology strategist and educator. He practices the intersection of business, innovation, and society. Roop Singh is a technology strategist and educator. He practices at the intersection of business, innovation, and society. His previous TEDx talk in march 2019 was on “Who owns your digital identity? Blockchain unlocking the identity revolution.” As

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

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,”

Daniel nos habla de las vueltas que da la vida y el dolor que puede causarnos, pero la actitud que tomas frente a los sucesos es lo que te da la madurez para seguir adelante. Daniel es el fundador y CEO de la compañía New Mind Division. Un publicista, director creativo y productor que rompe

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

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

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

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)

http://www.ted.com “Is it okay if I totally trash your office?” It’s a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn’t a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia, controlled by drugs and therapy but ever-present. In this powerful talk, she asks us to see people

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

Michio Kaku: Are We Sitting Ducks for Solar Flares? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Dr. Michio Kaku answers the question “What is the biggest disaster of 2012, if you had a crystal ball?” ———————————————————————————- MICHIO KAKU: Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and

“¿Alguna vez te pusiste a pensar en los beneficios de mirar la vida con humor? Ana Clara Tortone te propone en esta charla tener una mirada diferente de la diferencia, ella sostiene que desdramatizar puede ser la clave de éxito en el camino para lograr la plena inclusión de las personas con síndrome de Down

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

Douglas talks about the research on top students learning habits. Douglas is the founder and Global Chairman of Elevate Education. Douglas and Elevate has spent the last 13 years benchmarking the practices of the highest performing students in order to identify exactly what drives student performance. Today, Elevate works with over 1200 schools across Australia,

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

Salma Hindy, award-winning Toronto-based engineer-turned-stand-up comedian, explores how people-pleasing has a larger impact in our lives than we think, and how you can learn from it. Using humour and personal anecdotes, she shares her journey of achieving her true potential as an artist by balancing input from others with personal goals and why this complexity

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

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

¿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

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

Janine Driver is Movement Pattern Analysis (MPA) profiler and CEO of BlueStreak Training, an online virtual communications training company, for individuals and businesses to better their lives through sales, body language, detecting deception, interaction styles and decision-making programs. She spent more than 16 years as a federal law enforcement officer within the Department of Justice

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

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. What is the future of writing in the digital age, and why does it matter? In this surprising talk, Master Penman Jake Weidmann explores the connections between the pen and how we learn, think, and carry our cultural heritage at

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.

Rorro es el apodo de Rodrigo Echávez, un joven mexicano creador de contenido positivo, graduado de ingeniería industrial del Tec de Monterrey, autor y conferencista. Misionero por naturaleza, Rorro siempre ha disfrutado servir a los demás. Hace videos reflexivos, realiza proyectos altruistas, da conferencias y acaba de publicar su primer libro “Tus ladrillos” donde comparte

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

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

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‘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

Verónica nos presenta un nuevo lenguaje que todos somos capaces de hablar, el de las virtudes. A través de cambios individuales podemos alcanzar la armonía que nos hace falta. Facilitadora Máster del Proyecto Virtudes Internacional. Creyente de la educación sobre valores para construir un mejor lugar para vivir. Encontró una relación entre la salud mental

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

Le médecin Jimmy Mohamed partage, lors de cette 4ème édition de la conférence TEDxMarseille, sa vision des nouveaux médias. Jimmy Mohamed est un médecin généraliste qui officie pour SOS Médecins et intervient en tant que chroniqueur à la radio ainsi qu’à la télévision. Il suit des études de médecine à l’université Paris .Diderot et obtient

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

Emma Rosen made the bold decision to give up her job and take a radical sabbatical in pursuit of her perfect career. She spent a year trying 25 careers before turning 25 through short term work experience, shadowing and just giving things a go. She completed the challenge, and finished all 25 placements before her

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.

You don’t have to be an artist to draw! In this beautifully illustrated talk, Ralph Ammer shows how drawing your thoughts can be a powerful tool for improving your thinking, creativity and communication. He wants you to believe in your drawing abilities, and provides numerous exercises to help you get started. Ralph Ammer is a

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

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. While some viewers may find the advice provided in this talk to be helpful as a complementary approach, this talk only represents the speaker’s personal perspective on women’s health. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers

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

تعلّم متى ترحل Co-Professor in Faculty of Communication and Media in KAU This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Life on Europa, Jupiter’s Moons, Ice Fishing and Racket Sports New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Where there is water, there is life—and Europa’s got water alright: scientists believe it has twice the volume of Earth’s oceans swirling beneath

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