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The Psychology of Your Future Self - Video by Dan Gilbert

The Psychology of Your Future Self - Video by Dan Gilbert

Dan Gilbert shares recent research on a phenomenon he calls the 'end of history illusion,' where we somehow imagine that the person we are right now is the person we'll be for the rest of time.

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Amy Webb: How I Hacked Online Dating

Amy Webb: How I Hacked Online Dating

Amy Webb explains how she sought her true love online. This video is informative, funny, sad, and, may even end happily ever after.

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Stewart Brand: The dawn of de-extinction. Are you ready?

Stewart Brand: The dawn of de-extinction. Are you ready?

This video is Stewart Brand's Ted lecture on the scientific challenges and moral issues surrounding the resurrection of extinct species.

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Esther Perel: The Secret to Desire in a Long-Term Relationship

Esther Perel: The Secret to Desire in a Long-Term Relationship

This video is a short lecture by Esther Perel about The secret to desire in a long-term relationship.

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A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

We all need a little encouragement every now and then. This video is a short pep talk to help you get up an go when your go seems gone.

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Cameron Russell: Looks Aren't Everything. Believe Me, I'm a Model.

Cameron Russell: Looks Aren't Everything. Believe Me, I'm a Model.

In this fearless talk, Model Cameron Russell takes a wry look at the industry that had her looking highly seductive at barely 16-years-old.

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iO Tillett Wright: Fifty Shades of Gay

iO Tillett Wright: Fifty Shades of Gay

Photographer iO Tillett Wright grew up between genders and sexualities. She's shot 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LBGTQ spectrum and asked many: can they assign a percentage to how gay or straight they are?

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Andy Puddicombe: All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes

Andy Puddicombe: All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes

When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? In this video Andy Puddicombe discusses how to benefit from meditation in just 10 mindful minutes.

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Matthieu Ricard: The Habits of Happiness

Matthieu Ricard: The Habits of Happiness

What is happiness, and how can we all get some? In this video, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard discusses the habits of happiness.

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Hannah Brencher: Love Letters to Strangers

Hannah Brencher: Love Letters to Strangers

Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global initiative, The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost.

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Mary Roach: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm

Mary Roach: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm

Author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious.

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Faith Jegede: What I've Learned From My Autistic Brothers

Faith Jegede: What I've Learned From My Autistic Brothers

In this video, Faith Jegede tells the moving and funny story of growing up with her two brothers, both autistic.

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Amy Cuddy: Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Amy Cuddy: Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how power posing can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

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Candy Chang: Before I Die I Want To...

Candy Chang: Before I Die I Want To...

In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard asking a fill-in-the-blank question: Before I die I want to ___.

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Jon Ronson: Strange Answers to the Psychopath Test

Jon Ronson: Strange Answers to the Psychopath Test

Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two.

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Human Nature by Jason deCaires Taylor - Building Reefs With Art

Human Nature by Jason deCaires Taylor - Building Reefs With Art

This video details works by Jason deCaires Taylor starting with the oldest pieces through to the most recent in 2012. The filming spans three countries; Grenada, Bahamas and Mexico and is shot entirely using a 7D and Sigma Lenses.

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Leo New Moon: Productive Pursuits with Kelley Rosano

Leo New Moon: Productive Pursuits with Kelley Rosano

Astrologer, Life Coach Kelley Rosano discusses the astrological influences of a Leo new moon.

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Lyndelle Palmer Clarke Wanted a Deeper Meaning to Her Life

Lyndelle Palmer Clarke Wanted a Deeper Meaning to Her Life

This video is about Lyndelle Palmer Clarke's pursuit wanted a deeper meaning to her life.

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How To Restore Your Faith In Humanity

How To Restore Your Faith In Humanity

Lost faith in humanity? These 10 moments may help you restore your faith in our species.

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Dealing with Ups and Downs: Another Way to Look at It!

Dealing with Ups and Downs: Another Way to Look at It!

In this video Christine Eilvig, founder of The Spiritual Salon, discusses way to build a life you will love.

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The Fifth Agreement: A Toltec Wisdom Interview with Don Miguel Ruiz

The Fifth Agreement: A Toltec Wisdom Interview with Don Miguel Ruiz

Lilou Mace discusses The Fifth Agreement with author Don Miguel Ruiz.

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The Holstee Manifesto: Lifecycle Video

The Holstee Manifesto: Lifecycle Video

The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community.

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Janet Echelman: Taking Imagination Seriously

Janet Echelman: Taking Imagination Seriously

Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing -- which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting 10 minutes of pure creativity.

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Shawn Reeder Yosemite Range of Light

Shawn Reeder Yosemite Range of Light

Yosemite National Park, the High Sierra, and the Eastern Sierra are some of the most beautiful places on earth.

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Seth Shostak: ET is (Probably) Out There -- Get Ready

Seth Shostak: ET is (Probably) Out There -- Get Ready

Dr. Seth Shostak participates in the search for extraterrestrial life at the SETI Institute. He believes ET is out there, and there is a good chance we will discover him soon.

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Michael Roads: Awakening True Abundance & Communicating with Nature

Michael Roads: Awakening True Abundance & Communicating with Nature

Best selling author, Michael Roads discusses his spiritual beliefs, his definition of true abundance and his ability to communicate with nature.

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Anita Moorjani's Near Death Experience

Anita Moorjani's Near Death Experience

This is a video interview of Anita Moorjani that recounts her near death experience.

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Frans de Waal: Moral Behavior in Animals

Frans de Waal: Moral Behavior in Animals

Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits all of us share.

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When Someone's Not Right

When Someone's Not Right

The TODAY show looks into the science behind being left-handed, including a visit to Lefty's at PIER 39.

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Religion, Evolution and Self Ascendency: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

Religion, Evolution and Self Ascendency: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.

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Noel Bairey Merz: The Single Biggest Health Threat Women Face

Noel Bairey Merz: The Single Biggest Health Threat Women Face

urprising, but true: More women now die of heart disease than men, yet cardiovascular research has long focused on men. Pioneering doctor C. Noel Bairey Merz shares what we know and don't know about women's heart health -- including the remarkably different symptoms women present during a heart attack (and why they're often missed).

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Brene Brown: Listening to Shame

Brene Brown: Listening to Shame

Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brene Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.

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Hopi Prophecies, History and Symbols - Lawrence Namoki

Hopi Prophecies, History and Symbols - Lawrence Namoki

Lawrence Namoki could be the finest contemporary Hopi potter of his time. His signature pottery almost seems to be made of wood rather than hand dug clay. His pottery is both carved and painted with the highest detail.

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We Create the Drama & the Beauty - Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements (15th Anniversary)

We Create the Drama & the Beauty - Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements (15th Anniversary)

Use the word to tell yourself how wonderful you are, how great you are. Tell yourself how much you love yourself.

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Introducing...

Introducing...

Our little 9 month project.

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Secrets of Success in 8 Words, 3 Minutes

Secrets of Success in 8 Words, 3 Minutes

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart, or are they just lucky? Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute presentation on the real secrets of success.

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James Hansen: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change

James Hansen: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change

Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that change is happening and why that makes him deeply worried about the future.

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She's Alive... Beautiful... Finite... Hurting... Worth Dying for.

She's Alive... Beautiful... Finite... Hurting... Worth Dying for.

This is a non-commercial attempt to highlight the fact that world leaders, irresponsible corporates and mindless 'consumers' are combining to destroy life on earth. It is dedicated to all who died fighting for the planet and those whose lives are on the line today.

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Wayne Dyer's Leukemia & John of God's Healings on Wayne

Wayne Dyer's Leukemia & John of God's Healings on Wayne

Dr. Wayne Dyer Discusses his Leukemia & John of God's healings with Lilou Mace.

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The Power of Introverts

The Power of Introverts

In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.

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Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice

Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice

In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives.

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Carl Honore: In Praise of Slowness

Carl Honore: In Praise of Slowness

MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results.

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Life = Risk

Life = Risk

This motivational video discusses the failures that famous people like Michael Jordan and Thomas Edison had to overcome before realizing amazing success.

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The Hidden Power of Siblings: Jeff Kluger at TEDxAsheville

The Hidden Power of Siblings: Jeff Kluger at TEDxAsheville

This video features Jeffrey Kluger exploring the powerful bond between siblings.

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Lucianne Walkowicz: Look Up For a Change

Lucianne Walkowicz: Look Up For a Change

Lucianne Walkowicz explains the importance of preserving our dark night sky from the perils of light pollution and other lesser-known factors.

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Drew Dudley: Leading with Lollipops

Drew Dudley: Leading with Lollipops

This video discusses how we can have a powerful, even life changing impact on others without ever knowing it.

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The True Cost of Oil: Garth Lenz

The True Cost of Oil: Garth Lenz

What does environmental devastation actually look like? At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz shares shocking photos of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project -- and the beautiful (and vital) ecosystems under threat.

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Jenna McCarthy: What You Don't Know About Marriage

Jenna McCarthy: What You Don't Know About Marriage

In this funny, casual talk from TEDx, writer Jenna McCarthy shares surprising research on how marriages (especially happy marriages) really work. One tip: Do not try to win an Oscar for best actress.

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Van Gogh's Starry Night Comes Alive

Van Gogh's Starry Night Comes Alive

A try to visualize the flow of the famous painting "Starry Night" of Vincent Van Gogh. The user can interact with the animation. Also, the sound responds to the flow.

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Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets

Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets

Michael Fishbach, co-founder of The Great Whale Conservancy (GWC), narrates his encounter with a young humpback whale entangled in local fishing nets.

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Yoga for the Characters of True Blood

Yoga for the Characters of True Blood

In this video Kathryn Budig shows how the characters of True Blood can use yoga to help them cope with the extraordinary challenges in their lives.

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Oh, the Places You'll Go at Burning Man!

Oh, the Places You'll Go at Burning Man!

Based on Dr. Seuss's final book before his death, this is a story about life's ups and downs, told by the people of Burning Man 2011.

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Diana Nyad: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?

Diana Nyad: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?

Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare mentally to achieve an extreme dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?

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Introduction to the Dao Te Ching

Introduction to the Dao Te Ching

This is an introduction to the Tao te Ching. Throughout the journey of my own introspection no one piece of wisdom has been at my side more than the Tao te Ching, and it is an honor to present the Way in this light. The Tao te Ching speaks to everybody on many different levels of understanding.

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Julian Baggini - Is There A Real You?

Julian Baggini - Is There A Real You?

One of the best known philosophers in the UK, Julian will ask the question 'Is There A Real You? He will draw on the research supporting his latest book 'The Ego Trick' and challenge our audience to reflect on their understanding of the 'Self'.

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YANTRA YOGA The Tibetan Yoga of Movement

YANTRA YOGA The Tibetan Yoga of Movement

Yantra Yoga, the Buddhist parallel to the Hathayoga of the Hindu tradition, is a system of practice entailing bodily movements, breathing exercises, and visualizations.

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Vedic Astrology Basics with Howard Beckman 2

Vedic Astrology Basics with Howard Beckman 2

What can a vedic astrologer tell you? Howard Beckman of Vedicworld.org discusses the knowledge of the soul and the science of timing.

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Vedic Astrology Basics with Howard Beckman 1

Vedic Astrology Basics with Howard Beckman 1

Howard "Hamsa" Beckman is a master Vedic Astrologer with over 35 years experience. As a teacher of Vedanta and Vedic science he travels worldwide teaching the interconnection of the "Three Sister Sciences" of Ayurveda, Yoga & Vedic (Jyotish) Astrology.

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KABBALAH - What is Kabbalah? Universal Kabbalah Series (Part 2)

KABBALAH - What is Kabbalah? Universal Kabbalah Series (Part 2)

Universal Kabbalah is a study of philosophical thought that helps us organize and heal our mind. How has Kabbalah contributed throughout history? What can it do for us? Why study it now?

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Award-Winning Teen-Age Science in Action

Award-Winning Teen-Age Science in Action

In 2011 three young women swept the top prizes of the first Google Science Fair. At TEDxWomen Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah described their extraordinary projects - and their route to a passion for science.

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KABBALAH - What is Kabbalah? Universal Kabbalah Series (Part 1)

KABBALAH - What is Kabbalah? Universal Kabbalah Series (Part 1)

Universal Kabbalah is a system of philosophical thought and study. What can it do for us? How? What has Kabbalah contributed to society?

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Affirmations

Affirmations

Positive affirmations, in a video. A good way to start your day.

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How to Manifest Abundance

How to Manifest Abundance

Learned at Brandon Bay's abundance retreat in Munich

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The Power of Affirmation (The EPOD Theory)

The Power of Affirmation (The EPOD Theory)

A live, high-energy presentation performed by Dave Yoho debunks the myth that good talkers make great salespeople. It shows how managers get salespeople to talk less, listen more, understand customers better, and - sell more.

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Feng Shui - Terah Collins

Feng Shui - Terah Collins

Essential Feng Shui® observes that your vitality, resources, and loving connections flourish and grow best in harmonious environments that intentionally meet your unique needs and express your personal preferences.

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What is Huna & Ho'oponopono and How to apply it?

What is Huna & Ho'oponopono and How to apply it?

Huna is about empowerment, about increasing your spirituality, energy, and metaphysical healing powers. What if you could experience and connect physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually with a Higher Power that can empower you to bring into your life whatever you desire.

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AJ Jacobs: How Healthy Living Nearly Killed Me

AJ Jacobs: How Healthy Living Nearly Killed Me

For a full year, AJ Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shotglass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares the surprising things he learned.

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Jane Fonda: Life's Third Act

Jane Fonda: Life's Third Act

Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy -- and these years aren't just a footnote or a pathology. At TEDxWomen, Jane Fonda asks how we can think about this new phase of our lives.

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Chakra Meditation Balancing & Healing

Chakra Meditation Balancing & Healing

Katonia House presents a complete chakra balancing & healing session. Working from the base chakra up to the crown chakra using unique sounds and colors. You are left feeling totally refreshed

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Meditating with Sarah McLean

Meditating with Sarah McLean

Sarah McLean is passionate about teaching and sharing what she's discovered about the modalities of mind/body health, natural access to creativity, and self awareness.

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Ramona Pierson: An Unexpected Place of Healing

Ramona Pierson: An Unexpected Place of Healing

When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home.

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Antonio Damasio: The Quest to Understand Consciousness

Antonio Damasio: The Quest to Understand Consciousness

Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness -- that is a marvelous fact -- but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self.

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Daniel Goldstein: The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self

Daniel Goldstein: The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self

Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. (Can I skip flossing just this one time?) Daniel Goldstein makes tools that help us imagine ourselves over time, so that we make smart choices for Future Us.

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The Skin Gun

The Skin Gun

A simple idea backed by stem cell research allows victims of severe burns to heal in merely days.

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'Hiroshima' by Sarah Kay

'Hiroshima' by Sarah Kay

Wonderful spoken word poetry from a young master wordsmith.

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Amy Purdy - Living Beyond Limits

Amy Purdy - Living Beyond Limits

Amy Purdy talks about the power of imagination. She explains how our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by the choices we make. Imagination allows us to break down borders, to move beyond our circumstances, to create and constantly progress.

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Britta Riley: A Garden in My Apartment

Britta Riley: A Garden in My Apartment

Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles -- researching, testing and tweaking the system using social media, trying many variations at once and quickly arriving at the optimal system.

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Relationship's Spiritual Partnership - Linda Francis

Relationship's Spiritual Partnership - Linda Francis

Linda Francis has been practicing the creation of authentic power since she read The Seat of the Soul in 1989. In 1993 she met Gary Zukav and they created a spiritual partnership which is in its eighteenth year.

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Living Goddess - Zeffi Kefala

Living Goddess - Zeffi Kefala

Zeffi Kefala is a native Greek who has been living in the U.S. for the past twenty-four years. At the age of nine, she was able to read cards for her mother's friends and things would occur that she predicted - but for her at the time it was all in fun. Her life would take many turns before coming back to her gifts.

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Annie Murphy Paul: What We Learn Before We're Born

Annie Murphy Paul: What We Learn Before We're Born

Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb -- from the lilt of our native language to our soon-to-be-favorite foods.

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Ac Tah's Mayan flower Skywalk in Mexico

Ac Tah's Mayan flower Skywalk in Mexico

My first mexican video and experience in Valle de Bravo, Mexico on the Juicy Living Tour on 11-11-11. So happy to be able to share this with you thanks to Pablo Arellano, Mexican film maker and host while I am here in Mexico for the month of November 2011.

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Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials.

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Phil Plait: How to Defend Earth From Asteroids

Phil Plait: How to Defend Earth From Asteroids

What's six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid - and there are lots of them out there. With humor and great visuals, Phil Plait enthralls the TEDxBoulder audience with all the ways asteroids can kill, and what we must do to avoid them.

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Natalie Warne - Anonymous Extraordinaries

Natalie Warne - Anonymous Extraordinaries

Born in an underserved part of downtown Chicago, Natalie and her five siblings had to survive on her mother's humble teacher salary, moving from city to city to find work. No stranger to adversity, Natalie was determined to make something great out of her life.

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Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to Birth - Visualized

Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to Birth - Visualized

Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.)

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Charlie Todd: The Shared Experience of Absurdity

Charlie Todd: The Shared Experience of Absurdity

Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride.

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The Adventures of a Cardboard Box

The Adventures of a Cardboard Box

This short film tells the story of a boy who meets and befriends a large cardboard box, and was shot on a Nokia N8.

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Global Warming - Can We Risk It?

Global Warming - Can We Risk It?

A new way to think about the climate change debate, with over 13 million total views on various postings.

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Experience Life TV: Interview With Cindy Joseph

Experience Life TV: Interview With Cindy Joseph

Hear from model and entrepreneur Cindy Joseph, creator of the Boom! by Cindy Joseph cosmetic line, and get her thoughts on the pro-age revolution.

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Pamela Meyer: How to Spot a Liar

Pamela Meyer: How to Spot a Liar

On any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, shows the manners and "hotspots" used by those trained to recognize deception -- and she argues honesty is a value worth preserving.

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Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.

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BOATLIFT, An Amazing Tale of 9/11 Resilience

BOATLIFT, An Amazing Tale of 9/11 Resilience

As the World Trade Center buildings burned and collapsed on September 11, 2001, a half million people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan by a civilian flotilla of ferries, tug boats and other vessels in what became the largest boatlift in history. BOATLIFT - An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience, is a touching tribute to that effort.

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Sunni Brown: Doodlers, Unite!

Sunni Brown: Doodlers, Unite!

Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for unlocking your brain via pad and pen.

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Ric Elias: 3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed

Ric Elias: 3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed

Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? At TED, he tells his story publicly for the first time.

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Einstein the Parrot: Talking and Squawking

Einstein the Parrot: Talking and Squawking

This whimsical wrap-up of TED2006 -- presented by Einstein, the African grey parrot, and her trainer, Stephanie White -- simply tickles. Watch for Einstein's moment with Al Gore.

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Joan Halifax: Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy

Joan Halifax: Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy

Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.

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Optical Illusion: Perspective is Everything

Optical Illusion: Perspective is Everything

Definition of "illusion": something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.

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Tempest Milky Way

Tempest Milky Way

Timelapse video that won best overall and audience choice at 2011 Chronos Film Festival.

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Defying Gravity

Defying Gravity

What happens in our brain when we view an optical illusion? The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to create an idea or image that does not match with a physical measurement of the stimulus source.

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Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius

Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius

"Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius.

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Tony Robbins: Why We Do What We Do, and How We Can Do It Better

Tony Robbins: Why We Do What We Do, and How We Can Do It Better

Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that make us do what we do -- and high-fives Al Gore in the front row.

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Underwater Astonishments

Underwater Astonishments

David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.

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Eve Ensler: Suddenly, My Body

Eve Ensler: Suddenly, My Body

Poet, writer, activist Eve Ensler lived in her head. In this powerful talk from TEDWomen, she talks about her lifelong disconnection from her body -- and how two shocking events helped her to connect with the reality, the physicality of being human.

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Dyan deNapoli: The Great Penguin Rescue

Dyan deNapoli: The Great Penguin Rescue

A personal story, a collective triumph: Dyan deNapoli tells the story of the world's largest volunteer animal rescue, which saved more than 40,000 penguins after an oil spill off the coast of South Africa. How does a job this big get done? Penguin by penguin by penguin ...

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Philip Zimbardo: The Demise of Guys?

Philip Zimbardo: The Demise of Guys?

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, "Why are boys struggling?" He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons -- and he asks for your help!

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Thandie Newton: Embracing Otherness, Embracing Myself

Thandie Newton: Embracing Otherness, Embracing Myself

Actor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her "otherness" -- first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many different selves. A warm, wise talk, fresh from stage at TEDGlobal 2011.

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Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability

Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability

Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

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Space Painter

Space Painter

Creation of a distant world.

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Geoffrey West: The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations

Geoffrey West: The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations

Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations.

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Jok Church: A Circle of Caring

Jok Church: A Circle of Caring

In this 3-minute talk, cartoonist and educator Jok Church tells a moving story of the teacher who cared for him when no one else did -- and how he returned the favor.

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Caroline Casey: Looking Past Limits

Caroline Casey: Looking Past Limits

Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the limits we may think we have.

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Marina Marchese - Beekeeper

Marina Marchese - Beekeeper

There are many health benefits when it comes to local honey. Honey Sommelier and Beekeeper Marina Marchese from Red Bee Honey in Weston explains how honey is made.

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How Great Leaders Inspire Action

How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.

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Tierney Thys Swims with the Giant Sunfish

Tierney Thys Swims with the Giant Sunfish

Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks us to step into the water to visit the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. Basking, eating jellyfish and getting massages, this behemoth offers clues to life in the open sea.

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Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe

Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe

What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it's someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety - especially in an uneven economy - means taking on big responsibility.

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James Redfield speaks of UNITY and Oneness

James Redfield speaks of UNITY and Oneness

James Redfield is an American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer. He is notable for his novel The Celestine Prophecy, which was a novel of the New Age Movement.

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Neale Donald Walsch - How to Break Free from Poverty & Hard Times?

Neale Donald Walsch - How to Break Free from Poverty & Hard Times?

Neale Donald Walsch is an American author of the series Conversations with God. Before writing the Conversations With God series Walsch worked variously as a radio station program director, newspaper managing editor, and in marketing and public relations.

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Splitscreen: A Love Story

Splitscreen: A Love Story

Can two people who live on opposite sides of the world have anything in common? This is the story of two parallel lives, one in New York and one in Paris and the journey that will lead them together. Told simultaneously through the eyes of both characters.

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Roderick Romero - Treehouse Builder

Roderick Romero - Treehouse Builder

Roderick has been featured for his fantastic skills on Treehouse Master, and is personally responsible for many of the worlds greatest treehouses. This interview took place around January 15th, 2015.

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The Remarkable Story of Ernestine Shepherd

The Remarkable Story of Ernestine Shepherd

Do healthy, ripped bodies only belong to the young? Not if you're Ernestine Shepherd. At 77, she's the world's oldest female bodybuilder and in our original documentary short, we follow a day in her life.

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No Pants Subway Ride 2011

No Pants Subway Ride 2011

Over 5,000 people took off their pants on subways in 48 cities in 22 countries around the world. In New York, our 10th Annual No Pants Subway Ride had over 3,500 participants, spread out over six meeting points and ten subway lines.

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Gotta Share! The Musical

Gotta Share! The Musical

For our latest mission, a musical breaks out at the GEL Conference in New York. A speaker is suddenly interrupted by a man who refuses to turn off his cell phone. This is the fourth in our series of Spontaneous Musical projects.

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Sean Carroll: Distant Time and the Hint of a Multiverse

Sean Carroll: Distant Time and the Hint of a Multiverse

At TEDxCaltech, cosmologist Sean Carroll attacks -- in an entertaining and thought-provoking tour through the nature of time and the universe -- a deceptively simple question: Why does time exist at all? The potential answers point to a surprising view of the nature of the universe, and our place in it.

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Ron Gutman: The Hidden Power of Smiling

Ron Gutman: The Hidden Power of Smiling

Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.

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Simon Sinek talks culture with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Simon Sinek talks culture with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Simon Sinek makes a surprise appearance at Zappos. Simon and Tony Hsieh talk about company culture, and Tony shares what he's learned after 20 years of growth at Zappos.

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Ultimate Dog Tease

Ultimate Dog Tease

A Dog's Life - Someone Give That Dog Some Bacon!

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The Infinite Game: How to Lead in the 21st Century

The Infinite Game: How to Lead in the 21st Century

Simon Sinek joins the How To: Academy to present his latest insights on The Infinite Game. Simon explains how adopting an infinite mindset is necessary for leaders who want to build stronger, more innovative and more inspiring organizations.

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True Humanity At Its Finest

True Humanity At Its Finest

When this autistic man started having trouble singing the national anthem, something happened that could bring you to tears. What an amazing display of humanity. It's great to see that there is still goodness in the world.

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How To Survive A Long Distance Relationship

How To Survive A Long Distance Relationship

There's no question that being so far apart from your boyfriend or girlfriend can take a serious toll on your relationship. From the rushed phone calls to having to schedule time just to talk over Skype, being in a long distance relationship can be really hard. Here's what you need to know about ways to improve your love life.

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A Beautiful Relationship - Savannah Cat MAGIC and Andreas Stucki

A Beautiful Relationship - Savannah Cat MAGIC and Andreas Stucki

This is a short video about the world's tallest domestic cat, MAGIC (and probably the biggest - yet to be confirmed at 27-9-09) and Andreas Stucki the charming son of Martin and Kathrin Stucki. MAGIC is a F1 Savannah cat bred and raised at A1 Savannahs and now owned by Bella Gattini Cattery owned and run by Lee and Kim Draper.

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Brain Plasticity and Transcendental Meditation with Dr. Fred Travis

Brain Plasticity and Transcendental Meditation with Dr. Fred Travis

What happens to the brain when someone practices the Transcendental Meditation® technique? All experiences changes the brain and nothing changes the brain like transcending.

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Ai Weiwei: 'Life is never guaranteed to be safe'

Ai Weiwei: 'Life is never guaranteed to be safe'

Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist who will soon take over Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, on why he wants to tell people that it's OK to speak out.

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Discovering The Power Within You

Discovering The Power Within You

Esther Hicks in one of the most inspirational scenes depicting the law of attraction. Video includes Esther Hicks and Micheal Beckwith and many deleted scenes from Rhonda Byrne's film. Thanks for rating and commenting.

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Sarah Kay: If I Should Have a Daughter ...

Sarah Kay: If I Should Have a Daughter ...

"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. -- and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima."

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