Lucy McRae is a body architect — she imagines ways to merge biology and technology in our own bodies. In this visually stunning talk, she shows her work, from clothes that recreate the body’s insides for a music video with pop-star Robyn, to a pill that, when swallowed, lets you sweat perfume.
Long but funny and interesting talk about the extraordinary talents 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.
Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they’re right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.
Nice talk with creative research explaining how we know that babies start learning before they were 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.
A plea for the importance of physical examination, becoming an art?
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam.
In this short talk, psychologist Dan Ariely tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of interest: How the pursuit of knowledge and insight can be affected, consciously or not, by shortsighted personal goals. When we’re thinking about the big questions, he reminds us, let’s be aware of our all-too-human brains.
George Church talks about where the future of personal genomics is headed and what research has yielded so far.
Decoding the human genome did not yield what people initially expected. In this lecture George Church talks about where the future of personal genomics is headed and what research has yielded so far.
When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online and went to several senior living homes to talk to patients and learn about their cancer story.
After all the way he actually found a medical treatment that even his own doctors didn’t know. It saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time.
In the end, we all may conclude that Ramadan is a month of communication and sympathy.
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Can you swimming with an ostomy belt? Yes! You should talk to your doctor about when it is appropriate to start physical activity after surgery, but swimming with an ostomy is certainly possible. Since 2009, the President of Stealth Belt, Richard O’Hamill, has enjoyed watersports to the fullest.
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Dave deBronkart: Meet e-Patient Dave
David Agus shows how when proscribing treatment, doctors and government guidelines need to view the body as a network and not a series of isolated nodes.
Liked this video also because it used Vitamine D as an example for hio point. Look at networks in the human body instead of nodes.
Interesting talk, easy to follow.
Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control, he’s managed to cure mice of analogs of PTSD and certain forms of blindness.
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