A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD

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This week on TED.com March 30, 2019

Talk of the week Rebecca Brachman: A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD 05:10 minutes · Filmed Apr 2017 · Posted Mar 2019 · TED2017 Current treatments for depression and PTSD only suppress symptoms, if they work at all. What if we could prevent these diseases from developing altogether? Neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares the story of her team's accidental discovery of a new class of drug that, for the first time ever, could prevent the negative effects of stress -- and boost a person's ability to recover and grow. Learn how these resilience-enhancing drugs could change the way we treat mental illness. Watch now »

Playlist of the week Interview with a business mogul Insights, wisdom and practical advice from visionaries at the top of their fields. Watch » 10 TED Talks to browse • Total run time 4:01:28

This week's new TED Talks The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body; unlike our bones and skin, our heart can't easily grow new cells to replace damaged ones. And that, in turn, helps make heart failure the leading cause of death worldwide. But what if we could help our hearts heal? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry shares his groundbreaking research into the hard problem of growing new heart cells. Watch » Bacteria "talk" to each other, sending chemical information to coordinate attacks. What if we could listen to what they were saying? Nanophysicist Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi invented a tool to spy on bacterial chatter and translate their secret communication into human language. Her work could pave the way for early diagnosis of disease -- before we even get sick. Watch » In a mesmerizing set, musician Nora Brown breathes new life into two old-time banjo tunes: "East Virginia" and "John Brown's Dream." An evocative performance paired with a quick history of the banjo's evolution. Watch » In this fascinating talk, Samy Nour Younes shares the centuries-old history of the transgender community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a longer time than you may know. Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com You are the new hotness. Let's redefine good, healthy and attractive on our own terms: A blast of positivity from sisters Emily and Amelia Nagoski. Read more » What's it like being a molecular masterpiece? A reminder of the amazing processes happening inside your body all the time (yes, even right now). Read more » There's no such thing as work-life balance. Instead, here’s how Stacey Abrams gets things done. Read more » Oops, did you just mispronounce someone’s name? Here’s what to do next. Read more »

JOIN US IN the comments! “ I love this. It brought tears to my eyes. Way to creatively love kids where they are! You have really changed lives with your creative problem solving! So inspirational.” Commenter: Kathy Walker Talk: Olympia Della Flora Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school

New podcast episode: WorkLife with Adam Grant The Perils of Following Your Career Passion. Even when you're doing what you love for a living, there will always be bad days. This week Adam talks about the perils of following your passion, and how you can find it in unexpected places. Listen to WorkLife with Adam Grant on Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

 

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Parting thought “When you went to a privileged school to learn a Shakespearean sonnet, I was getting those beats kicked and shoved into me.” Lemon Andersen, Poet and actor, from Lemon Andersen: Please don't take my Air Jordans

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The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes

"The price of doing science is admitting when you're wrong" Read online

This week on TED.com March 24, 2019

Talk of the week Phil Plait: The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes 11:08 minutes · Filmed Jun 2018 · Posted Mar 2019 · TEDxBoulder Phil Plait was on a Hubble Space Telescope team of astronomers who thought they may have captured the first direct photo of an exoplanet ever taken. But did the evidence actually support that? Follow along as Plait shows how science progresses -- through a robust amount of making and correcting errors. "The price of doing science is admitting when you're wrong, but the payoff is the best there is: knowledge and understanding," he says. Watch now »

Playlist of the week All about the weather Storms, clouds, wildfires, ice and sunshine -- these talks explore the science and art of our weather systems. Watch » 12 TED Talks to explore • Total run time 2:16:47

This week's new TED Talks The sun delivers more energy to earth in one hour than all of humanity uses in an entire year. How can we make this power accessible to everyone, everywhere? In this imaginative talk, solar designer Marjan van Aubel shows how she's turning everyday objects like tabletops and stained glass windows into elegant solar cells -- and shares her vision to make every surface a power station. Watch » To help young kids thrive in school, we need to do more than teach them how to read and write -- we need to teach them how to manage their emotions, says educator Olympia Della Flora. In this practical, budget-minded talk, she shares creative tactics she has used to help struggling, disruptive students get their feelings in check -- and put the focus back on learning. Watch » Visual artist Amanda Williams shares her lifelong fascination with the complexity of color, from her experiences with race and redlining to her discovery of color theory. Journey with Williams to Chicago's South Side and explore "Color(ed) Theory," a two-year art project in which she painted houses in bold colors infused with local meaning -- catalyzing conversations and making the hidden visible. Watch » Bees are dying off in record numbers, but ecologist Noah Wilson-Rich is interested in something else: Where are bees healthy and thriving? To find out, he recruited citizen scientists across the US to set up beehives in their backyards, gardens and rooftops. Learn how these little data factories are changing what we know about the habitats bees need to thrive -- and keep our future food systems stable. Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com How to brainstorm like The Onion does. How do you stay funny for 25 years? Learn the crucial step that leads to better ideas. Read more » A poet redefines what it means to be strong. Let’s celebrate boys for their abilities, values and passions -- not just their height. Read more » How to read the news like a scientist. Overwhelmed by your news feed? Use tools from science to evaluate what’s true and what’s fake. Read more » What would you do with a day off just for yourself? If your answer is: "I have no idea," try this quick quiz -- then go play hooky. Read more »

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New podcast episode: WorkLife with Adam Grant Networking for People Who Hate Networking: Hear from professionals who have zig-zagged their way up the corporate ladder using some unconventional ways of making professional connections. Subscribe to WorkLife with Adam Grant for free on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

TED Radio Hour: shifting time We live our lives by the calendar and the clock, but time is also an abstraction, even an illusion. In this hour, TED speakers explore how our sense of time changes depending on who and where we are. Listen on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

 

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Because I've seen Dolly's talk, I now have a new technique at my disposal. That means that as soon as I realize that I've messed up, and when I get an opportunity to come clean and confess my mess, I take it. I'm so grateful to get to experiment with this new technique for the rest of time. Because, as Dolly says, "The path to being better people just begins with letting go of being a good person." Helen Walters, Head of curation, TED

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Parting thought “I am all for the iPad, but trust me — smelling it will get you nowhere.” Chip Kidd, Graphic designer, from Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is.

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