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 17:01 minutes · Filmed Apr 2017 · Posted Jul 2017 · TED2017 Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to generate a conscious experience, and not just any conscious experience -- your experience of the world around you and of yourself within it. How does this happen? According to neuroscientist Anil Seth, we're all hallucinating all the time; when we agree about our hallucinations, we call it "reality." Join Seth for a delightfully disorienting talk that may leave you questioning the very nature of your existence. | |
4 fun talks -- from linguists, dictionary experts and word-makers -- about how and why we make up new words. Watch » Total run time 45:21 | |
 Climate change is real, case closed. But there's still a lot we don't understand about it, and the more we know the better chance we have to slow it down. One still-unknown factor: How might clouds play a part? There's a small hope that they could buy us some time to fix things ... or they could make global warming worse. Climate scientist Kate Marvel takes us through the science of clouds and what it might take for Earth to break its own fever. Watch »  Why do so many companies make bad decisions, even with access to unprecedented amounts of big data? With stories from Nokia to Netflix to the oracles of ancient Greece, Tricia Wang demystifies big data and identifies its pitfalls, suggesting that we use "thick data" -- precious, unquantifiable insights from actual people -- to make the right business decisions and thrive in the unknown. Watch » |  The divisiveness plaguing American politics today is nothing new, says law scholar Noah Feldman. In fact, it dates back to the early days of the republic, and a dispute between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. Join Feldman for some fascinating history of American factionalism -- and a hopeful reminder about how the Constitution has proven itself to be greater than partisanship. Watch »  Born with a genetic visual impairment that has no correction or cure, Susan Robinson is legally blind (or partially sighted, as she prefers it) and entitled to a label she hates: "disabled." In this funny and personal talk, she digs at our hidden biases by explaining five ways she flips expectations of disability upside down. Watch » | | |
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| “ | In fact, we're all hallucinating all the time, including right now. It's just that when we agree about our hallucinations, we call that reality." | | |
We know we should plan for the future, but it's often hard to take the necessary steps. This hour, TED speakers explore what to do today to prepare ourselves for tomorrow. Listen on Apple Podcasts, NPR, the TED Android app, or wherever you go for your audio fix. | |
SINCERELY, X -- NOW ON APPLE PODCASTS |  We just released Sincerely, X, a new podcast from TED and Audible. Our first episode, "Dr. Burnout," features a doctor who says she committed a fatal mistake with a patient, leading her to a disturbing diagnosis about the medical field. Listen to her story now on Apple Podcasts, the TED Android app or wherever you get your podcasts. | | | |
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