Why can't regular people access scientific research?

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This week on TED.com March 31, 2018

Talk of the week Erica Stone: Why can't regular people access scientific research? 09:44 minutes · Filmed Oct 2016 · Posted Mar 2018 · TEDxMileHighWomen You know those amazing health stories that start out "Studies say..."? All too often, there's a paywall between you and the original academic study, so unless you're an academic too, you can't check it out for yourself. And as scholar Erica Stone points out -- that needs to change. In this funny, eye-opening talk, she advocates for a new, open-access relationship between the public and scholars. "Instead of research happening behind paywalls and bureaucracy," she asks, "wouldn't it be better if it was unfolding right in front of us?" Watch now »

Playlist of the week Talks to inspire fiction writing Need a writing prompt? Start with the stories and ideas inside these fascinating TED Talks. Watch » 10 TED Talks • Total run time 1:56:12

Catch up on This week's new TED Talks At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist -- and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi skinhead gang in the United States. How was he radicalized, and how did he ultimately get out of the movement? In this courageous talk, Picciolini shares the surprising and counterintuitive solution to hate in all forms. Watch » What if we incentivized doctors to keep us healthy instead of paying them only when we're already sick? Matthias Müllenbeck explains how this radical shift from a sick care system to a true health care system could save us from unnecessary costs and risky procedures -- and keep us healthier for longer. Watch » As quantum computing matures, it's going to bring unimaginable increases in computational power along with it -- and the systems we use to protect our data will become even more vulnerable. But there's still time to plan against the data apocalypse, says encryption expert Vikram Sharma. Learn more about how he's fighting quantum with quantum: designing security that uses the power of quantum physics to defend against attacks. Watch » Four decades ago, Judith Heumann helped to lead a groundbreaking protest called the Section 504 sit-in -- in which disabled-rights activists occupied a federal building for almost a month, demanding greater accessibility for all. In this personal, inspiring talk, Heumann tells the stories behind the protest -- and reminds us that, 40 years on, there's still work left to do. Watch » As a humanist, Leo Igwe doesn't believe in divine intervention -- but he does believe in the power of human beings to alleviate suffering, cure disease, preserve the planet and turn situations of poverty into prosperity. In this bold talk, Igwe shares how humanism can free Africans from damaging superstitions and give them the power to rebuild the continent. Watch » Ndidi Nwuneli has advice for people who believe in God -- and people who don't. To the religious, she advises against using God to outsource responsibility for what happens in their lives. To the non-religious, she asks that they keep an open mind and work with faith-based organizations, especially on issues like health care and education: "There's so much potential that can be realized when we walk across the divide of faith and, hand in hand, try to solve many of our problems." Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com Science: How wise are you? One scientist is trying to create a test » Is it possible to define, measure and even increase your wisdom? Quiz: Are you an extrovert, introvert or ambivert? Simple questions with deep insights on work and life, from Adam Grant We humans: Helen Fisher & Barry Schwartz on how to be lucky in love » “A lucky relationship is created, not discovered”

Quote of the Week “ By showing the public how our tax dollars are used to fund research, we can redefine universities' identities -- so that universities' identities are not just based on a football team but on the research that's being produced there. Can you imagine what that might look like?" Erica Stone Why can't regular people access scientific research?

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How to tame your wandering mind

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This week on TED.com March 24, 2018

Talk of the week Amishi Jha: How to tame your wandering mind 18:08 minutes · Filmed Mar 2017 · Posted Mar 2018 · TEDxCoconutGrove Amishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what's important out of the constant stream of information it receives. Both external distractions (like stress) and internal ones (like mind-wandering) diminish our attention's power, Jha says -- but some simple techniques can boost it. "Pay attention to your attention," Jha says. Watch now »

Playlist of the week How can we fix the learning crisis? Better education for generations to come means a brighter future for us all. These TED speakers have some great ideas for how to get there. Watch » 5 TED Talks • Total run time 1:15:53

This week's new TED Talks We use rituals to mark the early stages of our lives, like birthdays and graduations -- but what about our later years? In this meditative talk about looking both backward and forward, Bob Stein proposes a new tradition of giving away your things (and sharing the stories behind them) as you get older, to reflect on your life so far and open the door to whatever comes next. Watch » Liz Ogbu is an architect who works on spatial justice: the equal distribution of resources and services, no matter where you live. Working in San Francisco, she's questioning the standard story of gentrification: that in order to make a poor neighborhood a better place to live, the poor people who live there get pushed out. "Why is it that we treat gentrification as inevitable?" she asks in this thoughtful talk. Watch » "Where do great ideas come from?" Starting with this question in mind, Vittorio Loreto takes us on a journey to explore a possible mathematical scheme that explains the birth of the new. Learn more about the "adjacent possible" -- the crossroads of what's actual and what's possible -- and how studying the math that drives it could explain how we create new ideas. Watch » The United States locks up more people than any other country in the world, says documentarian Eve Abrams, and somewhere between 1 and 4 percent of them are likely innocent. That's 87,000 brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers separated from their families, their lives and dreams put on hold. Using audio from interviews with these families, Abrams shares their stories. Watch » From Beyoncé to Drake and beyond, the world is rocking to the rhythm of Afrobeat. Feel the music as Kenyan afro-pop superstars Sauti Sol take the TED stage to perform three songs: "Live and Die in Afrika," "Sura Yako" and "Kuliko Jana." Watch » In 2014, as a newly trained physician, Soka Moses took on one of the toughest jobs in the world: treating highly contagious patients at the height of Liberia's Ebola outbreak. In this intense, emotional talk, he details what he saw on the frontlines of the crisis -- and reveals the challenges and stigma that thousands of survivors still face. Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com Education: Why dance class is as important as math class >> Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for well-rounded education Tech: An assault-reporting tool that empowers survivors -- and catches repeat offenders >> One campus assault survivor got mad -- then got to coding  Quiz: How much do you really know about the pencil? Cool facts and history about pencils and how they came to be

worklife with adam grant Are you an introvert ... or an extrovert? You might not know yourself as well as you think. Listen to the new podcast WorkLife with Adam Grant. This week, Adam talks to TED speakers Susan Cain and Brian Little, and visits one of America’s best places to work, to show how you can discover what your personality traits really are -- and how you can stretch beyond them. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

 

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