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Love picking up new skills that can enrich your daily life? If so, TED Courses is for you — it was created with all you forever learners and self-improvers in mind and taught by some of your favorite TED speakers. Neuroscientist and bestselling author Lisa Genova is the instructor for a course called “How to … Read More “3 types of normal forgetting — and 1 that isn’t” »
The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth, destroys forests and other ecosystems, and produces a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meat and dairy specifically account for around 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. So changing what we eat can help reduce carbon emissions … Read More “Climatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian, vegan: Which diet is best for the planet? (And what do they mean?)” »
Want to live a more meaningful life? TED Courses are here to help. Taught by some of your favorite TED speakers, each course will educate you, inspire you and illuminate new ways of being and thinking. Plus, it will connect you with a global community of fellow learners. Go here to find out more. Below, a … Read More “Why talking to strangers is good for you, them and all of us” »
Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas teach a course called “Humor: Serious Business” at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and it’s helped hard-driving business minds there experience more joy. Wish you could take it? Well, you can — sort of. Jennifer and Naomi wrote the book Humor, Seriously, where they share learnings from comedians, behavioral … Read More “3 ways to fold humor and humanity into your work emails” »
As humans, we spend a good amount of time thinking about what other people think. Although this is not meant to be a controversial proposition, I am sure some of you are saying to yourselves, “No, I don’t do that,” or “I don’t care what other people think.” This is understandable. Any opposition you might … Read More “Why does it hurt so much when we get ghosted? A psychologist explains” »
We all know people who seem to attract fun. They’re the friends whose presence at a dinner party guarantees that everyone is going to have a good time. They exude warmth, playfulness and self-confidence, and people always appear happy to have them around. What might not have occurred to you is that it’s possible for … Read More “We all know people who seem to attract fun — here’s how you can do it too” »
