Dan Gilbert: Exploring the frontiers of happiness
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http://www.ted.com Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, wh... Read more
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- -: Dan Gilbert: Exploring the frontiers of happiness
December 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best ...
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- -: Ellen Crashes a Las Vegas Bachelorette Party!
May 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Recently, Ellen went to The Venetian and The Palazzo, the first ever InterContinental Alliance Resorts, in Las Vegas -- where she surprised a few bachelorettes with a party they'll never forget!
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- -: More from Ellen's Las Vegas Experience
May 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Ellen had so much fun at The Venetian and The Palazzo Hotels, she couldn't fit in all into the show. Check out some of the outtakes from her hilarious bachelorette party.
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- -: Harry Shearer - "Not Enough Indians"
December 6, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=464 Actor Harry Shearer reads an excerpt from his novel, "Not Enough Indians." This clip contains explicit language. ----- Meet the residents of Gammage, NY, a town so far down on its luck that WalMart would rather site its new store in ...
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- -: Constantly Checking Your Inbox? Email Addiction Explained
November 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/27/The_Tyranny_of_E-mail_John_Freeman John Freeman describes the psychology behind compulsive email checking. He explains that the neurological effects of constantly checking your inbox are similar to those of playing a slot machine. "Rather than reward ...
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- -: A Ten-Step Program to End Email Addiction - John Freeman
November 19, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/27/The_Tyranny_of_E-mail_John_Freeman John Freeman outlines two of the steps in his ten-step program to end email addiction. "The number one thing...is not sending an email," he explains. "Another thing is just not checking it in the morning or at night....
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- -: Are You Hardwired for Gambling? - Jonah Lehrer
January 20, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/05/Jonah_Lehrer_How_We_Decide Author Jonah Lehrer offers his insight into the brain's chemical processes that form the roots of gambling addiction. Lehrer explains that when a gambler wins, he receives a "surprising squirt of dopamine" that stimulates th...
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- -: Dopamine Jackpot! Sapolsky on the Science of Pleasure
March 2, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/15/Robert_Sapolsky_Are_Humans_Just_Another_Primate Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, compares dopamine levels in monkeys and humans. Sapolsky argues that in both, "Dopamine is not about pleasure, it's about the a...
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