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Dean Ornish: Your Genes are Not Your Fate

March 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)

Dean Ornish shows some ways in which we can take control of our fate by changing our lifestyle and influence our gene's expression.

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Source: TED

Susan Blackmore: Memes and "Temes"

February 1, 2006 (over 18 years ago)

Susan Blackmore enlightens the audience on what memes really are and introduces a new kind of human culture replication, the so-called technomemes or "temes."

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Source: TED

Vilayanur Ramachandran: Your Mind

March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)

Vilayanur Ramachandran talks about a few brain-related illnesses that are quite astonishing once explained how the complex human brain works.

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Source: TED

Aubrey de Grey: We Can Avoid Aging

July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)

Aubrey de Grey speaks of the possibility to extend human life up to a thousand years by postponing , if not, by totally eliminating the aging process.

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Source: TED

Alan Russell: Regenerating Our Bodies

February 1, 2006 (over 18 years ago)

Alan Russell introduces the possibility of regenerating organs to treat diseases early in their onset.

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James Fallon: Exploring the mind of a killer

July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Fallon explains how a violence gene, which has a variant present in the normal population, expresses its effect on the human brain and contributes to psychopathy.

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Source: TED

Peter Donnelly: Peter Donnelly Shows How Stats Fool Juries

July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)

Peter Donnelly explains the importance of statistical knowledge in making decisions especially in court cases where the jury is presented with statistical facts.

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Source: TED

Craig Venter: DNA and the Sea

February 1, 2005 (over 19 years ago)

Craig Venter talks about the correlation between microorganisms and the oceans in increasing the DNA information we already have.

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Source: TED

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