- -: TEDxUNC - Joe DeSimone - Diversity as a Fundamental Tenet of Innovation
February 24, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The chemical engineer and recipient of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize discusses the ways in which diversity in a team enhances its ability to problem-solve and create successful innovation. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring peo...
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- -: TEDxUNC - Dan Ariely - The Unexpected Joys and Problems with Creation
February 24, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The Duke University professor of psychology and economics and New York Times bestselling author talks about what motivates people to take action and perform the unpleasant tasks in life. Ariely connects psychological motivations to solving problems in both everyday life and global health. In the...
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- -: Stem Cells and Medicine: Be Your Own Guinea Pig
February 24, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Complete video at http://fora.tv/2012/02/15/Stem_Cells_Not_What_They_Used_to_Be Dr. Bruce Conklin, Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, discusses the potential applications of stem cells in personalized medicine. By introducing a set of genes called the "Yama...
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- -: TEDxOU - Courtney Griffin - Epigenetics and the Influence of Our Genes
February 23, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Because we want to understand what genes are required for blood vessel development, Courtney Griffin studies certain enzymes that help turn genes on and off. These enzymes are specifically involved in relaxing DNA that is normally tightly coiled up in our cells. Dr. Griffin is now the Assistant M...
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- -: Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health
February 15, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way we save lives, including a crowdsourced map of local defibrillators. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast...
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- -: TEDxMerseyside - Dr Karen Noble - Research into Better Births
February 11, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Dr Karen Noble works as part of the Better Births group at Liverpool University. She will be reflecting on the latest findings in research into birth with a focus on improved health and outcomes for women and babies. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organ...
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- -: TEDxManhattan - David Wallinga - Raising Pigs & Problems: Saying No to Antibiotics in Animal Feed
February 10, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Physician, writer and full-time advocate, David Wallinga, M.D., represents the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) as a de facto doctor to the nation's ailing food system. Through his work, Dr. Wallinga sheds a spotlight- and a public health lens- on the less savory side of the food...
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- -: TEDxSalzburg - Barbara Prainsack - Crowdsourcing Medicine
February 10, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Barbara Prainsack (Professor in Sociology and Politics of Bioscience Brunel University London / GB) Die in Österreich geborene Barbara Prainsack ist Professor an der School of Social Sciences, Brunel University, West London, UK. Ihr Forschungs- und Fachgebiet ist Sociology and Politics of Bioscie...
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- -: TEDxManhattan - Howard Hinterthuer - Veterans Food Production Program
February 8, 2012 (about 12 years ago)TEDxManhattan Challenge Winner! Following a long and amazing career in Public Relations and Marketing Consulting, Howard Hinterthuer tried to retire in his 50's but failed. Since then, Howard has embraced his youthful dreams of growing organic fruits and vegetables, creating music compulsively,...
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- -: TEDxTerryTalks - Ratib Islam - Alternative Medicine: Challenging the Language of Insulation
February 8, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Ratib Islam provides a measured look at the rhetoric of alternative medicines, and explores its lack of distinction between evidence based and non evidence based claims. Ratib is a 6th year B.Sc. student, majoring in biochemistry with a minor in philosophy. He became interested in alternative m...
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