- -: Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm
May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com "Bonk" author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults. Viewer discretion advised.) TEDTalks is a daily video podcast...
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- -: Nancy Etcoff on the surprising science of happiness
June 15, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff looks at happiness -- the ways we try to achieve and increase it, the way it's untethered to our real circumstances, and its surprising effect on our bodies. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Con...
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- -: Cindy Gallop: Make love, not porn (Adult content)
December 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)At TED2009, audience member Cindy Gallop gave a 4-minute presentation that became one of the event's most talked about. Speaking from her personal experience, she argued that hardcore pornography had distorted the way a generation of young men think about sex. She talked about how she was fightin...
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- -: Sunitha Krishnan's fight against sex slavery
December 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane approach to helping these young victims rebuil...
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- -: Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV -- let's get rational
April 5, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Armed with bracing logic, wit and her "public-health nerd" glasses, Elizabeth Pisani reveals the myriad of inconsistencies in today's political systems that prevent our dollars from effectively fighting the spread of HIV. Her research with at-risk populations -- from junkies in...
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- -: Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place
September 30, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com At TEDxChange, Thailand's "Mr. Condom," Mechai Viravaidya, walks us through the country's bold plan to raise its standard of living, starting in the 1970s. First step: population control. And that means a lot of frank, funny -- and very effective -- talk about condoms. TEDTalk...
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- -: Tony Porter: A call to men
December 10, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break ...
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- -: Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women
December 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these trends, both US-centric and global, signal the "end of men"? Probably not -- but they point toward an important societal shi...
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- -: Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders
December 21, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conf...
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- -: Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys?
August 5, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, "Why are boys struggling?" He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons -- and he asks for your help! Watch his talk, then take his short 10-question survey: http://...
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