👁What's normal anxiety -- and what's an anxiety disorder?
🧠Jen Gunter
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Everyone gets anxious at times, but how can you tell when worrying and fear crosses the line and needs attention? Dr. Jen Gunter introduces a special part of the brain called the amygdala and shares the science behind your brain's threat-detection system, what causes it to malfunction and the most effective ways of treating an anxiety disorder. Want to hear more from Dr. Gunter? Check out her podcast Body Stuff, from the TED Audio Collective.
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👁The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp
🧠Dan Sayers
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the "most repulsive of American possessions." By 1728, it was known as the Great Dismal Swamp. But while many deemed it uninhabitable, recent findings suggest that a hidden society persisted in the Swamp until the mid-1800's. So, who lived there? And what happened to them? Dan Sayers uncovers a lost civilization. [Directed by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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👁The infinite alchemy of storytelling
🧠Zahra Al-Mahdi
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣TED Fellow Zahra Al-Mahdi was raised by screens -- "storytelling machines" like TV and the internet that shaped her sense of self and reality. Now a multimedia artist and filmmaker, she challenges common historical narratives and brings a multiplicity of perspectives to the surface. In this dynamic talk, Al-Mahdi traces her development as a storyteller using satire, dark humor and tactile collage techniques to expand what we think we know about ourselves.
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👁Can you solve the giant spider riddle?
🧠Dan Finkel
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Once every century, the world's greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch, able to command all the world's spiders to their will. That day is today, and for the first time, you're casting your name into the ring. Can you attain the mantle of spider supremacy? Dan Finkel shows how. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Greg Chudzik and Cem Misirlioglu].
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👁The method that can "prove" almost anything
🧠James A. Smith
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣In 2011, a group of researchers conducted a study designed to find an impossible result. Their study involved real people, truthfully reported data, and commonplace statistical analyses. So how did they do it? The answer lies in a statistical method scientists often use to try to figure out whether their results mean something, or if they're random noise. James A. Smith explores p-hacking. [Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁How to heat your home without hurting the planet
🧠Kathy Hannun
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Of all the mundane yet astonishing marvels of human ingenuity, knowing what it takes to heat a room to a comfortable temperature is TED Fellow Kathy Hannun's favorite. She takes us on a journey across the planet and under the sea to emphasize the dangers of modern heating, and offers a safer, planet-friendly alternative that taps into the geothermal energy right below our feet.
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👁What causes seizures, and how can we treat them?
🧠Christopher E. Gaw
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Nearly 3,000 years ago, a Babylonian tablet described a curious illness called "miqtu" that caused symptoms ranging from facial twitching to full body convulsions. Today we know miqtu as seizures, and modern medicine has developed numerous treatments for those experiencing them. So what causes seizures, and is there any way to stop them from happening? Christopher E. Gaw investigates. [Directed by Bálint Gelley, CUB Animation Ltd, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by József Iszlai].
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👁What to do when climate change feels unstoppable
🧠Clover Hogan
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve -- and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan knows the struggle firsthand, but she also understands the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset. She explains why challenging the stories that keep you feeling powerless can help you take the first step to protecting the planet for generations to come.
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👁Iceland's superpowered underground volcanoes
🧠Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣While the weather in Iceland is often cold, wet, and windy, a nearly endless supply of heat bubbles away below the surface. In fact, almost every building in the country is heated by geothermal energy in a process with virtually no carbon emissions. So how exactly does this renewable energy work? Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl explores the two primary models for harnessing the planet's natural heat. [Directed by Charlotte Arene, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by André Aires].
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👁5 skin health myths to stop believing now
🧠Jen Gunter
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Your skin is your body's largest organ ... but it might be the most misunderstood, says Dr. Jen Gunter. From sunscreen to cancer and even chocolate, she tackles five misleading myths about skin and shares what you can do to protect it. Want to hear more from Dr. Gunter? Check out her podcast Body Stuff, from the TED Audio Collective.
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👁A year in the life of one of Earth's weirdest animals
🧠Gilad Bino
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Waddling along the parched Australian earth, a female platypus is searching for fresh water. Over the past year, a severe drought turned rivers and streams to mere trickles. She barely survived and was unable to reproduce. Could the next year bring a change in luck? Gilad Bino traces a year in the life of a platypus, and explores the unique adaptations that ensure this ancient species' survival. [Directed by Petya Zlateva, Compote Collective, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by BigBanda SoundScapers].
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👁The search for microscopic aliens
🧠Sarah Rugheimer
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Sarah Rugheimer searches for aliens -- but not the cartoony green kind. She's looking for extraterrestrial microbes by studying how these single-celled organisms emit gases, which could reveal evidence of them throughout the cosmos. Wondering if we're really alone in the universe, Rugheimer identifies two big hurdles to confirming life on another world and offers insight into what finding it might mean for us.
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👁The ancient origins of the Olympics
🧠Armand D'Angour
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Thousands of years in the making, the Olympics began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia. But how did it become the greatest show of sporting excellence on earth? Educator Armand D'Angour explains the evolution of the Olympics. (Directed by Diogo Viegas, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu and Brooks Ball)
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👁A new approach to defending the human rights of migrants
🧠Itamar Mann
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣In this gripping talk, litigator and TED Fellow Itamar Mann details the perilous boat migrations of asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea. With a surplus of evidence gathered by researchers and activists, he explains how lawyers are making progress in prosecuting human rights abuses happening on militarized coasts. On a basic human level, Mann speaks to the obligation we have to defend each other's right to a dignified life -- because the future of how we inhabit the planet together depends on it.
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👁The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man
🧠Andrew McDonald
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣On a small island in the Irish Sea, fortresses preside over the rugged shores. This unlikely location was the birthplace of a medieval empire that lasted 200 years. Rulers built coastal fortresses on cliffs, roved the seaways, and threw themselves into epic battles to consolidate control over an impressive maritime kingdom. Andrew McDonald uncovers this forgotten dynasty of sea kings. [Directed by WOW-HOW Studio, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Stephen LaRosa].
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👁The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees
🧠Feras Fayyad
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Society has a set of stories it tells itself about who refugees are and what they look like, says documentarian and TED Fellow Feras Fayyad. With his films, he's on a mission to separate the facts about refugees from fiction, as a form of resistance -- for himself, his daughter and the millions of other Syrian refugees across the world. A harrowing account, a quest to end injustice and a testament to the power of storytelling.
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👁The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem
🧠Marcus du Sautoy
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Consider the following sentence: "This statement is false." Is that true? If so, that would make the statement false. But if it's false, then the statement is true. This sentence creates an unsolvable paradox; if it's not true and it's not false– what is it? This question led a logician to a discovery that would change mathematics forever. Marcus du Sautoy digs into Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem. [Directed by BASA, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Igor Figueroa, Mono].
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👁How do governments create money out of thin air?
🧠Jonathan Smith
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked economies worldwide. Millions of people lost their jobs, and many businesses struggled to survive or shut down. Governments responded with some of the largest economic relief packages in history— the US alone spent $2.2 trillion on a first round of relief. So where did all this money come from? Jonathan Smith explores the strategy of quantitative easing. [Directed by Serin İnan, Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Deniz Doğançay].
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👁The most notorious scientific feud in history
🧠Lukas Rieppel
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣After the California Gold Rush of 1848, settlers streamed west to strike it rich. In addition to precious metals, they unearthed another treasure: dinosaur bones. Two wealthy scientists in particular— Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope— competed to uncover these prehistoric monsters. Lukas Rieppel digs into one of the most notorious scientific feuds in history, known as the Bone Wars. [Directed by Michael Kalopaidis, Zedem Media, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Soundstripe].
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👁History's deadliest king
🧠Georges Nzongola-Ntajala
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣In 1904, Chief Lontulu laid 110 twigs in front of a foreign commission. Every twig represented a person in his village who died because of King Leopold's brutal regime in the Congo. His testimony joined hundreds of others to help bring an end to one of the greatest atrocities in human history. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja details the horrific abuses of Leopold's occupation and looting of the Congo. [Directed by Héloïse Dorsan Rachet, narrated by Safia Elhillo, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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