TEDMED Talks & Presentations

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Exposing the Hubris in Knowing - Elizabeth “Betsy” Nabel - TED

Explore the power of intellectual humility through a personal story, revealing how embracing uncertainty can lead to growth and innovation in medicine and beyond.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Insight Outside- Harnessing Nature’s Secrets

Explore how bioengineering harnesses nature's solutions to develop innovative medical tools and treatments, inspired by organisms like spiny-headed worms and porcupine quills.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime

Discover how early-life adversity impacts long-term health and learn about innovative approaches to address and mitigate its effects on well-being.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Why Do Our Brains Get Addicted - Nora Volkow - TED

Explore the neuroscience of addiction and its connection to obesity, examining dopamine's role, food's impact, and genetic factors in this insightful talk by NIH expert Nora Volkow.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

My Father, Locked in His Body but Soaring Free - Kitra Cahana - TEDMED

Photographer shares visual narrative of father's transformative journey after severe stroke, exploring healing, spirituality, and new dimensions of communication.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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How Can Every Clinical Visit Be Used to Advance Medical Science? - Isaac Kohane - TEDMED - 2013

Learn how hospital data systems can become "living laboratories" for studying genetic disease foundations and advancing medical science through every clinical visit.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Why Couldn't We Just Have Given Her Intravenous Oxygen?

Explore innovative methods for intravenous oxygen delivery using gas-filled microparticles, and learn about the challenges and potential of this groundbreaking medical technique.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Can Patient Data Have a Second Life?

Explore how donated patient data can revolutionize medical research, improve treatments, and empower patients to contribute to scientific advancements beyond traditional clinical trials.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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How Do We Bridge the Gap in Medical Innovation? - Elazer Edelman - TED

Explore the paradoxes in medical innovation and learn why multidisciplinary thinking, not just specialized knowledge, is crucial for bridging gaps and advancing healthcare.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

Could a Citizen Scientist Win a Nobel Prize? - Jessica Richman - TEDMED - 2013

Explore the potential of citizen science and its impact on scientific discovery, focusing on the human microbiome and democratizing research.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

How Do I Compute the Body Electric?

Explore computational physics and supercomputing to revolutionize personalized medicine through advanced simulations of the human body.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

What Does a $100 Million Public Health Data Revolution Look Like?

Explore a revolutionary data tool revealing global health patterns, risk factors, and country-specific insights with physician Christopher J.L. Murray of IHME.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Who Is the Real Medical Expert? - Roni Zeiger - TED

Explore how patients become micro-experts on their conditions and share knowledge through online communities, revolutionizing patient-centered medicine and clinical trial navigation.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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What Happens When Science, Money, and Freedom of Information Collide? - TED

Explore the clash between scientific progress, financial interests, and open information access, examining the potential of web-based publishing to revolutionize knowledge dissemination and profitability.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Leadership Conversation with Kathlyn Mead - TED

Explore leadership insights with Kathlyn Mead, discussing innovation, scale, and failure in California's food industry at the Walker Library of Human Imagination.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk