Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability. Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work | Talk Video. Andrew Solomon: Depression, the secret we share | Talk Video. Elliot Krane: The mystery of chronic pain. The spark of epiphanies: Q&A with John Kounios. Cognitive neuroscientist John Kounios was curious: what happens in the brain when someone has a great idea? And so the Drexel University psychology professor designed an experiment to measure subjects’ brain activity as they solved problems. In a talk given at TED@New York — one of 14 events that was part of the 2013 Talent Search – Kounios outlines what is required for lightbulb-over-the-head moments. You just talked about this wonderful story of a fireman and the neuroscience of the a-ha moment.
What is it about this idea that makes you want to spread it to the world? The world faces a lot of problems. In the story that I told, Wag Dodge was looking at a fire, and he had the make the mental leap to thinking of the fire as the solution. You have to completely restructure your way of thinking about things in order to do that. Presumably, after the fact, we can imagine a series of thoughts that can get us to the creative solution. Yes. What Percentage Of Our Brains Do We Actually Use? Popular Myth Debunked In TED-Ed Video. Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes. WATCH: 6 Insanely Popular TED Talks to Make 2014 the Best Year of Your Life | TEDTalks. Posted: Updated: To kick off the new year, TEDWeekends is proud to present a compilation of six insanely popular TED talks from the past year. These talks inspired a tremendous amount of engagement from our community, and each one provides valuable insight that will help you get the most out of life in 2014.
We thought this would be the perfect way to say "Thank You" to our thoughtful, curious and inspired readers and bloggers who have helped make this program such a success. Enjoy! Angela Lee Duckworth: This will be the key to your success this year Alexander Tsiaras: This will make you appreciate the wonder of life this year Amy Cuddy: This is why your body language will matter this year David Pogue: This is how to save time and make room for what really matters this year David Gallo: This will force you to explore more this year Jane McGonigal: This will help you play more.. and change the world this year Ideas are not set in stone.