Greatest Hits of TED Videos. Work life balance is an ongoing battle. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture - YouTube's 50 Best Videos. It's the rare viral phenomenon that achieves any degree of poignancy, but Randy Pausch's last lecture certainly is that exception.
Pausch, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and delivered a lecture in September 2007 titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams. " Despite being known as his "Last Lecture," it wasn't Pausch's final speech — he was well enough to make an address at Carnegie Mellon's commencement in May 2008 before succumbing that July. How to Trick Your Brain for Happiness.
This month, we feature videos of a Greater Good presentation by Rick Hanson, the best-selling author and trailblazing psychologist.
In this excerpt from his talk, Dr. Hanson explains how we can take advantage of the brain’s natural “plasticity”—it’s ability to change shape over time. gobyg. The communication cure.