Category Human Quirks

A new article in the magazine Neuropsychopharmacology indicates that brain stimulation treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) were among the most effective treatments for treatment-resistant depression, usually defined as severe depressive symptoms that did not…

To learn more about why so many workers quit today, we reached out to some experts on the topic: Claire WassermanFounder and Author of Ladies Get Paid, and Danny Nelms, CEO of Work Institute. “Working with 50,000 women and coaching…

Hand puppet Source: Yomare/Pixabay In this culture, we often view manipulation as an attempt to take advantage of others by controlling or influencing them in unfair, deceptive, or unscrupulous ways. For example, parents sometimes worry that their children are manipulating…

Do you know the saying: ‘The morning is wiser than the evening’? This expression, from the Russian fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful, is used to warn someone about this sleep better with the first response and wait for a response.…

NEGATIVE EVENTS HAVE MORE EMOTIONAL WEIGHT The sad fact is that negative events in a person’s life carry much greater emotional weight than the positive ones. And those negative events – even seemingly small ones – have a much greater…

TED’s Monique Ruff-Bell (left) and Helen Walters host Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED) The right idea at the right time can bring people together to change the…

One time, Will Smith was working on a movie set in Toronto. It was the middle of winter and they were filming night scenes, so the actors and crew were working from 6pm to 6am. Brrr! During breaks, Smith could…

News As 2024 draws to a close, join us in celebrating the most popular, stunning and must-watch TED Talks published this year. From groundbreaking AI to climate breakthroughs and transformative insights into human potential, our curated year-end lists are a…

About 5,000 years ago, the aliens landed and handed out little calendars to everyone who built those statues on Easter Island. “Here,” they said, “look here.” And they pointed to a box labeled January 1st. “Wha,” said the Easter Islanders.…

News Today we announce the first group of speakers who will take the stage TED2025: Humanity Reinventedtakes place from April 7 to 11, 2025 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Brilliant along with seven guest curatorswe’re curating a truly spectacular lineup that…