The best stats you've ever seen - Hans Rosling
We underestimate the changes in poverty and economic growth in the world due to our pre-conceived ideas. We know less about health than a chimpanzee!
@HansRosling
How to make stress your friend - Kelly McGonigal
"I've turned stress into the enemy, but I've changed my mind about stress." Stress is bad for your health but if viewed more positively it may not be so detrimental and even be a helpful motivator for seeking social support.
@kellymcgonigal
Teach every child about food - Jamie Oliver
The leading cause of death in the USA is not homicide: it is diet-related diseases. We need to teach children in schools about food to empower communities to fight obesity.
@jamieoliver
Why do we sleep? - Russell Foster
We need to take our sleep seriously, as it may be linked to cell restoration, energy conservation, memory consolidation and even creativity. "Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together".
All it takes is 10 mindful minutes - Andy Puddicombe
When did you last take any time to do absolutely nothing? We need to stop ruminating and being anxious about being anxious, taking time to change the way we experience our world.
@andypuddicombe
Why dieting doesn't usually work - Sandra Aamodt
A talk focusing on the benefits of eating mindfully, avoiding self blame for dieting failures and eating intuitively. If diets worked, we'd all be thin already, so it is time for a change.
@sandra_aamodt
The voices in my head - Eleanor Longden
A personal story of Eleanor's experience with hearing voices in a 'physic civil war' and the hope of getting better. "Sometimes it snows as late as May, but summer always comes eventually". A movement away from asking 'what is wrong with you?' to 'what has happened to you?'
New insights on poverty - Hans Rosling
Some countries are more developed than we think, considering where they started from. The seemingly impossible is possible: we can move away from poverty and, apparently, Hans Rosling can also swallow a sword!
@HansRosling
The conversational racetrack - Elizabeth Stokoe
The way we use language is important and can be seen as a racetrack of many different moments. By focusing in on these moments, we can see where conversation flourishes or falters in communication between professionals and their clients.
@LizStokoe
How to live to be 100+ - Dan Buettner
90% of how long we live is lifestyle. A society that treats it's elderly with respect and cultures where life has a purpose (iki gai) even in old age, appear to have a longer lifespan.
@BlueZones
Mosquitoes, malaria and education - Bill Gates
More money is invested in cures for baldness than malaria. In the USA you have more chance of going to jail then getting a degree if you have a low income. Change is needed.
@BillGates
A guerrilla gardener in South Central L.A. - Ron Finley
We live in the land of drive-thrus and drive-by shootings, with the drive-thrus now killing more people. We need to use the garden as a tool for education, transformation and provision, making gardening gangster and a bit more sexy!
@RonFinleyHQ
Life's third act - Jane Fonda
In older age, we are still on a journey towards wisdom and wholeness. By reflecting upon our experiences, we can add meaning and change our relationship to our past.
@Janefonda
Why some people fin it harder to exercise - Emily Balcetis
Perceiving exercise to be easier, actually decreases the difficulty. "If we find a way to make the world look nicer and easier, it may become so."
Is the obesity crisis hiding a bigger problem? - Peter Attia
We judge and blame people who are overweight, when weight gain may be a symptom of an underlying, more serious issue. Scientific 'truth' is not final, and we need to stop treating 'the bruise' and instead, help people to learn to stop 'walking into coffee tables".
@PeterAttiaMD
Homoeopathy, quackery and fraud - James Randi
Debunking myths, beginning with an 'overdose' of sleeping medication. People are highly suggestible and prone to make assumptions when prompted.
How not to be ignorant about the world - Hans & Ola Rosling
People have pre-conceived ideas about the world, from our personal bias and bias in the news covering sensationalist stories which are not the majority. Rules of thumb: most things improve, the gap between rich and poor is not as large as you think and 'sharks kill few'.
@OlaRosling
Are we born to run? - Christopher McDougall
We need to re-find the joy and nakedness in running, as our ancestors used to run mega marathons even in their 70's to outrun prey as a pack. We are designed to sweat, to run and to be compassionate to others in our 'pack'.
@McDougallChris
Why we are need to practice emotional first aid - Gay Winch
We sustain more psychological injuries than physical, but we do not treat them as equal. More emphasis needs to be placed upon good emotional hygiene, and becoming our own best friend.
@GuyWinch
Got a meeting? Take a walk - Nilofer Merchant
Fresh air drives fresh thinking and creativity, so we should take walking meetings instead of sitting on our behinds. Health and obligation shouldn't be a trade off.
@nilofer
The killer American diet that's sweeping the planet - Dean Ornish
We need to work with food companies to make the healthy lifestyle sexy. (I have my own doubts about this working due to the conflict in interests between health professionals and the food industry)
@DeanOrnishMD
Am I dying? The honest answer - Matthew O'Reilly
When someone is dying, should you lie to comfort them? We underestimate the peace found in the acceptance of death.
How I fell in love with a fish - Dan Barber
A story of Miguel, a biologist in Spain with a sustainable fish farm where success is measured by the thriving bird population . We already produce enough food to feed the world, but it's inequality that causes poverty.
@DanBarber
The opportunity for adversity - Aimee Mullins
The only disabling thing about disability, is societies viewpoint of it as the opposite of healthy and whole. Adversity is part of your life, not just an obstacle.
Autism: what we know (and what we don't know yet) - Wendy Chung
The autism epidemic may be due to the widening definition and eagerness to label. There is no single cause to autism and there is still so much we have yet to understand.
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