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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford
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lived through it I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual
Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford
(Laughter) He didn't have to speak, but you know the bit where the three kings come in? They come in bearing gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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Now, I'm a neuroscientist by training and I know a little bit about how the brain performs under stress. It releases cortisol that raises your heart rate,
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and I can just control it right here from my laptop. So it's a little bit like playing a video game. But I can fly around,
The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED
raft of customers. But over time, this charming bit of wisdom has changed.
The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED
Maybe this time we would sit at the gate a little bit longer and I would ask him what he was reading.
The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED
When someone snaps at you, do you snap back, or do you show a little bit of grace? At night, do you get hammered, or do you get some sleep?
5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED
It teaches them that there's always a little bit of reward, always a little bit of dopamine available just one swipe
How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED
little bit of reward, always a little bit of dopamine available just one swipe away, and that undermines the ability to
How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED
Everywhere. You know, if you're going to be a little bit late, you would ride with my mom
Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED
the months and the years of our lives. And yet, on the other hand, just look around a little bit. It's not clear that all of us have gotten this memo.
The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED
I'd try to have a conversation with her, try to help us get to know each other a little bit. Turn this 30-minute dull ride into something a little more interesting.
The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED
It's something we see over and over again in varying shades and magnitudes across different contexts that vary a little bit across people -- but that consistent signal is there.
The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED
and show us how to reach out, empower us to reach out a little bit more often than we might otherwise, to make both our own lives and those we reach out to a little bit better.
The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED
empower us to reach out a little bit more often than we might otherwise, to make both our own lives and those we reach out to a little bit better. You want to change your life for the better?
The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED
So if you're like me, you might be feeling at least a bit unmoored by how fast everything is changing.
Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED
People who keep theirs will feel entitled to look away. And bit by bit, the agreement frays. Major transitions fail
Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED
and before I knew it, the hour was gone. I hadn't slept one bit. My mind kept running.
How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED
you may have experienced some of its side effects. Perhaps you got a bit peckish, and you've got the local pizza shop on speed dial?
Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED
and you've got the local pizza shop on speed dial? Or maybe you got a bit sleepy. So isn't it a no-brainer that cannabis can help us sleep better?
Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED
that as they click through each option, I want it to last a little bit longer. So when they ask me, “One or two?”
The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED
(Video) Gentle Whispering ASMR: Alright. A bit to the front here. (Scissors cut)
The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED
but it's not going to make it any more conscious. Now consciousness, has to be said does remain a bit mysterious, but perhaps one reason for this
Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED
To explain what I mean, why don't I tell you a little bit about what I was like as a child? So, I was what you might call a gross kid.
Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild
You should feel free to touch as many toads as you want. So at a certain point, when kids get a little bit older, there's this way that engaging with gross stuff
Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild
or competitions to see who can make the grossest face. And they do that in part because it's a little bit transgressive, right? But there's another layer to why we define stuff as gross.
Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild
because there is so much out there in the world that is a little bit gross. Like, think about going for a walk in the woods.
Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild
I thought, this is incredible. And it's also a little bit scary. How can we make it more scary?
How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED
into something that is fun and useful and maybe a bit weird. You know, lobsters and headbands and beer businesses.
How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED
You take glee in seeing what might happen if you just put it out there. Like, is any part of you feeling that that's a little bit reckless? Peter Steinberger: I wouldn't say so.
How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED
I actually have no idea what you were talking about. Can we maybe rewind a bit?" And to study these things,
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
Now, to get us all into this mindset of what it's like to feel awkward, but maybe potentially a little bit nice, I want you all to think
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
from the person who's sitting next to them, in an effort just to get a little bit more distance. One of my favorite findings is in doctor-patient interactions,
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
that we actually see from people, kind of sneering, a little bit of side eye, you know, arms crossed, these types of things.
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
the more those Black participants became linked up to them over time. And I think this finding is a little bit terrifying. I think it means that we often think of our own stress and our own physiology
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
isn't always super direct. Sometimes it's a little bit patronizing. So you could probably see where I'm going with this.
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
how many people are on board with this niceness culture, really? There's a bit of a plural ignorance that goes on when we think about how nice we are to people at work.
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
as it is about the feedback giver. People get into a bit of a dance with each other. I give you nice feedback, you kind of know it's BS,
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
And it's distracting and it creates a distance." So I thought a little bit about it with my eyes probably rolled up inside my head,
The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED
One reason is because we just don't know how to make friends. So luckily, I am going to help you with that a little bit today. But the other reason has to do with something I like to call
The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED
And I actually want to read something back to you from your book to help us understand a little bit more about just the importance of this type of relationship.
The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED
we are free to make friendship territories of pleasure." So can you talk a little bit more about this and just why friendship holds such an important role
The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED
Maybe for our UK folks, you all have a prime minister of loneliness. So it's a little bit different, right? But when we talk about the impact of loneliness,
The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED
like, we just need an entire community to fulfill us. WPR: You touched on this a little bit in the talk, and in the book, you separate, sort of,
The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED
better platonic relationships. And so if we could just talk a little bit about sort of that first section, just diving into how we as a culture tend to think about friendship
The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED
And it's about much more than just the pleasure of connection there. Can you explain a little bit about that? MF: Yeah. So Harry Stack Sullivan, he's a psychiatrist,
The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED
It helps you go beyond these polite greetings and helps you dig a bit more beneath the surface. And there are two ways that you can do this.
3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED
encourages the other person to open up and share a bit more about themselves. Think about this as if you're talking to a child coming home from school.
3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED
You could just say what they're expecting, which is, "Yeah, it's pretty cold." Or you can answer a bit more expansively. So, for instance, I could say, "Well,
3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED
So what that does is that encourages them to open up because they've now learned a little bit more about you. They have more insight into your life.
3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED
changing direction might look like naming how awkward it is to have to talk about this, maybe with a little bit of humor. Or let’s say you get called on in a meeting
Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED
But also getting to know about folks' experience gives us a bit of perspective that we might not otherwise have. And so what we want to think about is, you know,
3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED
CSB: Your work is around the stress cycle and how we can complete it. So, will you talk a little bit about that? EN: Oh, yes! This is my favorite part.
Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED
holding your breath, tense, tense, tense for a slow count of 10. Even just that little bit of using your body is what communicates to your body
Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED
Just that can give you enough of a release to feel a little bit better to take one more step. The cure for burnout is not self-care.
Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED
VG: Even the E! News channel interrupted a story about the Kardashians -- which, if you asked us, is just a little bit of justice -- (Laughter)
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and I think all of those are related to where you live." She looked a little bit relieved, because for the first time, she had a diagnosis,
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that was not quite Tom. When I heard that story, it started to shift a little bit the way that I worked too, and this idea already saved me once.
Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert
Which is great, because we need that. But, the tricky bit comes the next morning, for the dancer himself, when he wakes up and discovers
Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert
(Laughter) It might take you a bit of sifting to find it. (Laughter)
How to Do Laundry When You're Depressed | KC Davis | TED · TED
She had her coffee the next morning, and it was a little bit easier to get up off the floor. When we liberate ourselves from the idea that we are a good person or a bad person
How to Do Laundry When You're Depressed | KC Davis | TED · TED
>> Using all of my muscles at once prompted actually a little bit of a strange question for Bonnie.
How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED · TED
something I find surprisingly moving. >> All right, let's do a little bit of a wave dance.
How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED · TED
wave dance. A little bit of a wave dance. Come to us.
How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED · TED
Did it work? Well, it's a bit difficult to say, because it of course was a single-case study.
Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED · TED
out-of-focus pictures of the scratch pad of the brain. They tell us a little bit about how the brain is processing and representing information while you read.
How to Get Inside the "Brain" of AI | Alona Fyshe | TED · TED
in a way that's more similar than when you read the word "celery." The scratch pad tells us a little bit about how the brain represents the language.
How to Get Inside the "Brain" of AI | Alona Fyshe | TED · TED
And as a result, the words spread. Language has always been a little bit like a virus. Words are transmitted from one host to another,
Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic | TED · TED
The exponents of these scaling laws are small. So to reduce the error by a little bit, you might need to ten-x your amount of training data.
Can AI Match the Human Brain? | Surya Ganguli | TED · TED
Alright, let's move on. Let's zoom out a little bit, and think more generally
Can AI Match the Human Brain? | Surya Ganguli | TED · TED
Well, the fault lies in the choice of digital computation itself, where we rely on fast and reliable bit flips at every intermediate step of the computation.
Can AI Match the Human Brain? | Surya Ganguli | TED · TED
Now, the laws of thermodynamics demand that every fast and reliable bit flip must consume a lot of energy. Biology took a very different route.
Can AI Match the Human Brain? | Surya Ganguli | TED · TED
who have gone through years of school, learning a little bit about everything, such as language, concepts, facts.
What if AI Could Spot Your Lies? | Riccardo Loconte | TED · TED
where this lie detection technology is well-integrated in our life, making everything from national security to social media a little bit safer. And imagine having this AI system that could actually spot fake opinions.
What if AI Could Spot Your Lies? | Riccardo Loconte | TED · TED
We've been so focused, almost obsessed, on squeezing every bit of efficiency out of AI to make our processes faster or cheaper
Love, Trust and Marketing in the Age of AI | Amaryllis Liampoti | TED · TED
to find the most promising opportunities to save and improve lives. You can think about it a bit like Netflix, which uses data on the actors, the directors
How Nearly Dying Helped Me Discover My Own Cure (and Many More) | David Fajgenbaum | TED · TED
to all of Africa. So maybe we could spend that money a little bit better. But instead of financing actual energy access to renewable energy,
Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth | Al Gore | TED · TED
they call climate realism? Could it be that they're kind of panicking a little bit about the loss of their markets?
Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth | Al Gore | TED · TED
By 2015, you can see the little yellow bit in this chart, that's large-scale solar eating into power imports
Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED · TED
What's next? Well, do you see the little pink bit in 2022 and 2023. That's batteries.
Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED · TED
And this is really important. BS: Let me push on this a little bit. So if this is true
The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt | TED · TED
it is possible to distinguish what is real from what is fake. I think this image is a bit of a metaphor for how a lot of us feel. We feel like hostages.
How to Spot Fake AI Photos | Hany Farid | TED · TED
Who is in your care for the future? The good news is there is still a bit of time. We still have agency.
The Catastrophic Risks of AI — and a Safer Path | Yoshua Bengio | TED · TED
Of course, we don't really know what the future looks like, but we still have a bit of time. The other thing is, we have to do our best, right?
The Catastrophic Risks of AI — and a Safer Path | Yoshua Bengio | TED · TED
Maybe a lack of forgiveness. With that in mind, I'll tell you a bit about my friend Sandy. For much of her life, she had this complicated relationship with her mom.
The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED
It’s that fun, fill-in-the-blank word game. So with a little bit of Mad Libs style, we get this easy-to-use Gracenotes road map.
The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED
are on the rise. The median American family has only a bit over 5,000 dollars in savings, barely enough to pay next month's rent.
How to Set the Right Goals and Stay Motivated | Ayelet Fishbach | TED · TED
And then he would go in for treatment and then he would come back to us. It was a little bit like a sinister version of “The Giving Tree,” only he was trading body parts for time with us.
Lessons from My Father’s Final Days | Laurel Braitman | TED · TED
I kid you not, without consulting with each other, the talk was fine, but it was a little bit dramatic. And at the same time, somehow a little bit flat.
What Happened When I Started Measuring My Life Every Day | Chris Musser | TED · TED
the talk was fine, but it was a little bit dramatic. And at the same time, somehow a little bit flat. Which, if you're like me, that sent me spiraling.
What Happened When I Started Measuring My Life Every Day | Chris Musser | TED · TED
and you're trying to figure out what the right thing to do is. Sometimes breaking the rules a little bit is where the action is. In case it's not clear, I really want you to do this. OK?
Why you should talk to strangers | Kio Stark
It's an indulgence. It's a little bit selfish, it's frivolous, it's decoration. It is a narrative that is actively harming us.
The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED
We were very lucky to find them a house, but it needed quite a bit of work. So my friends came out on evenings and weekends
Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn
For example, in one experiment, we gave participants an opportunity to donate a bit of money to either UNICEF or Spread the Net.
Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn
and fear and being very depressed about what's going on. Or we could leave this world with a little bit of you in art form. Whether that is recipes that you pass down to your kids,
The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED
And I felt the sense of real excitement, a little bit queasy, but mainly excitement, actually,
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025
kind of like yesterday or this morning, that the upload happens bit by bit. It’s not you know, that you plug your brain in one day.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025
meaningful progress against disease with AI-assisted tools. You know, physics maybe takes a little bit longer, but I hope for it.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025
It's kind of like, it's an incredible superpower. It's a little bit scary. And Yoshua Bengio, when he spoke here,
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025