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than you are to be helped by the drug. Now, I'm not saying whether you should take the statin or not. I'm just saying you should have this conversation with your doctor.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

You have the right to have access to this kind of information to begin the conversation about whether you want to take the risks or not. Now you might be thinking

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

to Bono. And whether it's presidential histories or mysteries, what we see is that books

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

When I watched these people, whether they were teachers, doctors, entrepreneurs -- every day, they were maniacal about constructing their success

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

And legitimacy is a felt experience -- in good governance, whether you trust your police force, whether your children can walk to school safely,

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

in good governance, whether you trust your police force, whether your children can walk to school safely, whether your dignity is preserved.

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

whether your children can walk to school safely, whether your dignity is preserved. Without these, a peace agreement becomes a lid on a boiling pot.

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

Even just walking around town is more pleasant for me, whether I’m on campus or work or in a grocery store, because I’ve made a habit of walking around with my head up

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

until one morning Jen and I were talking and she asked whether we could, whether we should, whether we might

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

and she asked whether we could, whether we should, whether we might consider adopting a child with Down syndrome.

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

AI is the oxygen crisis of our era, and it's coming, whether we're ready or not. So what do we do?

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

But one of the main reasons that the jury is still out on whether we should be using cannabinoids to treat insomnia is that, although the results from our study were really encouraging,

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

As you can see, answering the question about whether we should use medicinal cannabis to treat sleep disorders isn't so simple.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

always an object and never a subject? Whether AI can be conscious is one of the most consequential questions we face in our time.

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

I'm always struck that nobody really worries whether DeepMind's AlphaFold is conscious. AlphaFold predicts the structure of proteins

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

you can describe and understand everything about an algorithm, whether it's a language model or a word processor, without worrying about all the silicon shenanigans

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

that underlie each and every experience that we have, whether it's the sight of a blue sky or a pang of envy. Every conscious experience is imbued, however subtly,

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

people who never gave up on human values, even against all odds, whether it was political and military leaders who came to our rescue and did not turn a blind eye on our suffering

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

and there were people around the world, whether political leaders or leaders in their communities or just ordinary people who joined to help us,

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

And to a certain extent, multiple times a day, whether consciously or subconsciously, I need to remind myself not to fart publicly.

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

for the betterment of society and humanity, whether it's in medicine or in saving lives or doing much of the stuff

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

You either believe in the right of someone else to live, whether they pick one religion or not. And in Kosovo, we've seen how these human values prevailed.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

It's important that we have a future. So many people around the world don't know whether they do. There's always that child that is still standing on the line

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

And let’s not forget that that child of war today, whether in Ukraine or in Gaza or somewhere in Africa, can be the leader of peace tomorrow

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

Hannah Arendt wrote that it's pointless to argue with a murderer about whether their future victim is dead or alive. The only appropriate response is to rescue the person whose death is predicted.

Beware the Power of Prediction | Carissa Véliz | TED · TED

and want to use OpenClaw, for example, to find smarter ways? Just checking whether anything might be going wrong and giving an early alarm to someone or something like that?

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

and I think you're actually right at the cutting edge of whether AI is going to be the biggest boon ever or possibly a serious problem.

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

But of single adults in the United States, half have other priorities. They're not looking for love or lust, whether for now or forever. And they're channeling their time and their energy and intention

Stop Telling Single People to Get Married | Peter McGraw | TED · TED

that everyone should have access to, whether they're straight or queer. Validating.

Why Friendship Can Be Just As Meaningful as Romantic Love | Rhaina Cohen | TED · TED

what happens if your marriage doesn't last until the end of your life, whether because of divorce or outliving your spouse? In the US, about 30 percent of women over 65 are widows.

Why Friendship Can Be Just As Meaningful as Romantic Love | Rhaina Cohen | TED · TED

until our last dying breath. Regardless of whether we are partnered now, we need to rely on more than one relationship

Why Friendship Can Be Just As Meaningful as Romantic Love | Rhaina Cohen | TED · TED

to share our lives with whoever we are lucky enough to find, whether that's a spouse, a sibling or a house full of friends.

Why Friendship Can Be Just As Meaningful as Romantic Love | Rhaina Cohen | TED · TED

And a few years into this trip, I decided that I wanted to get a sense of whether my inner work was having outer results, you know? Was meditation making me a nicer person?

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

from the experiences of connection or disconnection we've received. So whether you are friendly, open, warm, vulnerable, trusting, cynical, aggressive, even violent,

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

but maybe a distance, whether that's a physical distance has been created or some sort of emotional distance

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

And I was curious about whether having higher-quality connections throughout the day led to higher levels of engagement

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

it had a tremendous effect on whether they were even able to engage in quality connections. And that does make sense,

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

is that we allow our deep desire for other people to approve outweigh whether we personally improve. You see, the more we stay on this side of the gap,

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

"If I don't say the thing or take the chance, then I don't have to worry about whether anybody else approves. And bonus,

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

who used to make us do a lot of the same workouts as the men. It didn't matter whether we were lightweights or we were open weights, whether we were in a single or an eight.

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

It didn't matter whether we were lightweights or we were open weights, whether we were in a single or an eight. We did do lactate testing,

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

And I know that word may still not sit well with a lot of you. But whether you call it support, love, friendship, solidarity, whatever you'd like to call it,

3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED

that leads to out-of-the-box thinking. Whether it's nature or the exercise itself, it certainly works. And second, and probably the more reflective one,

Got a Meeting? Take a Walk | Nilofer Merchant | TED · TED

and look at the world really differently, whether it's in governance or business or environmental issues, job creation,

Got a Meeting? Take a Walk | Nilofer Merchant | TED · TED

OK, from Facebook, someone asks, "How do you know whether what you're experiencing is burnout or something else?”

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

And I rely on these tools myself, whether I'm trying to get my three young kids to bed, a live-action version of Whac-A-Mole,

Stress Resets, the Ultimate Mental Health Hack | Jenny Taitz | TED · TED

And this wasn't an isolated incident. Whether it was going down a somewhat sketchy YouTube rabbit hole or mindlessly indulging in meme culture,

3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs | Jerome Hunter | TED · TED

how often they went to the doctor, whether they smoked or drank, etc. She recorded all of this

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

it doesn't predict how long you will live. Whether you have your hypertension treated is good.

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

Still not a strong predictor. Whether you're lean or overweight, you can stop feeling guilty about this, because it's only in third place.

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

still only a moderate predictor. Whether you've had a cardiac event and you're in rehab and exercising, getting higher now.

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

getting higher now. Whether you've had a flu vaccine. Did anybody here know

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

that having a flu vaccine protects you more than doing exercise? Whether you were drinking and quit, or whether you're a moderate drinker,

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

Whether you were drinking and quit, or whether you're a moderate drinker, whether you don't smoke, or if you did, whether you quit,

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

or whether you're a moderate drinker, whether you don't smoke, or if you did, whether you quit, and getting towards the top predictors

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

addresses the context of your life, whether you're rich or poor or middle class. These stories are compelling because

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

flailing just to keep up, it made me wonder whether I would ever have the same command over my body as she does.

How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED · TED

Whether you're thrilled by what AI can do for us or terrified by what AI is going to do to us,

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

or terrified by what AI is going to do to us, whether it can be funny, is probably not top of mind for you. It is for me.

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

those emotions are driving your actions whether you identify them or not when you do identify them you help gain

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one quarter of the world's population depends on that meltwater. But depending on whether or not we act, 80 percent of all those glaciers will disappear in this century.

Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth | Al Gore | TED · TED

Even purely defensive tools that are fundamentally autonomous. Whether or not you use AI is a very modern problem. It's one that people who haven't usually examined the problem

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED · TED

And so one of the first things we like to look at is whether the residual noise in an image looks more like a natural image

How to Spot Fake AI Photos | Hany Farid | TED · TED

The same poll went on to ask whether AI companies should compensate data providers. 74 percent said yes, and only nine percent said no.

How AI Models Steal Creative Work — and What to Do About It | Ed Newton-Rex | TED · TED

of course not whether you work at home or in the office if you only have one work speed

Slow Work

people back then debated whether or not reproduced music was real music. John Philip Sousa,

Is AI Ruining Music? | Dustin Ballard | TED · TED

For instance, in this paragraph, she's wondering whether it would be more effective if it took a more inspirational or more practical tone.

How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking | Advait Sarkar | TED · TED

and we need to test them. We need to measure whether we've been successful, and we have to be willing to fail, to be wrong,

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED · TED

I call this intentional honoring of others “Gracenotes”. And whether they’re written or spoken, they're this means of freely and openly acknowledging

The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED

Most goals are abandoned because people don't enjoy pursuing them. Your enjoyment is what predicts whether you will stick with the goal. So what makes goals exciting?

How to Set the Right Goals and Stay Motivated | Ayelet Fishbach | TED · TED

A few years ago, we asked people who observe the Hanukkah holiday to let us know whether they were lighting the first candle on the first night, the second on the second night,

How to Set the Right Goals and Stay Motivated | Ayelet Fishbach | TED · TED

and you can tell by how they respond whether they're open to talking more. The last one I want to challenge you to

Why you should talk to strangers | Kio Stark

"I've given my life to writing novels. I don't know whether they are good" -- they are,

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

By some measures, it's the poorest urban postal code in Canada. We actually debated whether to bring over a family of refugees, because there are so many people right here already struggling.

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

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, whether that's my dad writes me poetry.

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

Whether that is recipes that you pass down to your kids, whether that's my dad writes me poetry. That's his legacy.

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

and I felt like people were asking the wrong question in the first place. What would knowing whether or not we were still together really tell them? If the answer was no,

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

and how many times I will continue to have to make that choice without knowing whether or not he will always choose me. I want it to be enough to have asked and answered 36 questions,

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

of you’re holding your kid. And I'm wondering whether that's changed how you think about things like if, you know, say, here's a red box,

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

or to sort of reinforce some stereotype, there's a question of whether or not it should do that. And we're taking a much more permissive stance.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

the risks that we see around the world whether it comes from the United States or from the US China relationship the US

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

on your list of risks so talk to us about whether you think people are buying it are you buying it what's going

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

But the good news, we discovered that whether you have those three styles of fighting or you're mismatched,

Even Healthy Couples Fight — the Difference Is How | Julie and John Gottman | TED · TED

John: Right. So when we think about fighting right, whether talking about a perpetual problem or a solvable problem, what is the biggest mistake that the disasters of relationships make?

Even Healthy Couples Fight — the Difference Is How | Julie and John Gottman | TED · TED

So there was a couple who were really fighting over whether or not to get a dog. OK.

Even Healthy Couples Fight — the Difference Is How | Julie and John Gottman | TED · TED

That's what I want." John: So on the surface, this fight was about whether or not to get a dog, but beneath the surface it was about leading a life of adventure and travel

Even Healthy Couples Fight — the Difference Is How | Julie and John Gottman | TED · TED

But when it comes to an actual intelligence that you're working with, I wonder whether you're going to win the argument on data or whether actually most people are actually going to voluntarily say,

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

I wonder whether you're going to win the argument on data or whether actually most people are actually going to voluntarily say, "No, please, literally,

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

You know, and a lot of people kind of follow the crowd, whether it's positive or negative. You can even look at the numbers of it really.

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

But for the most part, maybe it's just about checking in whether or not you are happy just as is. You know, there's a short story by Shepherd, I think,

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

and there were a lot of debates about whether he could tolerate these medicines and whether we should sort of give this last Hail Mary effort.

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

about whether he could tolerate these medicines and whether we should sort of give this last Hail Mary effort. And the doctor decided to try the medicines.

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

who are working on these same issues, you know, whether they're in government or nonprofit. And I think, you know, for me,

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

with people who are working every day, whether, you know, teachers, administrators, mid-level professionals, regional coordinators.

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

rather than slowing down and evaluating in an informed way whether or not they're a good match for us. When I looked at a deeper level, at a less conscious level,

Is Your Partner “The One?” Wrong Question | George Blair-West | TED · TED

somebody else is deciding how you spend your day and whether you're doing it good enough and gives you all this

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

them. You know, whether that's tying their shoes or getting them out the door

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

themselves and her question is um what whether you have thoughts on how a strategy a good strategy for um a safe

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

or how often or where they have it but whether they cuddle after sex. And they are not necessarily couples

How couples can sustain a strong sexual connection for a lifetime | Emily Nagoski

And that's the discernment that we develop, whether we stay or we go, we know how to navigate that space.

The AI-Generated Intimacy Crisis | Bryony Cole | TED · TED