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Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Three TED Talks for Mind, Body and Soul

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

A particularly interesting lecture for Maverick - Jane McGonigal informs us how those millions of hours of computer gaming that humanity enjoys each day can be harnessed for our own good.


Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

An absolutely incredible story of a scientist conducting brain research, who through experiencing a stroke for herself, is able to break down, moment by moment, what messages are being transmitted between her mind and her body.



Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

Perhaps we are remembering happiness all wrong!