Game designer Jane McGonigal gives a fascinating TED talk on how video games can have a real, positive impact on people's lives as she compares deathbed regrets to the reported benefits of playing a simple game. In the talk, McGonigal reveals that she suffered a...
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What happens when the stars disappear? ~ Brian Greene
In his TED talk, Brian Greene makes a startling point. In addition to the fascinating idea that there may be many more universes than just ours, he notes that at some point in the future, the stars are going to disappear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7BXwVeyWw...
On shame, vulnerability, and feeling good enough ~ Brené Brown TEDx
My wife shared this TEDx video of researcher/story-teller Brené Brown, which amounts to an introduction to Brown's work on studying how feelings of shame, vulnerability, not feeling good enough or worthy (etc.) get in the way of us feeling happy, doing what we want to...
Changing the happiness equation ~ TED talk by Shawn Achor
Very funny AND paradigm shifting TED talk by positive psychologist Shawn Achor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0 Notes on happiness Our external world does not predict our happiness levels. Happiness is determined by what way your brain processes the...
Richard Wilkinson ~ Economic inequality harms societies
Using historical data, Richard Wilkinson illustrates how income disparities WITHIN a society are strongly correlated with poorer general health, shorter lifespans, increased violence, less upward mobility, and much, much more. Quite shocking. Economic inequality...