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TED Health

TED Health


TED Health

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Length:
180 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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What does exercise do to your brain? Can psychedelics treat depression? From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs, welcome to TED Health, with host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider. TED speakers answer questions you never even knew you had, and share ideas you won't hear anywhere else, all around how we can live healthier lives.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 180 episodes

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The diseases that changed humanity forever | Dan Kwartler

Since humanity’s earliest days, we’ve been plagued by countless disease-causing pathoge...

7 minutes
Apr 23, 2024

A campaign for period positivity | Ananya Grover

Having your period is exhausting — and for many people across the world, menstruation i...

28 minutes
Apr 16, 2024

Do gut microbes control your personality? | Kathleen McAuliffe

Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into emerging research that explores how certain gut...

12 minutes
Apr 09, 2024

How to hack your brain when you're in pain | Amy Baxter

Have we misunderstood pain? This week we’re revisiting a talk by researcher and physici...

17 minutes
Apr 02, 2024

What happens as we die? | Kathryn Mannix

Have we lost the practical wisdom of what happens as people die? With lessons from a ca...

23 minutes
Mar 26, 2024

Is alternative meat the recipe for a healthier planet? | Tao Zhang

A Chinese saying goes, "There's no pleasure in eating without meat." And the data backs...

12 minutes
Mar 19, 2024

What happens when we deny people abortions? | Diana Greene Foster

How does getting an abortion — or not — influence a woman's life? Demographer Diana Gre...

16 minutes
Mar 12, 2024

My mission to change the narrative of mental health | Glenn Close

Legendary actor and mental health advocate Glenn Close is on a quest to change how we t...

13 minutes
Mar 05, 2024

Why you shouldn't trust boredom | Kevin H. Gary

Are you actually bored, or is something else going on? Educator Kevin H. Gary shares th...

27 minutes
Feb 27, 2024

Racism has a cost for everyone | Heather C. McGhee

Racism makes our economy worse — and not just in ways that harm people of color, says p...

28 minutes
Feb 20, 2024