Category: Resources

Link to Playlist Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test Documentarist and writer of The Psychopath Test, Jon Ronson debates the boundaries between crazy and normal in a striking and exciting TED Talk. Abigail Marsh: Why some people are more altruistic than others Why do we perform altruistic acts, sometimes at our own sake? […]

Link to Playlist Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar Those who say they have never lied, are lying. Author Pamela Meyer shows the reality that we hear lies every day, dozens of times, and helps us understand what it takes to detect the lies of others. Ultimately, she argues that among all these lies, […]

Link to Playlist Wes Moore: How to talk to veterans about war Wes Moore shares his own inspirational and compassionate story with us in this moving TED Talk. Having joined the US army to pay his college tuition, the veteran discusses touching matters on his relation with civilians when after fighting on Afghanistan and the […]

Link to Playlist Johann Hari: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong Johan Hari, the bestselling author, sheds new light on the well-known subject of addiction. Through personal experiences and relevant questioning, he discusses the applicability and success of current treatments for addiction and the treatment received by addicts today. Michael Botticelli: Addiction […]

Link to Playlist Michael Shermer: Why people believe weird things Michael Shermer, author and self-proclaimed skeptic, has the goal to reveal to us in a fun manner why people believe unbelievable things, and how the process of convincing ourselves of something works. Beau Lotto and Cirque du Soleil: How we experience awe- and why it […]

Link to Playlist Thomas Curran: Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse Thomas Curran, a social psychologist, covers the problem of modern society that is the obsession over perfectionism, especially among young people. He tries to demonstrate how a society that commemorates imperfections can be a much more healthy and happy one. Charly Haversat: […]

Link to Playlist Ingrid Fetell Lee: Where joy hides and how to find it Ingrid Fetell Lee is a designer and blogger that, through this motivational TED Talk, explores the meaning and origins of joy and illustrates how we can find and even create more of it in our lives. Emily Esfahani Smith: There’s more […]

Link to Playlist Brian Little: Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality If you ever dwelled on matters of personality traits and characteristics, this TES Talk is for you. In it, professor Brian Little analyzes the flexibility of our own personality, and what allows us to rise above it when needed. Susan Cain: The […]

Link to Playlist Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days? Have you tried anything new in the last 30 days? Matt Cutts will make you reflect on it as he states that trying something new for 30 days is a good strategy to persist on a goal and actually reach it. Judson Brewer: A […]

Link to Playlist Julian Baggini: Is there a real you? Julian Baggini, journalist and philosopher, invites us to reflect on mind-bending concepts of identity, asking us the question of what, if anything, defines us and what makes us be the way we are. Brian Little: Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality If you […]