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Healing through diet
– Dean Ornish

From TED.com Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself. Dean Ornish is a clinical professor at UCSF and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute. He's a … [Continue reading]

On the Map
– Simon Garfield

On the Map book

Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. Simon Garfield’s Just My Type illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care … [Continue reading]

Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
– Adam M. Grant

Give and Take book

“highly successful people have three things in common: motivation, ability, and opportunity.”  A New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from Wharton's top-rated professor. Named one of the best books of 2013 by Amazon, the Financial … [Continue reading]

The Brain That Changes Itself
– Norman Doidge

The Brain That Changes Itself book

“The brain is a far more open system than we ever imagined, and nature has gone very far to help us perceive and take in the world around us. It has given us a brain that survives in a changing world by changing itself.” What is neuroplasticity? … [Continue reading]

On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes
– Alexandra Horowitz

On Looking book

“The result of these walks on my head is tangible: they refined what I can see.”  From the author of the giant #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog comes an equally smart, delightful, and startling exploration of how we perceive and … [Continue reading]

A new strategy in the war on cancer
– David Agus

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From TED.com Too often, says David Agus cancer treatments have a short-sighted focus on individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical drugs, computer modeling and protein analysis to diagnose and treat the whole … [Continue reading]

How schools kill creativity
– Ken Robinson

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From TED.com Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. … [Continue reading]

Doctors make mistakes
– Brian Goldman

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From TED.com Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long … [Continue reading]

Where good ideas come from
– Steven Johnson

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From TED.com People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the "liquid networks" of London's coffee houses to Charles Darwin's long, … [Continue reading]

A kinder, gentler philosophy of success
– Alain de Botton

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From TED.com Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true … [Continue reading]

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