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"It's not just a phone. It's a kind of mental exo-skeleton. It's an external part of your brain." - Amber Case

"It's not just a phone. It's a kind of mental exo-skeleton. It's an external part of your brain." - Amber Case

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Screen Time - Part I

It's normal for us to always be glued to our screens. So how are they changing us, and how will they shape our future? This hour, TED speakers explore our ambivalent relationships with our screens.

Amber Case: Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?

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Amber Case: Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?

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Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?

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Chris Milk: What Happens When We Step Inside The Screen?

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Chris Milk: What Happens When We Step Inside The Screen?

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What Happens When We Step Inside The Screen?

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A journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, and new ways to think and create. Based on riveting TEDTalks from the world's most remarkable minds.

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The Five Senses

The five senses shape all our experience, but we still don't fully understand them. This episode, TED speakers explore how our brains make sense of sensation, and how our minds manufacture "reality."

The Five Senses

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Networks

Networks surround and sustain us, in nature, in our bodies, in relationships, in the digital world. This hour, TED speakers explore how we rely on networks and how we have the power to shape them.

Networks

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The Hero's Journey

From the Odyssey, to Robinson Crusoe, to Star Wars — why are we drawn to stories about heroes? And what do they tell us about ourselves? This hour, TED speakers explore what makes a hero's journey.

The Hero's Journey

Why are we drawn to stories about heroic journeys? According to mythologist Joseph Campbell, it's personal: "[The journey] is a fundamental experience that everyone has to undergo." Stocksy hide caption

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Simply Happy

In this hour, finding happiness may be simpler than you think.

Simply Happy

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Believers And Doubters

In this hour, TED speakers offer perspectives on belief from all ends of the spectrum, from atheists to the devout.

Believers And Doubters

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