Ideas Worth Spreading

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED gives millions of knowledge-seekers around the globe direct access to the world's thought leaders. We abide by the TED Terms of Use and hope you enjoy this short selection I feel are relevant to the Red Spirit theme.

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I have just recently added this video which does not originate from the TED Talks. It is Darryl Anka channeling the entity Bashar on the subject of "The Physics of Intention" which describes how we manifest our lives. Many other Bashar recordings can be viewed at Bashar.org
I particularly like their straightforward and at times humurous style of dealing with topics we tend to think are complicated.

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions...motion, speech, self-awareness...shut down one by one. An astonishing story. This is my favourite Ideas Worth Spreading.

Stacey Kramer offers a moving, personal, 3-minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience...frightening, traumatic, costly...can turn out to be a priceless gift.

Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that miniscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe.

Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between cerebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.

Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions. As a side note, the member in the audience Tony interacts with is Al Gore. Also a special note, there is some coarse language used.

Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our "connectome," and it's as individual as our genome. Understanding it could open a new way to understand our brains and our minds.

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.