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    AI Health Pioneer Suchi Saria tells us that data is all around us. Together with machine learning, data can save more lives. In her TEDMED 2020 Talk, Suchi takes us on a journey of perseverance and ingenuity. A story of personal tragedy led Suchi to build a platform that delivers targeted real-time early warning solutions for early detection of patients at risk for major complications. Suchi…

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    • AI Health Pioneer Suchi Saria (@suchisaria) tells us that data is all around us and together with machine learning, we can save more lives. In her powerful #TEDMED 2020 Talk, Suchi takes us on a journey of perseverance and ingenuity. https://t.co/eZYXx1zZZh https://t.co/7MEId7ldCV

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    Research has demonstrated a strong connection between music and memory. In fact, Psychedelic Neuroscientist Frederick Streeter Barrett studied the deep connection between music and nostalgia, explaining that music has the ability to evoke meaningful experiences and memories and connect us to our sense of self. He moved a step further to study how music could evoke responses during a psychedelic…

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    • Psychedelic Neuroscientist Frederick Streeter Barrett's (@FredBarrettPhD) research suggests that, under the right conditions, psychedelics may have the potential to treat a wide range of mood and substances disorders. Learn more in his #TEDMED Talk. https://t.co/Y0v3xooAwe https://t.co/YgDamiDOhP

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    Much research has shown that there is a deep connection between music and the mind. It sparks memory, invokes empathy, and allows for emotional release. Musical Visionary Beatie Wolfe suggests that it goes even a step farther. Beatie believes that music creates a profound imprint on the brain and has the ability to reach deeper than perhaps any other experience. She believes that this imprint is…

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    • A lifelong musician and performer, watch how @beatiewolfe shares and describes the miraculous power of music in her 2020 #TEDMED Talk. https://t.co/Vq0ukNx79W #music #dementia https://t.co/mcaZcDXyeF

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    Much research has shown that there is a deep connection between music and the mind. It sparks memory, invokes empathy, and allows for emotional release. Musical Visionary Beatie Wolfe suggests that it goes even a step farther. Beatie believes that music creates a profound imprint on the brain and has the ability to reach deeper than perhaps any other experience. She believes that this imprint is…

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    • A lifelong musician and performer, watch how Beatie Wolfe (@beatiewolfe) shares and describes the miraculous power of music in her 2020 #TEDMED Talk #music #dementia https://t.co/Vq0ukNx79W https://t.co/tNGyBEkiXc

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    Health Systems Architect Jonathan Gruber provides a detailed and emotional perspective evaluating the implications of health insurance on economic mobility and preventative care. As the premier architect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, he offers a detailed account of risk, cost, and economic efficiency in our approach to health insurance. In his TEDMED Talk, Jonathan highlights…

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    • Health Systems Architect and 2020 Speaker Jonathan Gruber provides a detailed and emotional perspective evaluating the implications of health insurance on economic mobility and preventative care. Watch his #TEDMED Talk now. #healthcare https://t.co/XaaWs1wMiZ https://t.co/VAN3R6jWZj

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    Today, teen suicide is an overwhelming problem in the US, with rates continuing to climb each year. Yet, Youth Suicide Interventionist Cheryl King shares that there’s hope – we can solve this problem. Alongside existing medications and psychotherapies used to treat depression, Cheryl has built a community-based intervention called “Youth-Nominated Support Team” or “YST”. Using a model of…

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    • Teen suicide is a heart-breaking issue that challenges our world, but we must not give up hope. Watch Cheryl King's (@ckcpcs) #TEDMED 2020 Talk to learn how community based interventions can change the future of #teensuicide. @DepressionCntr https://t.co/liGDEmLgkK https://t.co/CcqvuIc9mq

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    In this powerful TEDMED 2020 Talk, Neurolaw Rebel Francis X. Shen makes a compelling case for merging the field of neuroscience with the legal system to move our society constantly closer to the truth. Neuroscience aids the informed decision making of attorneys and judges to use brain evidence for more effective criminal sentences, helps us protect individuals with cognitive disabilities from…

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    • Neuroscience could give law new insights into human decision-making and behavior, and crucially, it might provide new evidence that can be used to prove or disprove legal claims.” See how neuroscience informs law in Francis Shen's #TEDMED Talk. https://t.co/lNoVU4cqKf @mghclbb https://t.co/woL1B8MUQ6

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    Our connection to nature – and to the world around us – is difficult to measure. Yet, it is being documented in marvelous ways by Nordic Nature Artists Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen. Long time collaborators, Karoline and Riitta use their art to capture narratives around how humans participate in and communicate with their surroundings. Traveling the globe, they meet local collaborators and…

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    • Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen bring to life nature and folklore to reinforce the human connection to the natural world. See how in their #TEDMED 2020 Talk. https://t.co/3UeDGMICYW #nature #photography #connection https://t.co/F9aDWqIPtS

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    Maternal Care Reformer Wanda Irving had her life turned upside down when she lost her only daughter, Shalon Irving, at the hands of “the covert bias of her medical provider.” As Wanda explains, “that very bias, fueled by structural racism, is the root cause of disparities in health care. That very bias impacted Shalon’s outcome, and caused her to be included in the maternal mortality statistics…

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    • #TEDMED 2020 Speaker Wanda Irving took the stage to advocate for maternal health standards for all women and especially women of color. Watch her TEDMED Talk "How the US medical community fails Black mothers". https://t.co/FjZUwwiCpk #maternalhealth #inequity #blacklivesmatter https://t.co/oLkCGd1o0l

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    Spiderman and CRISPR-Taming Chemist Amit Choudhary both tell us that “with great power comes great responsibility”. In Amit’s case, he speaks of power and responsibility with CRISPR gene editing technology. Today, the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 serves as a “genetic ‘find and replace’ function,” that allows one to search and cut a DNA sequence at its precise location. Yet, this powerful tool…

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    • At the heart of any powerful technology are countermeasures and precision control. #TEDMED 2020 Speaker Amit Choudhary (@ChoudharyLab) believes CRISPR is no exception. @broadinstitute #CRISPR #gene #technology https://t.co/fReiUd9SBy https://t.co/NA9bWoryjg