Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research

What makes a TED Talk go viral? These 5 nonverbal patterns may explain | TED Blog

Science of People asked 760 volunteers to rate hundreds of hours of TED Talks looking for body language cues.

Books | Books

50 Books Recommended by This Year's TED Speakers | Inc.com

The much-buzzed-about conference generated a gargantuan list of intriguing book recommendations.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

When Big Ideas Go Bad - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Power poses became the hottest thing on the internet. But the science doesn’t hold up.

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

4 Expert Tips For Getting Over Your Fear Of Public Speaking

Number 2: Do something physical beforehand.

A great less than 2 minute video by the head of Ted Talks on how to get over your fear of public speaking.

Miscellaneous | Interesting stuff

Sharyl Attkisson talks about media manipulation.

In this eye-opening talk, veteran journalist Sharyl Attkisson shows how astroturf, or fake grassroots movements funded by political, corporate, or other special interests very effectively manipulat...

By far my favorite TED talk. It'll definitely make your head spin. Through some work with a national medical association, I found out that a lot of the continuing medical education seminars, online courses and books doctors use to get their credits, were written by pharmaceutical companies. This was 7 plus years ago so things could have changed by now but I highly doubt it...