Hey doctor, wait longer to cut the umbilical cord!: Alan Greene
When a baby is born, the first thing doctors do is clamp and sever the umbilical cord. But could this common practice actually harm the infant? At TEDxBrussels, Alan Greene warns that millions of kids might be affected by not having the opportunity to receive crucial oxygen-, iron-, and stem cell-rich blood after birth, and calls for doctors around the world to optimize the timing of umbilical cord removal. (Filmed at TEDxBrussels)
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Visualizing science without math: Peter Jansen
“We can help kids develop an intuitive understanding of the world.”
Noticing that the fear of complex mathematical concepts often impedes a person’s interest in science, Peter Jansen hopes to transform how students understand the subject with the help of his Star Trek-inspired “tricoder,” a device designed to visualize, not just analyze, the science behind everyday objects. (Filmed at TEDxBrussels.)
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Everything will respond to your thoughts: Julien Penders
EEG technology has already begun to permeate the medical field and consumer markets but the fun is just getting started. Julien Penders demonstrates some of the exciting things to come when even more advanced brain wave monitoring becomes as easy to use as putting on a hat.
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