<p>On Start the Week Andrew Marr talks to Jane McGonigal, a designer of alternate reality games, about her latest innovation SuperBetter. Designed to aid her recovery from a brain injury and subsequent depression, the game reportedly gives people a sense of control over their own health. Harnessing the mind in the fight against chronic illnesses is the subje ... Show More
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Life Online: Power, Risk and Resistance
How has life online reshaped society in real life? On Radio 4's weekly discussion programme, Tom Sutcliffe is joined by 3 guests who are investigating the digital sphere, and in some cases resisting its ubiquity.The filmmaker Baroness Beeban Kidron exposes how digital platforms e ... Show More
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Jun 15
Working-Class Lives: Identity and Political Fractures
What has happened to working-class identity in Britain? On Radio 4's weekly discussion programme, Adam Rutherford explores the political fractures within families and communities.Nicola Wilding discusses These Wild English: A Family, a Class, a Country on Fire, tracing three gene ... Show More
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Sep 2018
96: Jane McGonigal | Gaming Your Way to Health and Happiness
Jane McGonigal (@avantgame) specializes in designing games that challenge players to tackle real-world problems, and is the bestselling author of Reality is Broken. Her new book is SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver, and More Resilient -- P ... Show More
1h 13m
Dec 2023
Mind, body, spirit (part 1) | TED Radio Hour
For millennia, we have debated the mind, body, spirit connection. But today, it sounds trite, #selfcare. In this special series on the TED Radio Hour, we explore fresh ideas on how we think, move and feel. Up first: the mind. In this segment, neurotech entrepreneur Tom Oxley join ... Show More
17m 19s
Jan 2024
Right Brain, Creativity, and Meaning in Life w/ Iain McGilchrist
This week, Scott is joined by Psychiatrist and Author of "The Matter with Things", Iain McGilchrist, for a wide-ranging conversation spanning the main differences between left brain and right brain functions, the creative brain, intelligence, the source of truth, and the metaphys ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2024
TOWS Special: Mind, Body Connection
Original Air Date: March 12, 1987 Neuropsychologist and New York Times best-selling author of Super Immunity, Dr. Paul Pearsall and Dr. Bernie Siegel, pediatric surgeon and author of New York Times #1 Bestseller, Love, Medicine and Miracles discuss the crucial link between the mi ... Show More
44m 38s
Jan 2018
Thoughts, Beliefs, Emotions, and Your Health - Kelly Noonan Gores : 461
You are living in a walking, talking miracle, and you mind is at the helm! Kelly Noonan Gores explores the mind-body connection in her documentary HEAL. She wants to empower and inspire people dealing with illness by showing them what is actually possible, and how huge of an impa ... Show More
1h 5m