When medicine measures the patient, what does it miss?
A test result can describe what is happening in the body. A pain scale can assign a number. A medical chart can document a diagnosis. But none of…
Season 2
New Hosts, New Guests, Same Great Conversations
What makes psychedelic therapy work?
As psychedelic-assisted therapy moves closer to mainstream medicine, Heidi Allen is asking what needs to be in place before these treatments can be delivered safely, ethically, and at…
When AI Enters the Care Relationship
Artificial intelligence is often described as a faster way to process information. But in healthcare, its deeper impact may come from something more intimate: how it changes the…
The Biology of Awe: Why Wonder Might Be Essential to Health
What if awe is more than a fleeting feeling? In this TEDMED Conversation, psychologist Jennifer Stellar joins Jon Ellenthal to explore the biology of awe, compassion, and emotional…
Trust, Truth, and the Fragility of Scientific Institutions - Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part TEDMED Conversation with investigative journalist Katherine Eban. In this companion episode, host Jay Walker and Eban move from foundational questions about…
Trust, Truth, and the Fragility of Scientific Institutions – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a two-part TEDMED Conversation with investigative journalist Katherine Eban. Across these companion episodes, host Jay Walker and Eban examine what happens when the…
What resilience really requires
After declaring at TEDMED in 2011 that she would one day complete the Cuba-to-Florida swim, Diana Nyad returned in 2014 having done just that — at age 64.…
Designing Pediatric Care for Access, Trust, and Time
What if pediatric care were built around relationships instead of billing codes?
The Promise, and Limits, of AI in Medicine
Artificial intelligence is already making medical decisions—often without patients realizing it. In this episode of TEDMED Conversations, Bruce Schneier and Dr. Leana Wen unpack where AI is quietly…
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