A good bond in a long-term relationship is no guarantee of good sex. Ester Perell has some interesting new ideas on this topic: TED Talk
Susan Blackmore studies memes: ideas that replicate themselves from brain to brain like a virus. She makes a bold new argument: Humanity has spawned a new kind of meme, the teme, which spreads itself via technology - and invents ways to keep itself alive TED-Talk
Consciousness is and remains a neurobiological mystery. Or is it? In this interview, Christof Koch gives an inspiring account of his findings in the search for the neuronal correlates of consciousness. Video book tip: Consciousness: Confessions of a brain researcher
„…und ihre Rückkehr zu ihm – Annäherung an die Prinzipien der Psychosomatik“. „Der Körper ist der Übersetzer der Seele ins Sichtbare“, schrieb Christian Morgenstern und brachte damit das Entscheidende zum Ausdruck. Alle unsere Gedanken und Gefühle erzeugen körperliche Reaktionen; unser seelisches Wesen und unsere körperliche Existenz sind auf das Engste miteinander verbunden. Aber was ist die Seele? Leib und Seele…
„The movie Rocky IV turned Dolph Lundgren aka Soviet boxer Ivan Drago into a Hollywood star. Exactly 30 years later the Fulbrighter Dolph Lundgren shares his personal fight worth fighting with a live audience at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. “If you heal yourself you can heal others” is the message of this surprising TEDxFulbright talk about a fighter…
...and mostly die as copies. We live in a completely constructed world and are incapable of perceiving reality in a lively, compassionate and empathetic way. An occasion for a fundamental critique of our civilization by the important psychoanalyst and social critic Arno Gruen. Video