{"id":640058,"date":"2013-01-25T15:59:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T20:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=68083"},"modified":"2013-01-25T17:59:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T22:59:54","slug":"x-marks-the-spot-this-weeks-tedxtalks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/640058","title":{"rendered":"X marks the spot: This week&rsquo;s TEDxTalks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68084\" alt=\"TEDxnotebook\" src=\"http:\/\/tedconfblog.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/tedxnotebook.jpg?w=900\"   \/><\/p>\n<p>Each week, TEDx chooses <a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/\">four of our favorite talks<\/a><em>, <\/em>highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Below, give this week\u2019s talks a listen.<\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pl186Ej7DvI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/video\/Fighting-Duchenne-Muscular-Dyst;Featured-Talks\">Fighting Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Dr. Benjy Seckler at TEDxBerkshires<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nPotential medicines, especially for rare genetic diseases, take years to develop and test. Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy \u2014 who rarely live past the age of 25 \u2014 don\u2019t have that time. Benjy Seckler took action, creating a foundation that raises money for a cure to save not only his son\u2019s life, but the lives of all children affected by DMD.\u00a0(<i>Filmed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxberkshires.com\/\"><i>TEDxBerkshires<\/i><\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PihxGm0lvo0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rocket science that could restore voices: Effie Gutmark and Sid Khosla at TEDxCincy\" href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/list\/Featured-Talks\/video\/TEDxCincy-Effie-Gutmark-Sid-Kho\"><b>Rocket science that could restore voices: Effie Gutmark and Sid Khosla at TEDxCincy<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nBelieve it or not, we still don\u2019t fully understand the mechanics behind the human voice \u2014 but rocket science can help. In this fascinating talk from TEDxCincy, vocal cord specialist Sid Khosla teams up with rocket scientist Effie Gutmark to explain how the basic dynamics of airflow could lead to new techniques for treating voice and swallowing disorders. (<i>Filmed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxcincy.com\/\"><i>TEDxCincy<\/i><\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lFvSnKJFCa8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hope for epilepsy patients: Mark Cook at TEDxUWollongong\" href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/list\/Featured-Talks\/video\/TEDxUWollongong-Professor-Mark\"><b>Hope for epilepsy patients: Mark Cook at TEDxUWollongong<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nImagine living with the knowledge that at any moment \u2014 perhaps at work, or while driving \u2014 you might become incapacitated. This is the reality for many who live with epilepsy. At TEDxUWollongong, Mark Cook talks through a promising treatment, in development now, that may stop seizures in their tracks. (<i>Filmed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxuwollongong.com\/\">TEDxUWollongong<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aH_SvupfkgU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Medicine from milk: Harry Meade at TEDxBoston\" href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/list\/Featured-Talks\/video\/TEDxBoston-Harry-Meade-Medicine\"><b>Medicine from milk: Harry Meade at TEDxBoston<\/b><\/a><b><\/b><br \/>\nSynthesizing essential proteins for those who lack them is very expensive and time-consuming in a laboratory setting. What if we could get nature to do the work for us? Harry Meade shares an incredible and surprisingly simple idea \u2014 specially bred animals that cultivate essential drugs in their milk. (<i>Filmed at <a href=\"http:\/\/tedxboston.org\/\"><i>TEDxBoston<\/i><\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>And here, some of the week\u2019s highlights from the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/\">TEDx blog<\/a> this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/41447557795\/aw-crikey-mates-its-australia-day\"><b>Aw Crikey Mates! It\u2019s Australia Day<\/b><\/a><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/41101419168\/14-talks-to-understand-the-next-4-years-of-american\"><b>14 talks to understand the next 4 years of American and (global) politics<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/41284957711\/tedx-tweeters-tell\"><strong>TEDx tweeters tells us #whyITEDx<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/41457321978\/dung-beetles-poo-collectors-land-cleaners\"><b>Dung beetles: Poo collectors. Land cleaners. Stargazers?<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/40850183351\/tedx-talks-roundup-4-fascinating-talks-on-education\"><b>TEDxTalks roundup: 4 fascinating talks on education<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tedconfblog.wordpress.com\/68083\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/tedconfblog.wordpress.com\/68083\/\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=blog.ted.com&#038;blog=14795620&#038;%23038;post=68083&#038;%23038;subd=tedconfblog&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/TEDBlog\/~4\/vUgQEWM7uH0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week, TEDx chooses four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. 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