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Uploaded on Sep 11, 2009

http://www.ted.com Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples' thoughts -- and judges their actions.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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  • mavpmavp

    ''I hope they do, and I think they probably won't."

    "Why?"

    "It's not called the hard problem of consciousness for nothing."

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  • casachill7

    I love smart people. I can't help myself. :)

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  • Dg2147258548

    id marry her!!

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    Grace has non initiative

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  • DBSpy1

    Wow,this puts a whole new twist on, But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing,gives me chills.

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  • JustThaTruth

    While this moron sits up here and smiles, people are getting tortured all over the us with this stuff, right through the walls of their apartments.

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  • JustThaTruth

    THIS is the epitome of masonic gangstalking and what they have been using on many of us for years and years.

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  • shoftim

    Agreed, but remember, we have to be the first to know how to use this before our enemies do, hence, we become the enemy that we fear.

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  • DBSpy1

    She also has a hot body.  :>)

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  • theoremaxim

    I didn't watch this video for political reasons, but I do find it comically coincidental that a simple tin foil hat could probably protect someone from being targeted by say, for example, the government. lol

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  • shoftim

    These are not the droids you're looking for...

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  • xnellyxs1

    brave new world technology

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