TEDMED

When scientific recommendations change, people may hear contradiction. But often, that change is science doing what science is supposed to do: testing, updating, correcting, refining. The communication challenge is not hiding uncertainty. It is explaining it before mistrust fills the gap. Watch full Talk: ow.ly/NxO250Z0jhI #TrustInScience #ScienceCommunication

“Just give people the facts” sounds reasonable. #BehavioralScience #ScienceCommunication

Heidi Larson asks us to see it differently: as a trust signal. tedmed.com/talk/in-contex…

The lesson: public health does not move through evidence alone. It moves through relationships.

Since COVID-19, the trust picture has become more polarized and more fragile.

Rumors are not just noise. They reveal what people fear, question, or feel excluded from.

Vaccine hesitancy is often treated as a knowledge gap. #VaccineConfidence #PublicHealth

Trust in science is not built by information alone. It depends on who is speaking, who feels heard, and whether uncertainty is explained before it becomes suspicion. This week at TEDMED: vaccine confidence, misinformation, and why facts need trust to travel. #ScienceCommunication #PublicHealth

Compassion is not uniquely human. Frans de Waal shows that chimpanzees engage in consolation behavior after conflict or distress. That makes compassion more than a virtue. It is observable social biology. Watch his TEDMED Talk: ow.ly/9tkK50YXJyQ

Positive emotions may do more than improve mood. Jennifer Stellar explains how awe and compassion can shift attention outward, support connection and meaning, and may even relate to physical markers of health. The science of connection is bigger than we think.

What if awe is part of your health? In a new #TEDMEDConversation, Jennifer Stellar and Jon Ellenthal explore whether awe and compassion are more than beautiful experiences. They may be part of how connection changes us. Watch the new Conversation: ow.ly/Kf1350YXHia #TEDMED #ThisWeekAtTEDMED #Awe #Compassion #MentalHealth #EmotionalWellbeing #HealthScience #ScienceOfConnection #Wellbeing #HumanConnection #Psychology #Neuroscience #SocialHealth #JenniferStellar #JonEllenthal

She did everything right. It didn’t matter. That tells you where the problem actually is.

She asked for help. Repeatedly. She wasn’t heard. That’s how systems fail.

Black mothers in the U.S. face significantly higher risks during childbirth. Even when income and access to care are the same. That’s not random. It’s structural.

If it feels hard to stop eating certain foods, it might not be willpower. In studies, people ate ~500 more calories/day on ultra-processed diets. Same people. Different system. ow.ly/YNpQ50YUKMS #PublicHealth

Before a high-pressure moment: write everything on your mind down. Not to solve it. To clear space. ow.ly/4Q8450YR5R8

Under pressure, your brain doesn’t shut down. It interferes. ow.ly/rkXP50YR5Mt

“Choking” isn’t rare. It’s one of the most human experiences we have.

Why do we choke under pressure? It’s not failure. It’s not lack of skill. It’s your brain overcorrecting. You start thinking about what should be automatic. That’s what breaks performance. We break this down in this week’s TEDMED Now. Listen to the full episode: ow.ly/f0FY50YOHEP

What happens when the foundation of science is unstable? When data is incomplete or selectively reported, what we call “truth” is already compromised. From how research is conducted to how it’s interpreted and applied, this playlist explores the hidden forces shaping scientific knowledge and the real-world consequences when integrity breaks down. Watch the full #TEDMED playlist: ow.ly/PB5Q50YNJfu #BadScience #PublicTrust #SciencePolicy #EvidenceMatters #EthicsInScience #ScienceCommunication #InstitutionalIntegrity #FutureOfHealth