Current treatments for depression and PTSD only suppress symptoms, if they work at all. What if we could prevent these diseases from developing altogether? Neuroscientist and TED Fellow Rebecca Brachman shares the story of her team's accidental discovery of a new class of drug that, for the first time ever, could prevent the negative effects of stress -- and boost a person's ability to recover and grow. Learn how these resilience-enhancing drugs could change the way we treat mental illness.

Since their emergence over 200,000 years ago, modern humans have established communities all over the planet. But they didn't do it alone. Whatever corner of the globe you find humans in today, you're likely to find another species as well: dogs. So how did one of our oldest rivals, the wolf, evolve into man's best friend? David Ian Howe traces the history of humanity's first domesticated animal. [Directed by Cabong Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Vadeco Schettini].

In 1925, Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City when the bus she was riding collided with a streetcar. She suffered near-fatal injuries and her disability became a major theme in her paintings. Over the course of her life, she would establish herself as the creator and muse behind extraordinary pieces of art. Iseult Gillespie dives into the life and work of Frida Kahlo. [Directed by Ivana Bošnjak and Thomas Johnson, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Stephen LaRosa].

Bacteria "talk" to each other, sending chemical information to coordinate attacks. What if we could listen to what they were saying? Nanophysicist Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi invented a tool to spy on bacterial chatter and translate their secret communication into human language. Her work could pave the way for early diagnosis of disease -- before we even get sick.

Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a long time. "Imagine how the conversation would shift if we acknowledge just how long trans people have been demanding equality," he says.

They were running loose apparently.

Doorbell footage caught a delivery driver in Texas half-skipping half-running back to his car after trying to pet one of of a pair of dogs who wound up chasing him. One dog approached the van from the garden and started barking, while the other gets up close and personal with the driver. The friend of the owner said the "FedEx driver attempts to pet dog, learns to dance instead" after the event was captured on May 18.

Gutenberg transforms how we think about content in WordPress and will ship with WordPress 5.0. In this session, we’ll discuss what Gutenberg is, why we need it, and where it is today. Finally, we’ll look at where the community is taking Gutenberg, including major improvements to site customization.

This talk discusses actionable items to better run your business using our company’s financial forecasting model as an example — open sourcing what works. The underlying foundation of this talk includes our ability to have been operating for the past three years without outside capital, small cash reserves, and almost no debt. This is something most plugin developers can relate to. In other words, you don’t need venture capital or 18 hour days to launch a successful plugin. In this talk I will discuss: – Working backwards—and what that means – How our firm used the “free downloads metric” to monitor paid growth in year 1 of Startup – How to plan internal “hours as dollars” against code-based (Plugin dev) assets and COG expenses – How to use Cash Flow projections, rolling three months, to plan for product development cycle budgets – How to conservatively project hires of employee, # 4-6 as well as future hires #7-12. – How to budgeting marketing on a quarterly basis using sales and renewal benchmarks – How to adjust projections (free v premium) as your business matures

How well do you know who you’re building for? A formal process of user story development is great for anyone, from solopreneurs to large distributed teams, to have a clear idea of what problems they’re trying to solve. In this talk, I will outline the steps you should take to create clear, actionable user stories, and avoid pitfalls that can derail your project.