Annotated Resource List TED Talk Information The TED Talk video that I watched was Why do we sleep by Russel Foster. This TED talk was about why we need sleep and how getting less than the suggested amount affects the brain. There are three main reasons why we need sleep; restoration, energy conservation, and brain function. Only certain genes are turned on when you sleep so you need to sleep in order for those genes to turn on and allow you other genes to be restored, while sleeping you save about 110 calories, sleep helps enhance creativity, and your brain is less likely to retain information if you’re sleep deprived and trying to cram information. On average a teen needs 9 hours of sleep, in the 1950s the average teen was getting 8 hours of sleep, today on average teens are getting 5 hours of sleep, which is half the amount that we need. If you’re not receiving the amount of sleep that you need your body will uncountable got into micro-sleeping which will happen to at least 31% of drivers in their lifetime. When a person has lack of sleep they will experience memory loss, increases impulsiveness, and poor judgement. When lacking these qualities, the brain craves things to fill these gaps. To fill these cravings, the brain will try to use things like alcohol and drugs to sedate you. This can also lead to weight gain because your will release a hormone signaling to your brain that you need more carbohydrates and sugars. A study that was noted in this TED Talk was a
Please listen to one of the TED Talk presentations from the Unit 1 Individual Project Assignment list. Use this template to complete the assignment by writing 2–3 sentences in response to each question.
There are various negative effects to not getting enough sleep at night. Weight gain is one negative affect of not getting sleep. If you've been getting less the seven hours of sleep daily then you might notice you waistline expanding. The body has a hard time processing the protein leptin which regulates the metabolism. When your metabolism is slow and you food craving increases, it is very easy to gain weight. Not getting enough sleep can also cause stress. If you are up at night thinking about problems and different situations, you can get really mess up your sleeping habits and be even more stressed.Sleep deprivation can also cause you to have a weak immune system.If you can sleep, it is very possible for you to be catching illnesses such as a cold or the flu. Not getting the sleep, makes it tougher for you body to fight off bacteria and viruses. One of the worst cons of not getting enough sleep is impaired memory and brain function.Sleep deprivation can impair many functions of the brain, including how it processes information and how you think, make
In “Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent,” Safwat Saleem, shows his passion and his courageous side when speaking in his Ted Talk, describing the main idea of there not being such a thing of normalcy, as well as arguing that individuals should be confident and accept who they are from their special qualities. Agreeing with Saleem (2016), however to also consider it has become common in today’s society to want to be normal. Therefore many people would not agree with wanting to be exactly known as quote on quote ‘normal’ but they may want to assimilate to norms because that person is or may be in a unique way socially accepted.
When it comes to choice it always seems to be a love hate relationship: we hate making them, but we can’t live without them. Anyone can all look back to a time in our lives where they wish someone could just pick for us, or times when we wish there were more to choose from. All Americans have many choices, and it is such a part of our daily lives that we don’t even realize it. Barry Schwartz and Sheena Iyengar‘s TED talks bring up interesting ideas about choice, how people deal with them and their affects. They both state that although choice is good, it can also have negative effects. Schwartz explains what most people believe and experience with choice, while Iyengar shows cultural differences in choice making. Both Schwartz and Iyengar
You can be a better activist when you realise it’s not your job to save the world. In the Ted talk “My wish: Use art to turn the world inside out” Jr spoke at the very start when he was told he was going to give the Ted Talk and to make a wish to save the world. He talked about how the world was really messed up, and he didn’t want to give the talk because no one person can save the world. A friend told him it’s not to save the world but the change the world, which he was okay with (Jr). Without having that pressure, it gives freedom to be able to create a change about the passions being advocated for. The Journal by Radical Teacher “Jamming the Works: Art, Politics and Activism.” explains that the goal of activism isn’t to change a person through one act that it takes time (Dittmar, Linda, and Joseph Entin). While there is a level of frustration that can occur in the amount of time it takes to
In the article “Today’s Exhausted Superkids,”Frank Bruni makes many valid, controversial points. More than half American teenagers say they are getting less than seven hours of sleep. This is all due either to the amount of homework assigned each night, or all the times students get distracted while attempting to finish the work. In many classes, students must prepare themselves for all the extra work they will be doing. Various problems are associated with the one considerable topic: sleep deprivation. Several different factors can lead to shorter hours of sleep during the night.
Many young people forget the importance of sleep in their lives when they begin their college career and should be reminded of how necessary it is. It has been estimated that "40% of
It is basic knowledge that humans need sleep, but that’s where it ends just general knowledge. The article “Sleep On It” discusses how not getting enough sleeps affects you and also remedies to help. I personally am one of those people who sleeps less and says, “I’ll just be tired tomorrow, it’s okay.” After reading this article I now realize how I am putting my body in danger of future risk and it’s not okay. The article discusses that people who get no more than six hours of sleep are at a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and gaining more weight. Although the studies mentioned do not show causations, I feel like the correlations are strong enough to understand the negative effects. I found it very interesting no matter which study
If a teenager were to drive down the road with six or fewer hours of sleep the previous night, he or she would be left as impaired as if driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% (Hunter 42). In any other situation it would be against the law to drive like that but so sleep deprivation is an extremely dangerous thing. Sleep deprivation has become a huge problem recently because teenagers have many events after school to do like homework, sports and other things. People usually made themselves a full schedule but they don’t know how to make them good“only 15% of teenagers receiving an adequate nine hours of sleep according to the National Sleep Foundation” (Stickgold 55). Teenagers need a good amount of sleep because of without getting the right amount of sleep it can do harm to teenagers developing brains. Teenagers today need eight or nine hours of sleep if they don’t the way teenagers think would be slower than it should be. There long-term health problems and horrible effects on physical issues to your body. While Some people believe that teenagers can be perfectly fine and well without nine hours of sleep. However, because of the above reasons,” teenagers need the right amount of sleep to remain in mental, academic, and strong well-being “(Vyskocil 68). There are many reasons why sleep deprivation happens to teenagers they have stressful life’s, family issues, things they eat in they eat daily can all affect them from sleeping well all that can affect how they sleep and when they sleep
There have been many studies over the course of a few decades that show that sleep impacts the brain, and the brain impacts mental health. Sleep heals your body, and helps to prepare you for the next day’s work. However, most adolescents don’t get the sleep that their body desperately needs. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that 13 year olds generally need 9-11 hours of sleep, while 14-17 year olds need 8-10 hours. These guidelines are especially important to
I knew that lack of sleep causes a wide range of attention problems along with others, but I was not aware that 40% of US teenagers suffered from sleep deprivation. As this school year started I noticed a pattern. The pattern was that at least twice a week I will most likely be up until 1 in the morning trying to complete assignments or study. After pulling this stunt for a solid month I cried when we had a three day weekend and I slept for about 12 hours in one night. This combined with my insomniac tendencies does not help my brain at all. A find myself being less focused while driving or handling simple tasks. Maybe scientist will be able to find a way for lack of sleep not be such a
In the TED talk “How to Live to 100+” by Dan Buettner, he discussed the way centenarians lived
In Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk, “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” she develops her argument by beginning with someone’s posture and gradually builds up to someone’s attitude. Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk was a good way to show that a person’s body language does shape who the person is as an individual. Amy Cuddy makes a convincing argument that “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are.” In her discussion about a person’s posture, she points out the way people are sitting.
According to the Ted talk, Text messaging is different from writing. He compares Text messaging to the way we speak and how prior to text messaging writing and speech were different. He gave examples of how people would try to use their typewriters to translate speech to paper and it took longer . I agree with McWhorter when he states that text messaging reflects the way we speak, because personally when I text my friends and family I am not worried about punctuation and spelling, as I would be If I were writing a literal piece of work. If I were to write how I spoke, my writing would contain multiple space fillers like, "like", "well", "um" and "mhmm". Talking how we write is just as bad as writing how we speak because in writing it is
We have always wondered whether the amount of sleep a person gets effects the brain but never found an exact answer. According to Harvard health publications people who are persistently sleep deprived are more likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes and narrowed vessels. Harvard health Publications has found that this causes us to decrease blood flow inside the brain which can cause the brain to have difficulties working properly. We can get more sleep by managing the amount of time we use for each activity we are involved in. Since I am a teenager I know it can be difficult for teenagers our age to get enough sleep because of school, after school activities and homework. According to the website healthy sleep lack of adequate sleep affect