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What sitting all day does to your brain and body

Can a five-minute walk change how you feel all day? Exercise scientist Keith Diaz shows how your body is built for the kind of movement that modern life has quietly erased — and suggests something refreshingly doable: making time for small doses of movement sprinkled throughout the day, as a way to boost your brain and body.

Keith Diaz

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The power of imagination — onstage and off

Suki Hillier · 119K plays · 13 days ago

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The kind of AI we actually need

Van Jones · 221K plays · 23 days ago

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Lisa Monteggia · 207K plays · 21 days ago

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Why AI will never replace a great teacher

Matt Wu · 21.0K plays · 14 days ago

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