With honesty, vulnerability, passion, and courage, Tanya Selvaratnam draws from her personal story growing up around violence to offer a blueprint for a violence-free world. By providing a global context about the generational cycle of violence, she advocates for a society in which everyone feels safe, feels loved, feels seen, heard, and held. A talk to share, and a message to spread…for more peace and kindness in our lives and world. Tanya Selvaratnam is a Multimedia Storyteller and Advocate. As a filmmaker, she has received multiple Emmy nominations and Webby awards; and her projects have played on HBO, IFC, PBS, and the New Yorker, and at the Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca, and SXSW festivals. She is the author of Assume Nothing about intimate violence and The Big Lie about fertility awareness; her essays have been published in the New York Times, Vogue, ELLE, Cosmo, Glamour, Daily Beast, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. She is an Advisor to the Open Future Lab, Pop Culture Collaborative, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Sankofa, Let It Ripple, and The DO School. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard University, where she studied Chinese language and the history of law. Born in Sri Lanka and raised in Long Beach, CA, Tanya is based in New York City and Portland, Oregon. More info at tanyaturnsup.com. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

NOTE FROM TED: This talk only represents the speaker’s personal views and understanding of touch, the nervous system, and health. Several claims lack legitimate scientific support. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfIn her speech Helena invistigates the theme of touch and its impact on all human being. Years of working with the body have taught Helena to see it holistically. Beyond the tangible, physical body, there is also an energetic and emotional body—inseparable layers through which we embody and experience life. Since 2009, her journey began with Rio Abierto bodywork training and led her to explore Zen Shiatsu, Kobido, Qigong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, psychosomatics, and Biodanza. Working with patients, she witnessed how deeply psycho-emotional balance affects physical health. She believes true healing happens when body, mind, and spirit align. Through Essence of Movement, she invites you to discover this wisdom. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

NOTE FROM TED: Please consult a medical professional before modifying any medication and do not look to this talk as a substitute for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker’s personal views and understanding of testosterone therapies and health, which remain an ongoing field of study with important safety considerations. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfWhy do millions of men settle for weekly testosterone injections when daily microdosing offers a mirror to natural rhythm? This talk challenges the status quo of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), revealing how short-acting daily doses mimic the body’s innate hormonal patterns better than traditional weekly protocols, and my this mechanism, eliminating almost all side effects that have been associated with TRT.Campbell K, Muthigi A, Ghomeshi A, K, Sandler MD, Ramasamy R. Safety Aspects and Rational Use of Testosterone Undecanoate in the Treatment of Testosterone Deficiency: Clinical Insights. Drug Healthc Patient Saf. 2023;15:73-84Rivero, M. J., Reddy, R., Muthigi, A., Reddy, R., Han, S., Reis, I. M., ... & Ramasamy, R. (2024). Patient Satisfaction with Oral Testosterone Undecanoate in Men Who Received Prior Testosterone Therapy: An Open-Label, Single-Center Clinical Trial. The world journal of men's health, 42. John Jaquish, PhD. has spent years researching and developing improved approaches to health. He is the inventor of the most effective bone density building medical technology, which is now partnered with Tony Robbins and OsteoStrong for rapid clinic deployment.Inventor of X3, a technology that is proven to develop muscle much faster than conventional weight lifting, all with the lowest risk of joint injury, Dr. Jaquish methods are used in training the world's most elite athletes and associations such as the entire Miami Heat organization, various NFL and NBA players, as well as Olympians.John is also CEO of Primal Medical Group, a physician group with over 100 general practitioners who understand and require patient application of Dr. Jaquish’s physical medicine interventions, like X3 and OsteoStrong, and the optimized nutrition protocols outlined in his book. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women in the UK accounting for 30% of new cancer cases. Despite this, over 1 million women per year ignore NHS screening invitations for early detection of breast cancer at least in part due to the invasive and sometimes painful process of mammography.Prof Simona Francese came to TEDxManchester to discuss an unlikely but highly promising alternative to traditional cancer screening. The collection of fingerprints is already well-known as a classic tool of crime scene investigation, but Simona believes the humble fingerprint has enormous potential to become a new way to screen for breast cancer. The fingerprint screen would be cheaper and far less invasive and could become a powerful new tool in the vital early detection of cancers for millions of women.Simona Francese is Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), UK. She is the Lead of the Sheffield Multi-Modal Imaging Centre and Head of the Centre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging at SHU. Simona is an expert in the development of MALDI MS Imaging applications and has pioneered its development for the analysis of latent fingermarks and blood to profile criminals. More recently she has engaged in research at the interface between forensics and clinical diagnostics using blood and sweat in fingertip smears to detect cancer and other pathologies. She has generated a combined total of 97 publications and has been awarded a total of ~£1.8m worth of research grants/contracts to date. Her research has been implemented in police casework in UK and Europe and has been partly funded by the Home Office, West Yorkshire Police and The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, UK. Simona regularly seeks to communicate her work to wider audience including a presentation at the main TED Conference in Vancouver in 2018 and at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in 2023 on molecular fingerprinting.This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

What if trust wasn't just a feature we hoped for but something we could build in by design? Nia Luckey invites us to imagine not just smarter tech, but trustworthy tech. She shares a new protocol for building reliable systems and teams that draws from the principles of cybersecurity and applies them to human behavior. Nia Luckey, LSSBB, GRCA is a cybersecurity expert and CISO advisor, recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice. Among many accolades, Nia was named one of the Top 10 Cybersecurity Women Leaders Shaping The Future of Digital Safety in 2025. She is a keynote speaker and author, renowned for her leadership innovations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Passionate about combating the opioid epidemic, Dr. Ward focuses on identifying and promoting policies that can effectively reduce its devastating impact on society. Recognizing that the national overdose crisis continues to claim approximately 100,000 American lives annually—and is a leading cause of the recent decline in life expectancy—he is committed to initiatives that aim to heal and strengthen individuals, families, and communities affected by this ongoing tragedy. Dr. Ray Ward is a physician and a public servant serving as a Representative in the Utah Legislature. With a unique perspective shaped by his dual roles in healthcare and politics, Dr. Ward is deeply invested in shaping effective health care policies. In the legislature, he participates in the discussion and implementation of policies, while in his clinic, he witnesses firsthand how policies affect individuals and communities—sometimes positively, and occasionally proving counterproductive.Passionate about combating the opioid epidemic, Dr. Ward focuses on identifying and promoting policies that can effectively reduce its devastating impact on society. Recognizing that the national overdose crisis continues to claim approximately 100,000 American lives annually—and is a leading cause of the recent decline in life expectancy—he is committed to initiatives that aim to heal and strengthen individuals, families, and communities affected by this ongoing tragedy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx