Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Natalie Gunn makes a case for thinking of our minds and bodies as a continuum rather than a duality. She’s especially intrigued by how this continuum may relate to cancer and whether our mindset has an impact the disease. Natalie argues that we have to take the question seriously: “We need to investigate how a disease of the body could be impacted by our mind.” She explores where the body ends and the mind begins, and investigates where the two connect.
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Natalie Gunn makes a case for thinking of our minds and bodies as a continuum rather than a duality. She’s especially intrigued by how this continuum may relate to cancer and whether our mindset has an impact the disease. Natalie argues that we have to take the question seriously: “We need to investigate how a disease of the body could be impacted by our mind.” She explores where the body ends and the mind begins, and investigates where the two connect.
About the TED Institute: We know that innovative ideas and fresh approaches to challenging problems can be discovered inside visionary companies around the world. The TED Institute helps surface and share these insights. Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas.
Learn more at ted.com/ted-institute
Follow TED Institute on Twitter @TEDPartners
Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/user/TEDInstitute
