How You Know You're in Love: Epigenetics, Stress & Gender Identity | Karissa Sanbonmatsu | TEDxABQ

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  • @lovemecom3832
    @lovemecom3832 6 років тому +133

    This is interesting and inspiring topic. When you falling in love, all the impossible things become possible, your way of thinking turns into positive things. You can't really explain the feeling of being in love. That feeling is the best feeling that everyone could be experienced.

    • @sportyspice7847
      @sportyspice7847 3 роки тому +1

      You become less afraid when you’re in love❤️ Maybe… even run across the road like a crazy person 🤣😇

    • @MiriamPacheco-pw5vk
      @MiriamPacheco-pw5vk Рік тому

      @@sofiarribass You are so right! LOVE is not a chemistry lesson, people really need to stop becoming so complex with everything and just enjoy life. If anyone has a question how do you know your in love, than one has never been in love....

    • @aaronb1331
      @aaronb1331 6 місяців тому

      THE GENDER DOES COME FROM NATURE EVEN IF THE HUMAN PUT IT IN BOOKS OR NOT, THE GENDER IDENTITY COMES FROM THE HUMAN MIND AND INVENTION IT'S NOT REALITY NO MATTER HOW MANY WORDS OR FEELING JUSTIFY IT.

  • @tkogeary3511
    @tkogeary3511 10 років тому +13

    Being a critic is easy. Being authentic and outspoken takes courage. Congrats!

    • @aaronb1331
      @aaronb1331 6 місяців тому

      THE GENDER DOES COME FROM NATURE EVEN IF THE HUMAN PUT IT IN BOOKS OR NOT, THE GENDER IDENTITY COMES FROM THE HUMAN MIND AND INVENTION IT'S NOT REALITY NO MATTER HOW MANY WORDS OR FEELING JUSTIFY IT.

  • @zakaryhudson
    @zakaryhudson 8 років тому +42

    These type of speeches fascinate me. I'm glad to see I'm not the only trans person who is enamored. Amazing job Dr. Sanbonmatsu, your speech completely captivated me.

  • @LifeStyleTherapy
    @LifeStyleTherapy 7 років тому +6

    In many ways, how much you miss a person reflects how interdependent your lives have become. If you are questioning whether you love someone, perhaps consider how much you miss him or her when you’re apart.
    I made a video in my channel about 5 signs of being in love you can watch it

  • @leenah199
    @leenah199 9 років тому +43

    Your explanation of biochemistry is a gift especially when you highlighted how RNA is different from DNA. Thank you for your talk.

  • @stephaniepappas8906
    @stephaniepappas8906 10 років тому +14

    Karissa, I was at the event and was so inspired by your presentation! I'm inspired by you personally and professionally and appreciate the journey you so courageously and compassionately walk. To do this research that is so cutting edge and furthers tests the boundaries of what traditional science has thought is inspiring. To do this as a transgender person is beyond inspiring. Thank you and You Go Girl!!!

    • @Valchrist1313
      @Valchrist1313 9 років тому

      Why is something different because a transgender person did it?

    • @johnkrois
      @johnkrois 8 років тому +2

      I know what you mean. But I also know that it always is/was difficult to do something when people judge you because of your appearance. Actually science is one of those areas where e.g. being a woman has long been a factor that made it difficult for results to even being noticed. There are cases where the changing of a name meant that a book or idea could became relevant in the first place. So yes, being transgender doesn't make the result better or worse, but doing it, making yourself heard, can be a more diffficult process!

  • @yuchenzhou8952
    @yuchenzhou8952 9 років тому +56

    One of the best Ted talks I've ever seen. Great presentation and personality!

  • @chicomendez3720
    @chicomendez3720 8 років тому +10

    That was an amazing presentation !!! Dr.Sanbonmasu with all my heart and sincerity....applaud and admire you....and your research ! Beautiful !! It touched me...made me realize something about me,and my life in general.
    Past 3 years I realized I have depression, actually longer at least 10 years . But just in the last 3 years got some help.When I started to get suicidal thoughts, it became worse,to the point of planning it.I decided to get help,during one of the sessions with my psychiatrist we hit this topic.I recall maybe falling in love maybe 2-3 times,I've been in my relationship for 15-20 yrs we have 2 kids( son:10,daughter: teenager 15) I have been with lots of women, all over single and during my relationships not proud to say I've always been unfaithful,and suffered consequences.I'm sad to say I lost my love for my common- law,and probably never did love her.Don't get me wrong ...I will always take care of her and kids for the rest of our lives support her and kids in any way....after all she will always be the mother of my only kids.
    Sadly the main reason I never asked her to marry me,I'm always looking for love everywhere else, I also realized that I always have trouble with love affection,stress,feelings,etc..and this stems,way back......my mother and father. They never showed any affection,communication,stress etc...towards each other,or my brother and I. I'm repeating the pattern just like they did with their parents,from all the family stories I hear....my dad, grandfather,great grandfather, acted the same way I did.
    I try to be different...with my kids at first I was cold ,but then swore to my self, I don't want to be like my parents and now I adore them not a day goes by when I don't hug them, kiss them, tell them how proud I am of them,how much I love them,ask them if they have any problems, and always kiss and tuck them at night.My son is affectionate,hugs,kisses,etc...my daughter on the other hand is the opposite. I guess she has my gene and since she's the oldest, see's her mom and I cold, no affection,etc... and sadly picking up traits,examples, learning from us ?

  • @adityasinha8089
    @adityasinha8089 9 років тому +45

    Wasn't the kind of talk I was expecting, but you're amazing! Keep it up.

  • @SophiaTeTricht
    @SophiaTeTricht 10 років тому +50

    Karissa, as a transgender woman who is not out full-time and as a science student and as an aspiring engineer, it is easy to become overwhelmed and intimidated by the idea of being transgender in a culture of predominantly men who seem to demand evidence in all things. I had, in fact, recently become convinced that I would never be accepted as my authentic, actual self, due in part to an apparent lack of solid scientific evidence that transgenderism is not a choice. Disclaimer: this line of thinking may have been hatched during a particularly unpleasant bout of dysphoria... Your example is inspiring and uplifting to someone who is struggling with Calculus (yeah, I'm that girl) not to mention love, and on top of it convinced that she'll never fit in among scientists. It's so cool that you decided to come out on stage at a TEDx event. That is an *epic* coming out story.
    Also, epigenetics sounds like an amazing field of study. Continue to rock!

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +13

      Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! I'm so glad the talk resonated with you. I can definitely relate to your story! It's hard, but the world has changed so much in just the past 6 months since the Katie Couric event with Laverne Cox and Carmen Carrera. There is solid evidence, but I hope to find much more. See Zhou, et al. Nature 1995, "A sex difference in the human brain and its relation to transsexuality", where they find the sex activity center in the brains of females to be 40% smaller than males. And they find transgender women's brains like us are much more similar to females than males! There are also many functional MRI studies in more recent years. Myself, I needed scientific evidence before I made the many irreversible decisions for surgeries etc. So, I had my neuroscience friends go through the publications and they were convinced! What kind of science and engineering are you interested in? What do you find most daunting about the transition process?

    • @SophiaTeTricht
      @SophiaTeTricht 10 років тому +5

      I'm an aerospace engineering student. Actually, my major is commercial space operations, but my minor is high performance vehicles, which is a mechanical engineering discipline. I'm also involved in self-study and aerospace engineering projects on campus.
      Transition... Well, probably the most daunting thing for me is finding a job. Employment protections are great, but there are a million ways around that. Also, dealing with my parents is really nerve-wracking. They're... not supportive.

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +5

      Sophia Te Tricht
      Thank you so much for the reply! Aerospace engineering - Ah-mazing! What an awesome area of study with a bright future. I did my Ph. D. at University of Colorado at Boulder - they have a fantastic aerospace engineering program with astronaut alumni.. and you can't beat the skiing/snowboarding! What drew you to aerospace engineering?
      Transition.. family members are so hard. I showed my parents Lynn Conway's website on successful transgender people and we watched 'transgeneration' together. We also watched Geena Rocero's amazing TED talk together recently. They were like, "oh, a lot of people have done this, look great and are successful." I am struggling with a relative who is very important to me and I know how hard it is. Even though you know they have a lot of their own issues, it doesn't make it any easier. It seems like they don't realize the impact their rejection has on you. Let's "hang in there", together, ok? :)
      While there is a lot of job discrimination, the world is changing before our eyes. Many fortune 500 companies are worried about their HRC score, measuring their support for LGBT. I heard that since many hired a lot of LG of the years they are now lacking in T and actually offering to pay for surgeries as a recruitment incentive. Have you heard of any success stories or failure stories in aerospace engineering?

    • @SophiaTeTricht
      @SophiaTeTricht 10 років тому +4

      I was drawn to aerospace engineering in 2009 when the Cassini probe passed through the plumes of salt water shooting out of the southern pole of Enceladus. I saw the images from the probe and from that moment, I knew that space was all I ever wanted to do with my life. I still remember everything about that moment. I was in the Navy, in Miami, and I was on watch. It was about 9:00 in the evening and I was on an eternal hold waiting for a painfully pointless conference call when the link popped up in my facebook feed.
      Hanging in with the family... Right now I need to keep my family close in case I need to move back in with them after school. But I'm about this close to being completely done with them after that. Seriously, I don't need this from them.
      It's great that the job market is becoming more accepting, but as yet I'm not aware of any specific instances of success in the aerospace industry. Boeing apparently has a very good transition program for existing employees. Nominally, so does Lockheed Martin, but I know at least one Lockheed employee who was fired soon after her coming out. Getting in the door is what concerns me, since in the end, it's all about the impression you leave with a person. The company can say "great transgender health benefits" all day long, but if the hiring manager doesn't like transgender people, it's so easy for them to think of some BS but legitimate sounding reason for passing over them, up to and including "I just didn't think they were the right person for the job." That's my fear, anyway. I went to the school's career fair last year and the reception I got there wasn't negative. Surprise, confusion, clearly put them off of their cadence. No job, though. Which is more a function of it being my first semester there than anything else. The school is really bad about bringing in commercial space companies, though. This year we had Orbital Sciences. That's it. Boeing showed up, but they weren't hiring for commercial space. Only aero engineering majors and business types. So I don't really have a good feel for the commercial space industry.

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +4

      Sophia Te Tricht On family, try to remember that when you do gender transition, you are asking everyone around you to transition too. This was so hard for me to realize but in the end, I understand. - On jobs, where there's a will, there's a way! I think in most fields, it's all about networking - you need an 'in'. Try to go to conferences, meet people and make connections. Amanda Simpson, the first transgender presidential appointee, was openly transgender at Raytheon, where she was Deputy Director and Senior Program Manager leading teams developing advanced technology in the Advanced Missiles and Unmanned Systems Product Line.- On aerospace engineering, what an amazing story! Incredible! It's so great that you discovered your passion. Do you have any specific long term goals in mind now? I was obsessed with mars curiosity last summer!

  • @limitless4249
    @limitless4249 9 років тому +256

    Calm, controled voice. She is an awesome speaker.

    • @mts2457
      @mts2457 9 років тому +9

      Ashley Montana isn't it more like s/he?

    • @federtm2
      @federtm2 9 років тому +18

      Ashley Montana I couldn't finish the video because her voice... Disagree.

    • @federtm2
      @federtm2 9 років тому +2

      Yes, of course. I was replying to the comment of 'calmed controlled voice, awesome speaker...' and so on. Probably the content is quite good.

    • @limitless4249
      @limitless4249 9 років тому +7

      Marc Molina There is nothing wrong about not agreeing with other people on opinions. Cheers! :)

    • @sandramoreno8962
      @sandramoreno8962 7 років тому

      Jenny Amy Ong 999llll.p

  • @mts2457
    @mts2457 9 років тому +281

    I watched the whole video and was upset at the end when there wasn't an answer

    • @tookool4school
      @tookool4school 9 років тому +63

      +mts2457 When lysine 4 on histone 3 at the ocytocin receptor gene is chemically modified.

    • @richl9268
      @richl9268 8 років тому +3

      +Bananasauce oxytocin

    • @nimim.markomikkila1673
      @nimim.markomikkila1673 8 років тому +8

      +mts2457 She said, we don´t know yet. But then again, when you have a certain kinda strange feeling, and these words pop into you head: "(I think) I´m in love!" That might be it, from the subjective perspective:)

    • @TheSpiker4sure
      @TheSpiker4sure 7 років тому +15

      I don't know about you but I know when I get a rock hard boner every time she comes near me.

    • @lilmax6927
      @lilmax6927 7 років тому +1

      finn bell Stupid. idioté

  • @zumbamami17
    @zumbamami17 10 років тому +23

    Great job! I am going to show a part of this to my students...you make epigenetics a little easier to understand...lets hope it helps my students too!

    • @ascientistone
      @ascientistone 10 років тому +3

      Thank you Sabrina! You are an amazing scientist and zumba master! Can't wait for my next sesh w Sabrina's Z Crew!!!

  • @kllycolorado6500
    @kllycolorado6500 7 років тому +69

    I can't even begin to understand the hate directed towards someone solely because he or she is transgender. Very disappointing.

  • @peternorthrup6274
    @peternorthrup6274 4 роки тому +1

    Learn to listen. When she talks. Stop everything. Turn around and listen. The rest does not matter. When your at a gathering. Lots of people. And after 33 years you wonder where they are? They go shopping. And running late getting home. You call. I was worried. Are you ok? These are just a fraction of the things that define love. Life is hard. It's a lot better when you share it with someone. I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

  • @laurevandenbroeck8857
    @laurevandenbroeck8857 9 років тому +7

    I think you did a great job! It's a funny, adorable and awesome TED talk. I appreciate you!

  • @paintsnfun
    @paintsnfun 10 років тому +15

    Absolutely brilliant and captivating! Thanks for helping people understand. As a physician who is also a transgender woman, we have so much to do to educate the public about who we are. Talks like yours will help very much.

  • @Wendib711
    @Wendib711 2 роки тому +1

    Another amazing talk by this smart and beautiful woman She is a fantastic speaker and she looks so natural as a woman. Love this lady.

  • @livvymaher1162
    @livvymaher1162 5 років тому +5

    Gave me goosebumps - you can feel the love. Great audience

  • @TigerPrawn_
    @TigerPrawn_ 9 років тому +3

    I welled up when they all clapped for her, I didn't expect that, such a lovely surprise!

  • @tobiasfaez2842
    @tobiasfaez2842 9 років тому +5

    I love how she begins.

  • @gothicenigma
    @gothicenigma 9 років тому +21

    This woman is a genius. C:
    An awesome genius.

  • @aishwaryakulkarni
    @aishwaryakulkarni 9 років тому +4

    Hi Karissa, I am a grad student working on alternate splicing events, and I felt like I am doing something really cool after watching this Ted Talk! :)

    • @WallaceSouzaB
      @WallaceSouzaB 8 років тому

      +aishwarya kulkarni have you noticed how splicing refutes evolution?

  • @rosGalindo
    @rosGalindo 9 років тому +8

    Congratulations on a great talk and a great career in science! I was lucky enough to meet you in a conference in Telluride!

  • @midoann
    @midoann 7 років тому +4

    Karissa, thank you! Speechless, you are brilliant, funny, sweet, pretty, etc. etc. So interesting your talk, you got the whole attention of the all the audience, they love you!

  • @bonniehogue5712
    @bonniehogue5712 Рік тому

    This woman is amazing. She's such a great teacher...and I love her!

  • @razzlefrog
    @razzlefrog 8 років тому +16

    Intelligent, thoughtful, and cute presenter. Good job, Dr. Sanbonmatsu! Love it

  • @Starcross42
    @Starcross42 10 років тому +156

    Boots and Pants and Klingon in the same TED talk. Well done.

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +43

      Thank you for teaching me high school physics and helping me get into Columbia College! Go Oswego High!

    • @acidhand1016
      @acidhand1016 9 років тому +1

      Karissa Sanbonmatsu yes i remember his jokes about Ladas. A funny man he was, intelligent and funny. fuckin Ladas

  • @MaisyDaisy333
    @MaisyDaisy333 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent presentation! It has left me a lot to ponder. Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @gregmaslyn
    @gregmaslyn 9 років тому +5

    Thank you for this incredibly accessible talk. I didn't have any idea that epigenetics even existed! I also applaud your courage.
    All the best! :)

  • @nallamotukrishnachaitanya8833
    @nallamotukrishnachaitanya8833 6 років тому

    Audience became kids for 12mins.simply superb her words are spell bounding. Thank you mam.

  • @KathePerez
    @KathePerez 10 років тому +127

    Karissa, it has been a joy to be a witness to your brilliance! This kind of authentic talk saves lives. xoxo Kathe

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +29

      Thank you so much :) I have learned so much from you. I am your #1 fan!

    • @truptik7787
      @truptik7787 7 років тому +3

      Karissa Sanbonmatsu Your talk threw a lot of new light on the discordant relationship I have with my mother and my inability to deal with stress. I have always been terrified that I'll be a bad mother because of the kind of relationship I have with my own.

    • @LifeStyleTherapy
      @LifeStyleTherapy 7 років тому

      In many ways, how much you miss a person reflects how interdependent
      your lives have become. If you are questioning whether you love someone,
      perhaps consider how much you miss him or her when you’re apart.
      I made a video in my channel about 5 signs of being in love you can watch it

    • @schoolkutielake5336
      @schoolkutielake5336 7 років тому +1

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  • @xspsorganization8778
    @xspsorganization8778 9 років тому +2

    Wow same here! Studying biochemistry and i felt good about how i can relate to what she was describing! Ha i just got finished with genetics today with its exam! I have learned well. Anyways i am in a relationship and its strange having such feelings of love. Hard to describe, but i do want to know how or when i am. I really like this woman im with, my heart is the only question i have to ask.. still thanks for the lysine on H3! I hope the future doesn't get too simple with love and its dynamics! I believe its much more complex than a strand of RNA! "Hey, i dont love you anymore!" Other: "why?" Them: "my oxytocin receptor gene is not chemically modified!, bye" other: "what................"

  • @beatknecht
    @beatknecht 10 років тому +7

    Thanks for sharing Karissa. Within our lifetime, we may find the answer, thanks also to your efforts.

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +2

      Thank you so much for your kind words and for hosting me in Switzerland when I was at the Gordon Conference! You are a great role model as CEO of Zattoo:) What do you think the most challenging hurdle will be in finding the answer?

    • @KathePerez
      @KathePerez 10 років тому +1

      Karissa Sanbonmatsu you and Bea know each other??!! It's such a small world.

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +1

      Kathe Perez A small world indeed. Have you seen her new pictures? She looks amaaaazzing!!!

  • @aninnnn
    @aninnnn 8 років тому +32

    Is there such a thing as TOO MUCH body language? Because I felt like I couldn't concentrate on what the speaker was saying because of all the hand waving and other things. And I agree with some of the comments here, I usually find TED videos to be very specific, so that's why I love them- not too long, not boring, not too general, not boring. I believe this one was all over the place- I mean, I do think that Dr. Sanbonmatsu is very well informed on all of these topics, but I wish it was just one discussed properly in this talk.

    • @richl9268
      @richl9268 8 років тому +5

      +aninnnn Not too general?? RU kidding me. TED talks are the most general talks of all ur nuts my friend.

    • @PlaceForAnEcho
      @PlaceForAnEcho 7 років тому +9

      aninnnn personally I thought the body language was forced and came off as awkward but I think realistic given she's standing in front of a huge group of people.

  • @fochoac
    @fochoac 10 років тому +7

    I loved your talk. Keep up your inspiring work, Karissa!

  • @makemedisappearx
    @makemedisappearx 9 років тому +22

    Your talk was great, you radiate such positive energy! :)

  • @Onnoleigh
    @Onnoleigh Рік тому +1

    This was so great!!!

  • @yan_1871
    @yan_1871 7 років тому +5

    She was so fascinating I forgot how upset I was to find out there was no answer to the initial question

  • @triciahamill8018
    @triciahamill8018 7 років тому +3

    I realized she was transgender only from THIS VIDEO. I had absolutely no clue from the other videos I watched before this. God bless her. Great Ted talks

  • @NefaLaJefa
    @NefaLaJefa 9 років тому +10

    She's beautiful.

  • @analeahbertubin7097
    @analeahbertubin7097 7 років тому +30

    "Were you genetically programmed to be that way, or do you actually practice that in front of the mirror all day?" 😂😂savage woman

  • @sihintas5336
    @sihintas5336 7 років тому +3

    I love her sense of humor!!

  • @jodisparks1432
    @jodisparks1432 8 років тому +71

    You are adorable... You're funny, intelligent, sexy and a beautiful person. I thank you for sharing!

  • @guyincognito5663
    @guyincognito5663 7 років тому +2

    Aww, this lady is overflowing with charisma!

  • @n.fer.2596
    @n.fer.2596 9 років тому +24

    So interesting! I looooooooooooove your sunny disposition!

  • @popezaphod
    @popezaphod 10 років тому +5

    That was fantastic. You are fabulous!

  • @nasirolegesse657
    @nasirolegesse657 10 років тому +9

    thanks for your remarkable lecture! I appreciate you.

  • @kaitlyn8390
    @kaitlyn8390 7 років тому +3

    0:24 I knew bc she was the person I wanted to be with the rest of my life I would always get nervous around her, she made me laugh, smile even though I was sad, the first thought I had when I woke up and the last when I went to sleep.

    • @NegativeAccelerate
      @NegativeAccelerate 2 роки тому

      How long did you have those feelings for? I feel like we all have those feelings for someone for two or three years. But when that fades does that mean we no longer love them?

  • @Thewonderingminds
    @Thewonderingminds 9 років тому +2

    In real life, the term "in" love, and "out of" love, lead to love unreal.

  • @mdebhul1528
    @mdebhul1528 8 років тому +4

    That was wonderful. Terrific job. Great research topic. You go girl!!! tku :)

  • @roslynngallegos6216
    @roslynngallegos6216 10 років тому +4

    I love your intro it's the absolute best!

  • @oscaralvarado2899
    @oscaralvarado2899 7 років тому +1

    WOW!!!! It really is all in the expression. The dude can not act like a genuine chick can. This is eye opening!!

  • @MoonChildinOrbit
    @MoonChildinOrbit 6 років тому

    She is such an adorable speaker.

  • @batgirl_brunette3873
    @batgirl_brunette3873 6 років тому +2

    Oh my gosh I love her. She's hilarious AND smart

  • @neilcrowesongs9768
    @neilcrowesongs9768 6 років тому

    makes science fun and accessible and helps us understand us. big respect

  • @quietestkitten
    @quietestkitten 5 років тому +1

    I love learning new scientific information on the human mind.

  • @umlahpachtu3619
    @umlahpachtu3619 7 років тому +1

    Karissa, great presentation . . . you are a real gem.

  • @keithdager3835
    @keithdager3835 10 років тому +3

    An excellent TED-Talk! The equivalent of Star trek space exploration is going to be about the body's control through DNA... apparently, our DNA is not our destiny as a biological beings. I'm sure glad to learn that. The medical community is quickly learning how "nature" (our DNA) predisposes each of us to certain diseases like breast cancer. I'm grateful for that, but I am especially interested in exploring how epigenetics predisposes us to certian behavior and attraction which believing in evolution, likely enhanced survival of the species. That will be a bold frontier in psychology and evolutionary science. I read elsewhere that a research study of close best friends showed a remarkable finding, they shared 1% of the identical DNA, making them like 4th cousins or great grand parents. Beside this remarkable findings, it became apparent that the shared DNA caused these best friends to be attracted to similar smells. The remaining 99% of their DNA however, was very dissimilar, more dissimilar than when compared to non-best friend strangers. Having dissimilar DNA means these best friends will not be equally vulnerable to the same diseases. So, DNA guides us to choose best friends who are likely to be resistant to diseases we are vulnerable to, so they can take care of us when we're sick. Is that not cool? How much is human attraction programmed in humans through DNA as opposed to resulting from learned experiences teaching critical choice of character? Epigenetics may also explain what gives rise to transgender people's gender dysphoria, usually signs of such being evident as earl as toddlers choosing how to play, That nurture side means our emotional life experience, our environment (starting in the womb, then in life as pollution, diet, etc), and maybe hormones. It appear that nurture can modify the expression of DNA (epigenetics) even of DNA structure does not change. This is an exciting aspect of being human that I am eager for science to explore. The intellectual prowess of scientist Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu is likely an aspect of her own self awareness. Her courage to speak out as a transgender woman in this TED-talk probably reflects the courage needed in the mind of a research scientist who must exercise independent thought, sometimes critical of other scientists who insist that the research community drinks their collegial cool-aid of group thinking, status quo scientific knowledge. Perhaps the idea of DNA's programming transitioning through epigenetics was easier for her to believe than for non-transgender scientists stuck in a "We can't change our DNA" frame of thinking, True, we can't change our DNA structure, but we can change which DNA expresses itself, just as a rail switchman can't change the rail yard tracks, but can change where a train goes by throwing a switch, I'm impressed, and want to hear more!

  • @fatima-zohrahammadi9548
    @fatima-zohrahammadi9548 7 років тому +2

    So interresting and inspiring. I loved it thank you.

  • @tedoymisojos
    @tedoymisojos 9 років тому +4

    This was fun to watch, very good speaker

  • @roelvink2722
    @roelvink2722 9 років тому +19

    True love: When you succeed in opening up the present completely for the first time, you kind of feel like you did when you fell in love for the first time. You begin to notice all the little things, You like it a lot; you feel like you are reborn, because you are reborn to true life. It is a love affair between you and the truth and the life. It is true love; a love that will last forever, a love that is always new, *( page 49 Present with Religion)* ~Learn the *Truth of life* it is the key to live in the *Present moment*. Google *TruthContest* and read the Present

  • @audreyguo13
    @audreyguo13 2 роки тому

    I love this woman she is hilarious (and super positive as well)

  • @LeahMarieFeet
    @LeahMarieFeet 7 років тому +2

    Much love! you are amazing! x

  • @Rachel-yx3kj
    @Rachel-yx3kj 8 років тому +2

    i have listened to all 3 ted talks and for some reason cannot stand to hear the speakers voices. how do you know you're in love? you feel your own heart for the first time for someone else. simple.

    • @PlaceForAnEcho
      @PlaceForAnEcho 7 років тому

      Rachel Giancaspro yes. Voices are very important. I train people how to speak so I have to really listen and fine tune them. An annoying voice makes me turn off a Ted talk. Nasal or too gravel or high pitches and I pass.

  • @Yogesh-xg7jz
    @Yogesh-xg7jz 8 років тому +1

    Great talk...impressive talk and style. ..regards ☺

  • @ruby2393
    @ruby2393 10 років тому +3

    What a great video! I like it a lot!

  • @Itzy91
    @Itzy91 10 років тому +4

    This was fun to watch! :)

    • @ascientistone
      @ascientistone 10 років тому +1

      Thank you so much! What was your favorite part?

    • @Itzy91
      @Itzy91 10 років тому +1

      ascientistone Assuming this is you, I like how you 'declared' your love in the beginning hahaha. I actually like a lot of things with this clip. I liked how you strongly affirm your gender identity and how you talked about it, it's refreshing. I also look up to Laverne, Geena and Janet.

    • @Itzy91
      @Itzy91 10 років тому

      ascientistone oh and I really like your jacket! :P

  • @Ryan95Garcia
    @Ryan95Garcia 9 років тому +4

    Great speaker!

  • @1955stefanie
    @1955stefanie 7 років тому +17

    "Were you genetically programmed to be annoying?" xd hahahaha

  • @glutenfreelady
    @glutenfreelady 9 років тому +4

    Great talk!

  • @tzarinamaratita1598
    @tzarinamaratita1598 9 років тому +22

    Wow. I love her. Great talk.

  • @sportyspice7847
    @sportyspice7847 3 роки тому

    Great story about loving yourself first🌟💫

  • @notme9872
    @notme9872 5 років тому +1

    What a misleading title.... 10:47
    But a good speaker!

  • @-Madelief-
    @-Madelief- 3 роки тому

    Wouw! What a talk! You hit it girl!

  • @bubblesinthe4ir
    @bubblesinthe4ir 5 років тому +1

    This is amazing. She's so funny!

  • @ejvega
    @ejvega 8 років тому +278

    I thought she was transgender as soon as she started the talk. I just had a feeling.

    • @amozhang833
      @amozhang833 7 років тому +12

      SAME LMFAO

    • @zephyniah
      @zephyniah 7 років тому +5

      ihacom1 yeah apparently that she is actually a he. Check the description

    • @Kathryn1209
      @Kathryn1209 7 років тому +3

      Me too

    • @aleahathomas8468
      @aleahathomas8468 7 років тому +35

      +Zephaniah she don't be rude

    • @PlaceForAnEcho
      @PlaceForAnEcho 7 років тому +21

      ihacom1 same. The body language after 10 seconds of watching and I knew transgender. Good lecture.

  • @NinaNaculangga
    @NinaNaculangga 3 роки тому

    This is so interesting topic. I thought falling in love is an exciting emotion.

  • @Ktealove
    @Ktealove 7 років тому +1

    I loved this speaker!

  • @capturingbeaut864
    @capturingbeaut864 7 років тому +18

    She reminds me a little of Tina from Bob's burgers 😂😂 but I loved it!

  • @JanKatrinaGuanzon
    @JanKatrinaGuanzon 3 роки тому

    I love the speaker and this talk!

  • @ellenpage1108
    @ellenpage1108 10 років тому +12

    Great talk

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +3

      Thank you so much! I watched your speech again this morning - it gets me every time! Today I am watching Juno (again!), Inception (again!) and X-men (again!). Mindblowing performances. What are are you doing to celebrate National Coming Out Day?

    • @ellenpage1108
      @ellenpage1108 10 років тому +3

      Karissa Sanbonmatsu watching your talk!

    • @karissasanbonmatsu6361
      @karissasanbonmatsu6361 10 років тому +3

      Ellen Page Omg! I think something big should happen for Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov20) this year since they say this year is the transgender tipping point. I'm in touch with Geena Rocero (GenderProud) and trying to get in touch with Laverne. What do you think?

  • @michaelroditis1952
    @michaelroditis1952 5 років тому +2

    It's the first Ted talk that I learned nothing from it. But still (s)he made a good talk

  • @premirralucie5856
    @premirralucie5856 7 років тому +2

    Do we need someone to tell us if we are in love or not ?

  • @wafaabd-rabou8498
    @wafaabd-rabou8498 7 років тому +1

    how awesome !!

  • @iamcreativity732
    @iamcreativity732 3 роки тому

    Loved it 💖...I'm in love with this video for sure 🥰😘

  • @mahboobsafi3830
    @mahboobsafi3830 6 років тому

    wow...what a speaker and what an information

  • @tookool4school
    @tookool4school 9 років тому +300

    im gonna go adopt a bunch of baby rats and lick them

  • @melissamullinator
    @melissamullinator 10 років тому +2

    great video

  • @horukye
    @horukye Рік тому

    Damnit, it sounded like you had waaay more to say, and I want to keep hearing you talk!!!

  • @Riceachu
    @Riceachu 10 років тому +4

    Alright :) I will know i'm in love when lysine-4 on histone-3 at the oxytocin receptor gene is chemically modified! Awesome stuff!

  • @admorgz
    @admorgz 5 років тому +4

    Brave man I mean women. Amazing talk, thank you.

  • @BrianDornTFP
    @BrianDornTFP 8 років тому +25

    Rats are people too.

    • @madcircle7311
      @madcircle7311 6 років тому

      Brian Dorn making rats great again

  • @AureliaLambrechthey
    @AureliaLambrechthey 8 років тому +4

    Interesting.

  • @soullessdevice
    @soullessdevice 8 років тому +2

    Love is not physiological. Love is a choice.

    • @Ben86511
      @Ben86511 8 років тому +1

      +Landi
      Oh, but it is physiological! Our choices change our physiology!!

    • @Ben86511
      @Ben86511 8 років тому +2

      That's the whole point she trying to make about the nurturing behavior of rats, how they act changes genetics. This goes on all the time in our bodies. How we act, or how we choose to act, definitely has and effect on our physiology. It is scientifically proven.

    • @soullessdevice
      @soullessdevice 8 років тому +1

      Choices change our physiology but not the other way around.

  • @yakampriscille4793
    @yakampriscille4793 8 років тому +2

    loved it

  • @MorganHorse
    @MorganHorse 2 роки тому

    Love her!

  • @intelligirl4
    @intelligirl4 9 років тому +1

    No thoughts

  • @chloealexa189
    @chloealexa189 9 років тому +51

    A Beautiful Talk, by a Beautiful Lady, THANKS.

    • @aftaflash
      @aftaflash 6 років тому +1

      Chloe Alexa uhmmmm. I thought that was a dude?? Am I wrong?

    • @Bl1NK9
      @Bl1NK9 6 років тому

      @@aftaflash yes.

  • @kialao6696
    @kialao6696 9 років тому +2

    Some of those men in the audience looked so embarrassed when she said she was trans-gendered. It was like oops i just found a dude cute as button.