Decoding Our Emotions : TED Radio Hour We experience powerful emotions all of the time, but what are they? Where do they come from? This hour, TED speakers invoke history, language, science and music to help us think about the way we feel.

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Decoding Our Emotions

We experience powerful emotions all of the time, but what are they? Where do they come from? This hour, TED speakers invoke history, language, science and music to help us think about the way we feel.

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Tiffany Watt Smith: Did People In The Past Experience Emotions Differently?

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Lisa Feldman Barrett: Can We Really Tell How Other People Are Feeling?

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Michael Tilson Thomas: Why Is Music So Good At Conveying Emotion?

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