Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.

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Für immer allein? Für die meisten Singles in Deutschland eine grausame Vorstellung. Sie träumen vom Partner fürs Leben und stellen sich immer wieder dieselben Fragen: Wie und wo finde ich den richtigen Partner? Und wer passt überhaupt zu mir?

Über 7 Millionen Singles flirten in deutschen Online Portalen. Dabei droht die Gefahr, vor lauter Suchen das Finden zu vergessen. Matching-Systeme sollen helfen und fahnden für Singles nach Menschen mit einem passenden Profil.

Gespräch mit Guy Bodenmann und Michèle Binswanger. Die Scheidungsraten steigen, die Anzahl der Single-Haushalte nimmt zu. Sind die Menschen überhaupt dafür geschaffen, in Paaren zu leben? Der Paartherapeut Guy Bodenmann und die Philosophin und Publizistin Michèle Binswanger sprechen mit Barbara Bleisch über Chancen und Risiken der «Zweierkiste».

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William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations - from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts.

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