Relevant TEDTalks
RELEVANT TEDTALKS
Hi, welcome to my new blog post!
This blog post includes links to interesting TED talks that are related to my field of study. Those will help you learn new concepts about medicine. I was captivated by those TED talks so I hope you will enjoy them as well.
1. PERFORMING BRAIN SURGERY WITHOUT A SCAPEL
This captivating TED Talk explains a way to remove tumors from the brain without opening the patient's head. This procedure is called stereotactic radiosurgery. In order to use this approach, the patient has to pass a series of medical tests such as a CT-Scan. A CT-Scan produces something that looks like a map of your head. It is used to locate the tumor and to know more about its shape. In some cases, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is necessary because it provides clearer images of the brain. After the tests are done, the procedure can begin. In fact, this procedure consists of sending radiation to the tumor in your brain in order to destroy it. This method is not only used for brain surgery, it can also be used for tumors located on the lungs, liver, and pancreas.
My explanations are really brief, therefore I encourage you to watch this video to learn more about this interesting subject.
The speaker in this TED Talk is Hyunsoo Joshua No. He graduated from Vermont Larner College of Medicine in 2019. He is also the recipient of 13 honours & awards. Thanks to this information I know that this TED Talk is reliable.
2. HOW DO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS WORK?
This short Ted Talk explains the beginnings of blood transfusion. Even though this video is not directly related to surgery I thought it would be valuable adding it to my blog post. It is really interesting especially if you have already given blood to know how it all started. Briefly, in 1881 a doctor named William Halsted wanted to help his sister. She was hemorrhaging after giving birth so the doctor placed a needle in his arm and drew his own blood. The needle was connected directly to the arm of his sister. Is it not crazy to imagine the first transfusion was done this way? Actually, after discovering this method, every transfusion was done this way. One day, physicians realized that some transfusions did not work because of the different blood types. They did not know how blood types worked together. Therefore, they were mixing different blood before the transfusion to make sure the transfusion would work just fine. I will let you watch the small clip in order to get all the information. Have fun watching it!
Here, the speaker in the TED Talk is Bill Schutt. He is actually a professor of biology at LIU Post. He is also a vertebrate zoologist. His knowledge in biology explain how he knows so much about blood transfusion.
TedTalks sources
JOSHUA NO HYUNSOO, TED Ideas worth spreading, (site consulted on 23rd September), [Online], https://www.ted.com/talks/hyunsoo_joshua_no_performing_brain_surgery_without_a_scalpel
SCHUTT BILL, TED Ideas worth spreading, (site consulted on 23rd September), [Online], https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_schutt_how_do_blood_transfusions_work#t-267609
Picture sources
RUSELL CAMERON, TED Ideas worth spreading, (site consulted on 23rd September), [Online], https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_russell_looks_aren_t_everything_believe_me_i_m_a_model?referrer=playlist-the_most_popular_talks_of_all
Other useful sources
Stanford profiles, (site consulted on 24th September), [Online], https://profiles.stanford.edu/hno?tab=bio
Bill Schutt, (site consulted on 24th September), [Online], https://www.harpercollinsspeakersbureau.com/speaker/bill-schutt/
Hi Noemie. Interesting choices of TED Talks. I personally feel your summaries could be a little bit more precise, especially regarding the medical terminology and concepts. For exemple, you could add that CT scans use X-rays whilst MRIs use magnetic and radio waves ! Or maybe, the basics of why blood transfusions of different blood types was problematic. Overall, I stil enjoyed listening to these !
RépondreSupprimerHi Noémie, I love how you cited your sources. I also appreciate that you took the time to explain some of the information which might be a bit more complex for students who are not in the same field as you are. Great work and excellent choice of TED Talks!
RépondreSupprimerHere are elements to review:
- Review use of commas
- TED Talk = for one, TED Talks = many. "In this TED Talk....."
- word choice (those): Those will help you learn [...] - These
- plural (these): "Thanks to these information, I know that this TEDTalks is reliable." Information is a noncount noun. Therefore, the pronoun used should be singular.
- plural (transfusion): How do blood transfusion work?
- the beginning of blood transfusion - the beginnings of...
- verb tense form (have gave): if you have already gave blood
- agreement mistake (were done): Actually, after discovering this method, every transfusion were done this way.
- who is 'they'? "One day, they realized that some transfusions did not work"
- verb tense (work): "they did not know how blood types work together"
-Run-on sentence. Break it up into more than one sentence: "One day, they realized that some transfusions did not work because of the different blood types and because they did not know how blood types work together, they were mixing different blood before the transfusion to make sure the transfusion would work just fine."