What if animals like dogs, ferrets, mice and raccoons could help sniff out the next pandemic? Exploring the science of smell, neurobiologist Glen J. Golden delves into the development of a “mechanical nose” that could detect diseases by identifying specific odor profiles. Until that technology is fully developed, he explains how we can train humanity’s furry allies to identify illnesses — and help stop the spread in its tracks. (Recorded at TEDxMileHigh on June 24, 2023)
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@rothbardfreedom
September 19, 2024 at 7:11 am
So now TED talks are standing behind a podium and reading from notes?
@jonathanrand6408
September 19, 2024 at 7:24 am
Ted talks are giving throughout the world. Some places may not have prompts for speakers to use, or may have technical issues.
@rossanacosti4116
September 19, 2024 at 7:33 am
It’s his first time after many years on stage. Why can’t he read…..And the message is quite interesting.
@ModernPict
September 19, 2024 at 7:14 am
if this video refers to the 2020 Common Cold Crisis to facilitate massive profits for big pharma, then nope, don’t be daft, dogs can’t read PR statements from government nudge units at all, not one bit.
@SIC-SEMPER-TYRANNIS
September 19, 2024 at 7:15 am
They would but they’re all hiding from the Haitians.
@DevAngelo
September 19, 2024 at 7:20 am
😂
@Mumbojumbo20
September 19, 2024 at 7:24 am
Dogs must be howling in China then
@qow2427
September 19, 2024 at 7:26 am
Plan-demic
@4390100
September 19, 2024 at 7:37 am
What Result with what?
@Insill
September 19, 2024 at 7:46 am
“The next pandemic” ? The current COVID pandemic is still raging on and dogs could be useful for testing, and a lot in general could be done to mitigate it.
@sunilchoudhury379
September 19, 2024 at 7:46 am
Not even TedX, this is TED
@Murph_82
September 19, 2024 at 7:50 am
Dogs are amazing at detecting bullshit!
@geoms6263
September 20, 2024 at 7:09 am
Bill Gates also
@JimJWalker
September 19, 2024 at 7:58 am
Often it is not about training the dog to alert, it is training the humans to see the dog alerting. If a dog loves you it will alert for blood sugar by nature.
@wolfgrin
September 20, 2024 at 7:23 pm
Good response. Not by nature although there are a few anecdotal stories that suggest this could be true. But usually through inadvertent behavior modification.
@theseus_hero_of_athens
September 19, 2024 at 8:08 am
They’ll sniff out the bullsh1t first😂
@Danestani.master1
September 19, 2024 at 9:07 am
What mean of bullsh ?
@Danestani.master1
September 19, 2024 at 10:32 am
@@Lolcoca 🤔
@geoms6263
September 19, 2024 at 8:27 am
Gogs NO…..but Bill Gates may detect next…..
@ThizzMarley
September 19, 2024 at 8:59 am
Can they smell diabetes?
@Danestani.master1
September 19, 2024 at 9:04 am
I dont know
@Lolcoca
September 19, 2024 at 9:28 am
😂🤣😂 the comment
@Danestani.master1
September 19, 2024 at 10:31 am
@@Lolcoca 😁😁😁
@wolfgrin
September 20, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Good question and Yes! they can. A colleague in the UK (who was also the first author to describe cancer detection) does just that.
@robdumeny100
September 19, 2024 at 9:03 am
The pandemic was a joke😢
@Rickchip100
September 19, 2024 at 9:15 pm
Not to the million Americans who died. Unless you wanted them to die.
@Rickchip100
September 19, 2024 at 9:16 pm
Not to the million Americans who died. Unless you wanted those people to die.
@wolfgrin
September 20, 2024 at 7:16 pm
It was. I’ll let the dairy cows that currently are infected with high pathogen avian influenza know that you think their illness is funny.
@AshrielDrummer
September 19, 2024 at 9:20 am
Depends on if the dog is a democrat
@nahiag
September 19, 2024 at 9:38 am
Can they sniff up the Gain of function reasearch before they create a new virus? Why would you need a dog to do that?
Darpa denied funding to create a corona virus at the wuhan lab because the risk of creating a pandemic. One can do research even without Darpa funding.
Why the scientists reaponsible for millions of deaths, and trying to cover it up, isnt facing a nurmberg trial is beyond me
@1goldinga
September 19, 2024 at 9:46 am
Try and get them to find and isolate the thing we say causes pandemics first. Clearly we can isolate and identify it so let the dogs give it a go.
@PhilosophyMeetsPsychology
September 19, 2024 at 10:27 am
Dogs have interesting brains worth looking into we must also invest in learning more about our own brains?
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@gregolsen7102
September 19, 2024 at 11:09 am
Yes. My dogs are going crazy!😂
@SolihaIsomiddinova
September 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm
Shoir bola 93
@SolihaIsomiddinova
September 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm
Poetic boy 93
@happykillmore349
September 19, 2024 at 12:18 pm
Ted needs to do a talk on if reporting and blocking weasely clickbait will fix Betteridge’s Law
@SkidRowRadio
September 19, 2024 at 3:15 pm
Well, there wasn’t a pandemic in 2020, so all of this is moot.
The powers that be have no interest in a reliable disease dectector. They misused PCR testing to create fake numbers, as it does not detect “disease”, but only genetic material that usually is of no danger to the host nor is detecting this material in a host indicative of transmisability as the tests also showed positive for remnants of infections the body has already dealt with.
So basically, no government would buy your dog idea, because then it would be impossible to fake a pandemic again.
@fleshtonegolem
September 19, 2024 at 4:20 pm
No because they need to be trained first on what to detect.
@Improve.knowledg7
September 19, 2024 at 11:16 pm
Thank you
@TrainingItInstitute
September 20, 2024 at 1:28 am
🇧🇩 Bangladesh country
@mariaantoniettamontella9173
September 20, 2024 at 4:19 am
incredibile
@duythanhphaminh4134
September 20, 2024 at 12:52 pm
00:04 Concept of Mechanical Nose
04:15 Personal Journey and Research
06:44 Success with Ferrets for Disease Detection
09:20 Transitioning to Dog Detection
12:51 The Role of Animals in Disease Detection
Summary by GPT Breeze
@NelsonVivien-h2n
September 20, 2024 at 2:38 pm
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@Stess-ky4gn
September 20, 2024 at 7:29 pm
Animals would have to love us unconditionally. If they saw us for who we are, they’d say screw em, tell you all the contaminated samples were OK, drain the toilet of water, and go tree a cat. Who saw us for us, from day one and are contemptuous that it took the dogs so long to catch on.
@FelisaSteuber
September 20, 2024 at 8:04 pm
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@asy9423
September 21, 2024 at 12:45 am
Where is the young singer？😂 good talk by the way😊
@glow808
September 21, 2024 at 8:58 pm
But if dogs are breathing the “sick contagious air” in through their noses into their bodies, isn’t it dangerous for the dogs?
@LeanneGodfried-jp5uh
September 23, 2024 at 8:34 am
The answer is no. Dogs are eaten where the last virus came from.
@sierrawalkman9504
September 24, 2024 at 7:37 pm
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@aadityabhandari3625
September 25, 2024 at 3:29 am
No but we all can see an pandemic about to happen right on the stage. Obesity pandemic.