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This is Ted Health and I'm Dr. Shoshana Ungerlighter. Have you ever paused to consider who's really in charge of your decisions?

No, I'm not talking about conspiracy theories or outer worldly beings.

I mean the trillions of tiny organisms living inside you.

Yeah, you heard that right.

In her enlightening TEDx Marshall U-TOT talk, science journalist Kathleen McCullough takes us on a journey into the world of the microbiome,

revealing how these microscopic residents in our guts could be pulling the strings on everything from our moods to our choices.

Kathleen shares exciting and emerging research that makes us wonder if our cravings,

our fears, and even the essence of who we are might be influenced by these unseen

tenants in our gut. This is an interesting area where further research is

needed for us to fully understand these ideas.

So tune in for a talk that isn't just about the wonders of the human body.

It's an invitation to look inward in a way you might never have before.

We've been debating the question forever. Is there such a thing as free will? Am I

captain of my ship? Master of my own destiny? I'm no philosopher. Biology is my realm and from where I stand there is clearly more

than one of us at the helm. I'm referring to the fact that half the cells in your body do not contain your own DNA.

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