The role of human emotions in science and research | Illona Stengel

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🗓️ 26 February 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Do human emotions have a role to play in science and research? Material researcher Ilona Stengel suggests that instead of opposing each other, emotions and logic complement and reinforce each other. She shares a case study on how properly using emotions (like the empowering feeling of being dedicated to something meaningful) can boost teamwork and personal development -- and catalyze scientific breakthroughs and innovation.

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0:00.0	This TED Talk features materials researcher Ilona Stengel, recorded live at TED-at-Murt KGAA, Darmstadt, Germany, 2017.
0:11.2	I'm a scientist, and I'm a big fan of Star Trek, especially of Mr. Spock.
0:20.4	Mr. Spock is a scientist as well,
0:22.8	and at the same time, he's the first commander of the Starship Enterprise.
0:27.9	And during the adventures of the Enterprise crew,
0:31.0	he and his colleagues are dealing a lot with the presence or absence of Mr. Spock's emotions.
0:38.9	Mr. Spock is half human and half Vulcan.
0:42.4	And Vulcans are an alien race
0:44.8	who learn to control and suppress their feelings
0:47.7	and to act purely out of logic.
0:50.8	As Mr. Spock is only half Vulcan,
0:53.5	he sees themselves constantly in conflict
0:56.0	in between logic and emotions.
0:59.2	And as he's part of a team,
1:01.2	the whole crew is struggling with,
1:04.2	is analyzing,
1:05.8	and is making fun of this conflict.
1:08.3	And also the fans of Star Trek
1:10.2	watch with amusement the seemingly
1:12.0	contradictory behavior. They find it quite fascinating. And the matter is a golden thread
1:19.6	through the whole Star Trek series and movies from the 60s until today. And that's actually
1:24.8	what I want to talk about today, the role of emotions in science.
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