Finding commonality with our failing bodies through humor | Nick Seluk | TEDxDetroit

[Music] [Applause] One of the best and worst things that humans developed was this pesky consciousness. This self-awareness that makes us think about our own mortality and the thousands and thousands of ways that things can go wrong with our minds and bodies. The unknown is really scary.And our brain is really good at filling in the gaps and coming up with stories to make things easier, to make the unknown easier to swallow. Our brains need structure while our hearts desire freedom. And this can create a co ...