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Peanut and Piano | Fabricio Medina-Bolivar | TEDxArkansasStateUniversity


you may not see what I’m holding here

you may not see what I’m holding here and we’ll actually I have here my hand

and we’ll actually I have here my hand

and we’ll actually I have here my hand is a peanut so what do you think when

is a peanut so what do you think when

is a peanut so what do you think when you see a peanut some of you may think

you see a peanut some of you may think

you see a peanut some of you may think of peanuts peanut butter or a snack

of peanuts peanut butter or a snack

of peanuts peanut butter or a snack energy snack now a food some of you may

energy snack now a food some of you may

energy snack now a food some of you may think of the circus or elephant I heard

think of the circus or elephant I heard

think of the circus or elephant I heard that

that

that elephants eat peanut now most of you may

elephants eat peanut now most of you may

elephants eat peanut now most of you may have heard that actually that’s a myth

have heard that actually that’s a myth

have heard that actually that’s a myth reality that doesn’t happen starting our

reality that doesn’t happen starting our

reality that doesn’t happen starting our cartoon anyway we’re here to tell you is

cartoon anyway we’re here to tell you is

cartoon anyway we’re here to tell you is that this little peanut one day may

that this little peanut one day may

that this little peanut one day may provide the treatment for cancer

provide the treatment for cancer

provide the treatment for cancer maybe pancreatic cancer or breast cancer

maybe pancreatic cancer or breast cancer

maybe pancreatic cancer or breast cancer or prevent Parkinson disease or

or prevent Parkinson disease or

or prevent Parkinson disease or providing alternative for obesity

providing alternative for obesity

providing alternative for obesity treatment all in this little peanut have

treatment all in this little peanut have

treatment all in this little peanut have you ever questioned yourself what

you ever questioned yourself what

you ever questioned yourself what medicines come from

medicines come from

medicines come from you’ve been scientists create all this

you’ve been scientists create all this

you’ve been scientists create all this in the laboratory some scientists may do

in the laboratory some scientists may do

in the laboratory some scientists may do that but if we think about medicines in

that but if we think about medicines in

that but if we think about medicines in general a lot of those come from nature

general a lot of those come from nature

general a lot of those come from nature so actually we look at something as

so actually we look at something as

so actually we look at something as complex as cancer about 50% of all drugs

complex as cancer about 50% of all drugs

complex as cancer about 50% of all drugs that are being used for cancer treatment

that are being used for cancer treatment

that are being used for cancer treatment drive for a natural product drive for a

drive for a natural product drive for a

drive for a natural product drive for a natural source and plants provide these

natural source and plants provide these

natural source and plants provide these natural products in fact this is not new

natural products in fact this is not new

natural products in fact this is not new now people have been using plants for

now people have been using plants for

now people have been using plants for centuries even thousands of years to

centuries even thousands of years to

centuries even thousands of years to create medicines and if we think about

create medicines and if we think about

create medicines and if we think about some common medicine like a spring that

some common medicine like a spring that

some common medicine like a spring that originated from the willow tree or for

originated from the willow tree or for

originated from the willow tree or for example morphing now strong painkiller

example morphing now strong painkiller

example morphing now strong painkiller all the term from the poppies plant or

all the term from the poppies plant or

all the term from the poppies plant or some other ones complex chemicals like

some other ones complex chemicals like

some other ones complex chemicals like tack sole that derived from the Pacific

tack sole that derived from the Pacific

tack sole that derived from the Pacific yew there’s currently use in many

yew there’s currently use in many

yew there’s currently use in many different types of cancers but so that’s

different types of cancers but so that’s

different types of cancers but so that’s not new scientists and people having

not new scientists and people having

not new scientists and people having exploring using

exploring using

exploring using chemicals potential medicines but the

chemicals potential medicines but the

chemicals potential medicines but the normal tea is now that there are so many

normal tea is now that there are so many

normal tea is now that there are so many other chemicals that people have not

other chemicals that people have not

other chemicals that people have not explored scientists have not explore

explored scientists have not explore

explored scientists have not explore because those chemicals are only

because those chemicals are only

because those chemicals are only produced when plants are a stress and

produced when plants are a stress and

produced when plants are a stress and that right plants can get stress and I

that right plants can get stress and I

that right plants can get stress and I know the meaning by screaming under plan

know the meaning by screaming under plan

know the meaning by screaming under plan and yelling at the plant the plant get

and yelling at the plant the plant get

and yelling at the plant the plant get all anxious right when a meaning with

all anxious right when a meaning with

all anxious right when a meaning with that is plants normal that exposed to

that is plants normal that exposed to

that is plants normal that exposed to the environment they’re counteracting

the environment they’re counteracting

the environment they’re counteracting effects of pathogens bacteria fungus

effects of pathogens bacteria fungus

effects of pathogens bacteria fungus viruses so what do we do human when

viruses so what do we do human when

viruses so what do we do human when we’re exposed to all these things when

we’re exposed to all these things when

we’re exposed to all these things when were supposed to bacteria or fungus we

were supposed to bacteria or fungus we

were supposed to bacteria or fungus we have an immune system defense system

have an immune system defense system

have an immune system defense system that will create antibodies what plants

that will create antibodies what plants

that will create antibodies what plants do when they’re exposed to bacterial and

do when they’re exposed to bacterial and

do when they’re exposed to bacterial and fungal when they’re stressed by this

fungal when they’re stressed by this

fungal when they’re stressed by this what they do is they make chemicals okay

what they do is they make chemicals okay

what they do is they make chemicals okay so we go back to our little peanut again

so we go back to our little peanut again

so we go back to our little peanut again a peanut that we eat they’re not making

a peanut that we eat they’re not making

a peanut that we eat they’re not making all these chemicals opinion need to be a

all these chemicals opinion need to be a

all these chemicals opinion need to be a stress to make this they need to be

stress to make this they need to be

stress to make this they need to be stress by the fungus and produce these

stress by the fungus and produce these

stress by the fungus and produce these chemicals and we stress it would produce

chemicals and we stress it would produce

chemicals and we stress it would produce all these arsenal of chemicals then now

all these arsenal of chemicals then now

all these arsenal of chemicals then now we’re studying as potential new

we’re studying as potential new

we’re studying as potential new medicines so what do I do when I’m

medicines so what do I do when I’m

medicines so what do I do when I’m stressed

stressed

stressed some of you where stress may play sports

some of you where stress may play sports

some of you where stress may play sports may read a book some of you may actually

may read a book some of you may actually

may read a book some of you may actually grow a garden but what do I do when I’m

grow a garden but what do I do when I’m

grow a garden but what do I do when I’m stressed I go to the piano I sit at the

stressed I go to the piano I sit at the

stressed I go to the piano I sit at the piano and relieve my stress I’m just

piano and relieve my stress I’m just

piano and relieve my stress I’m just nuts just read music and play the piano

nuts just read music and play the piano

nuts just read music and play the piano I create music in the piano so let me

I create music in the piano so let me

I create music in the piano so let me tell you how all this started I grew up

tell you how all this started I grew up

tell you how all this started I grew up in Peru in the city of Lima really big

in Peru in the city of Lima really big

in Peru in the city of Lima really big city about ten million people I remember

city about ten million people I remember

city about ten million people I remember when I was very young very early my my

when I was very young very early my my

when I was very young very early my my parents worked so hard to give me the

parents worked so hard to give me the

parents worked so hard to give me the best education but also to expose me to

best education but also to expose me to

best education but also to expose me to other things besides school to sports to

other things besides school to sports to

other things besides school to sports to art and to music so when I was around

art and to music so when I was around

art and to music so when I was around nine years old I started learning how to

nine years old I started learning how to

nine years old I started learning how to play the piano

play the piano

play the piano I star by ear for a year and then after

I star by ear for a year and then after

I star by ear for a year and then after a year I decided that

a year I decided that

a year I decided that I wanted to play some classical music so

I wanted to play some classical music so

I wanted to play some classical music so I got another t-shirt that showed me how

I got another t-shirt that showed me how

I got another t-shirt that showed me how to read music and I only took another

to read music and I only took another

to read music and I only took another year more and they are going to play

year more and they are going to play

year more and they are going to play more and more more complex things but my

more and more more complex things but my

more and more more complex things but my teacher only allow me to do scales on

teacher only allow me to do scales on

teacher only allow me to do scales on the piano and I was actually kind of

the piano and I was actually kind of

the piano and I was actually kind of boring for me so I decided to just did

boring for me so I decided to just did

boring for me so I decided to just did it on my own just a few weeks ago I ran

it on my own just a few weeks ago I ran

it on my own just a few weeks ago I ran into this article that was actually

into this article that was actually

into this article that was actually shared on my facebook and he said that

shared on my facebook and he said that

shared on my facebook and he said that science says the piano players brains

science says the piano players brains

science says the piano players brains are very different than anybody else’s

are very different than anybody else’s

are very different than anybody else’s when I started reading this article I

when I started reading this article I

when I started reading this article I felt so connected to it everything that

felt so connected to it everything that

felt so connected to it everything that it says I felt that is describing myself

it says I felt that is describing myself

it says I felt that is describing myself it says that a pianist very early

it says that a pianist very early

it says that a pianist very early because they learn to use both hands we

because they learn to use both hands we

because they learn to use both hands we had to play with our left hand I will

had to play with our left hand I will

had to play with our left hand I will right hand to create something to play

right hand to create something to play

right hand to create something to play the piano we are our bellies and were

the piano we are our bellies and were

the piano we are our bellies and were very balanced people we are really good

very balanced people we are really good

very balanced people we are really good at multitasking and doing many different

at multitasking and doing many different

at multitasking and doing many different things that are not related and I always

things that are not related and I always

things that are not related and I always felt myself very identified with that so

felt myself very identified with that so

felt myself very identified with that so when I was very little I was always in

when I was very little I was always in

when I was very little I was always in addition to playing the piano I was

addition to playing the piano I was

addition to playing the piano I was always curious to know how things were

always curious to know how things were

always curious to know how things were how nature works how plants do things

how nature works how plants do things

how nature works how plants do things and something that intrigued me all the

and something that intrigued me all the

and something that intrigued me all the time was about the use of plants in

time was about the use of plants in

time was about the use of plants in medicine so growing I’m Peru whenever

medicine so growing I’m Peru whenever

medicine so growing I’m Peru whenever whenever I was sick my mother will say

whenever I was sick my mother will say

whenever I was sick my mother will say we have a stomach ache you need to boil

we have a stomach ache you need to boil

we have a stomach ache you need to boil some leaves in water and drink the water

some leaves in water and drink the water

some leaves in water and drink the water or you have some sore throat you will

or you have some sore throat you will

or you have some sore throat you will also have another

also have another

also have another seeds of a plan and then put it in

seeds of a plan and then put it in

seeds of a plan and then put it in boiling water and drink that water or

boiling water and drink that water or

boiling water and drink that water or even for some more complex things like

even for some more complex things like

even for some more complex things like kidney stones some of you may have been

kidney stones some of you may have been

kidney stones some of you may have been experiencing that kidney stones very

experiencing that kidney stones very

experiencing that kidney stones very hard were very painful and we have a

hard were very painful and we have a

hard were very painful and we have a plan that can break those stones called

plan that can break those stones called

plan that can break those stones called chunk appearing in Spanish in English is

chunk appearing in Spanish in English is

chunk appearing in Spanish in English is the another plant so all these things

the another plant so all these things

the another plant so all these things work and they I experienced those myself

work and they I experienced those myself

work and they I experienced those myself I experienced I know this works so I

I experienced I know this works so I

I experienced I know this works so I wanted always to find out how these

wanted always to find out how these

wanted always to find out how these things work

things work

things work so that curiosity took me to start a

so that curiosity took me to start a

so that curiosity took me to start a career in biology in Peru and then I was

career in biology in Peru and then I was

career in biology in Peru and then I was fortunate to come to the United States

fortunate to come to the United States

fortunate to come to the United States to continue my graduate studies and in

to continue my graduate studies and in

to continue my graduate studies and in my graduate studies they were focused on

my graduate studies they were focused on

my graduate studies they were focused on Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences so learn how plants function so I got a

so learn how plants function so I got a

so learn how plants function so I got a degree in plant physiology and learn how

degree in plant physiology and learn how

degree in plant physiology and learn how plants make all these chemicals so about

plants make all these chemicals so about

plants make all these chemicals so about 12 years ago

12 years ago

12 years ago there was a chemical that became very

there was a chemical that became very

there was a chemical that became very very popular in the news because it was

very popular in the news because it was

very popular in the news because it was associated with the health benefit of

associated with the health benefit of

associated with the health benefit of drinking red wine and he was pressing in

drinking red wine and he was pressing in

drinking red wine and he was pressing in the red wine because he was pressing in

the red wine because he was pressing in

the red wine because he was pressing in the grape but the GRA will only make

the grape but the GRA will only make

the grape but the GRA will only make this chemical when he was exposed to the

this chemical when he was exposed to the

this chemical when he was exposed to the fungus again this dress makes a grave to

fungus again this dress makes a grave to

fungus again this dress makes a grave to produce this chemical so this chemical

produce this chemical so this chemical

produce this chemical so this chemical got a lot of popularity because it was

got a lot of popularity because it was

got a lot of popularity because it was associated with potential health

associated with potential health

associated with potential health benefits and to humans and there was a

benefits and to humans and there was a

benefits and to humans and there was a really big need to make it an

really big need to make it an

really big need to make it an interesting this chemical was also

interesting this chemical was also

interesting this chemical was also produced in the peanut butter peanut

produced in the peanut butter peanut

produced in the peanut butter peanut only make this chemical when the peanut

only make this chemical when the peanut

only make this chemical when the peanut was attacked by the fungus so I decided

was attacked by the fungus so I decided

was attacked by the fungus so I decided what I can use to make a lot of this

what I can use to make a lot of this

what I can use to make a lot of this chemical so I do some of the strategies

chemical so I do some of the strategies

chemical so I do some of the strategies that I learn when I was in graduate

that I learn when I was in graduate

that I learn when I was in graduate school and I use just the roots of the

school and I use just the roots of the

school and I use just the roots of the peanuts so I use these roots to produce

peanuts so I use these roots to produce

peanuts so I use these roots to produce this chemical I was able to find that

this chemical I was able to find that

this chemical I was able to find that can make a lot of this chemical but in

can make a lot of this chemical but in

can make a lot of this chemical but in this process of looking for this

this process of looking for this

this process of looking for this objective that I have to make

objective that I have to make

objective that I have to make resveratrol I found there were some many

resveratrol I found there were some many

resveratrol I found there were some many other things that were present during

other things that were present during

other things that were present during this search and when I start exploring

this search and when I start exploring

this search and when I start exploring those other chemicals I found out that

those other chemicals I found out that

those other chemicals I found out that those other chemicals were even more

those other chemicals were even more

those other chemicals were even more important than my initial goal so all

important than my initial goal so all

important than my initial goal so all these other things that appear as a

these other things that appear as a

these other things that appear as a result of the stress having other

result of the stress having other

result of the stress having other anti-cancer properties other properties

anti-cancer properties other properties

anti-cancer properties other properties that have other benefit beneficial

that have other benefit beneficial

that have other benefit beneficial properties for human health so then I

properties for human health so then I

properties for human health so then I realized at the end all this chemistry

realized at the end all this chemistry

realized at the end all this chemistry that plan was producing respond to the

that plan was producing respond to the

that plan was producing respond to the stress have all these good health

stress have all these good health

stress have all these good health benefits for humans so again so what do

benefits for humans so again so what do

benefits for humans so again so what do I do with all my stress when I’m a

I do with all my stress when I’m a

I do with all my stress when I’m a stress I create music and what I would

stress I create music and what I would

stress I create music and what I would like to do today I would like to share

like to do today I would like to share

like to do today I would like to share with you something that I’ll create

with you something that I’ll create

with you something that I’ll create right at this moment so I don’t practice

right at this moment so I don’t practice

right at this moment so I don’t practice before all my music is him pronto I just

before all my music is him pronto I just

before all my music is him pronto I just made it up right at this moment so I

made it up right at this moment so I

made it up right at this moment so I will play the piano for you I remember

will play the piano for you I remember

will play the piano for you I remember my dad whenever I play he had a store in

my dad whenever I play he had a store in

my dad whenever I play he had a store in his mind let’s see what you can hear

his mind let’s see what you can hear

his mind let’s see what you can hear when I play this next piece

[Music]

[Music] [Applause]

thank you

thank you so what I just did I just made it up at

so what I just did I just made it up at

so what I just did I just made it up at this moment so most of the time I never

this moment so most of the time I never

this moment so most of the time I never heard able to play the same thing all

heard able to play the same thing all

heard able to play the same thing all the time because I just made it up at

the time because I just made it up at

the time because I just made it up at this instant

this instant

this instant so I never thought that when I was

so I never thought that when I was

so I never thought that when I was learning music when I was very little I

learning music when I was very little I

learning music when I was very little I was going to be able to create and

was going to be able to create and

was going to be able to create and compose music so what I want to leave

compose music so what I want to leave

compose music so what I want to leave you with this message here is that

you with this message here is that

you with this message here is that sometimes you need to challenge yourself

sometimes you need to challenge yourself

sometimes you need to challenge yourself sometimes you have a passion most of us

sometimes you have a passion most of us

sometimes you have a passion most of us are going to be stressed at many parts

are going to be stressed at many parts

are going to be stressed at many parts in our life

in our life

in our life and you can channel that stress to

and you can channel that stress to

and you can channel that stress to create something positive it could be

create something positive it could be

create something positive it could be whatever you do him painting writing you

whatever you do him painting writing you

whatever you do him painting writing you can transform that stress into something

can transform that stress into something

can transform that stress into something positive always look be young your

positive always look be young your

positive always look be young your initial goal now I was focusing creating

initial goal now I was focusing creating

initial goal now I was focusing creating of looking for this chemical resveratrol

of looking for this chemical resveratrol

of looking for this chemical resveratrol but in my path for resveratrol I found

but in my path for resveratrol I found

but in my path for resveratrol I found all these other chemicals that have

all these other chemicals that have

all these other chemicals that have taken me to all these different

taken me to all these different

taken me to all these different directions and next time that you see a

directions and next time that you see a

directions and next time that you see a peanut I hope that you have more respect

peanut I hope that you have more respect

peanut I hope that you have more respect for the peanut because it may provide a

for the peanut because it may provide a

for the peanut because it may provide a medicine for the future and remember

medicine for the future and remember

medicine for the future and remember great things can result from a little

great things can result from a little

great things can result from a little stress thank you

stress thank you

stress thank you [Applause]

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