Is beauty equal to happiness? | Xingtong Huang & Yebin Yang | TEDxCasey

Xingtong Huang and Yebin Yang talk about the lie we've been sold by the media which tries to make us think that if only we were a bit more beautiful, a bit more fashionable, a bit more ... we'd be happy. Instead they propose how we need to disconnect that idea that beauty equals happiness and look at happiness from a whole new angle. Is beauty equal to happiness?

Xingtong and her partner Yebin Yang will talk about the lie we’ve been sold by the media which tries to make us think that if only we were a bit more beautiful, a bit more fashionable, a bit more … we’d be happy. Instead they will explain how we need to disconnect that idea that beauty equals happiness and look at happiness from a whole new angle.

Is beauty equal to happiness?

Yebin and her partner Xingtong Huang will talk about the lie we’ve been sold by the media which tries to make us think that if only we were a bit more beautiful, a bit more fashionable, a bit more … we’d be happy. Instead they will explain how we need to disconnect that idea that beauty equals happiness and look at happiness from a whole new angle. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at

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