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TED Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions and new ways to think and create.
Each episode includes riveting excerpts from the renowned TED stage where some of the world's deepest thinkers and innovators are invited to give the 18-minute "talk of their lives."
Host Guy Raz interviews the guests, delving deeper, dissecting the speaker's ideas and posing probing questions you’d like to hear answered.
Topics the series explores include mankind's place in the universe and space, how the sounds around us affect our behavior and why there is power in failure.
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Dian Lofton / TED 9:22am Sep 20, 2019Arts Arts EducationJacqueline Woodson: What Is The Hidden Power Of Slow Reading?
Novelist Jacqueline Woodson is a slow reader. Taking her time lets her savor each word brings her closer to each story, and it lets her pay respect to her ancestors who weren't allowed to read. -
JEROD HARRIS / TED 9:22am Sep 20, 2019Arts Arts EducationThomas Curran: How Can We Teach Kids To Accept Imperfection?
Many students feel unrelenting pressure to be ... perfect. Social psychologist Thomas Curran warns that striving for perfectionism isn't just impossible — it's also dangerous to children's health. -
Ryan Lash / TED 9:22am Sep 20, 2019Arts Arts EducationLiz Kleinrock: How Can We Broach Hard Conversations In The Classroom?
When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth grade students made a cringeworthy comment about race, rather than change the subject, she chose to turn the moment into a teachable one — and start a conversation. -
Ryan Lash / TED 9:22am Sep 20, 2019Arts Arts EducationOlympia Della Flora: Can Small Classroom Tweaks Help Kids Better Cope With Emotions?
After months of struggling with one particularly challenging elementary school student, principal Olympia Della Flora realized it was the classroom setting that needed to change ... not the child. -
James Duncan Davidson / TED 9:57am Aug 16, 2019Science ScienceDeinse Herzing: Do Dolphins Have A Language?
We know that dolphins make distinctive clicks and whistles. But is that a language? Researcher Denise Herzing thinks it might be — and for the past 35 years — she's been working on unlocking it. -
Bret Hartman / Bret Hartman / TED 9:57am Aug 16, 2019Science ScienceBarbara King: Do Animals Grieve?
In 2018, an orca made headlines when she carried her dead calf on her back for weeks. Barbara King says this was a display of animal grief and explains how this changes our relationship with animals. -
Duncan Davidson/TED 2:54pm Aug 02, 2019Arts Arts Health & SafetyKelly McGonigal: Can We Reframe The Way We Think About Stress?
Stress is an unpleasant emotion — but does it have an upside? Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal says adjusting the way you think about stress can actually change the way your body responds to it. -
Sabine Doebel 10:12am Aug 02, 2019Arts Arts Health & SafetySabine Doebel: How Can We Make Better Decisions To Help Us Live Better Lives?
Ever wish your brain just ... worked better? Developmental cognitive scientist Sabine Doebel explains what we can do to improve our executive function to break bad habits and create better ones. -
Bret Hartman / Bret Hartman / TED 10:12am Aug 02, 2019Arts ArtsPriya Parker: How Can We Create More Meaning In Our Gatherings?
You've heard it before - don't talk sex, politics, or religion with "mixed company." But Priya Parker disagrees. She says gatherings would be more meaningful if we let them get a bit uncomfortable. -
Ryan Lash/TED 10:12am Aug 02, 2019Arts ArtsNilofer Merchant: What's The One Workplace Hack That Can Improve Your Health?
During a normal workday, most of us sit for hours on end ... and it's hurting our health. Nilofer Merchant has a simple solution: next time you have an important meeting, take a walk. -
Ryan Lash / Ryan Lash / TED 10:12am Aug 02, 2019Arts ArtsBrittany Packnett: What Are Meaningful Ways To Help Build Your Confidence?
How do you build confidence, when the world has taught you not to be confident? Activist Brittany Packnett talks about confidence in her own personal journey as a woman of color. -
Ryan Lash / Ryan Lash / TED 3:41pm Jul 12, 2019Arts ArtsFinn Myrstad: What Happens When We Sign Away Our Online Privacy?
Do you read the terms and conditions on your apps? Finn Myrstad explains that not only would it take you dozens of hours, but you would probably not agree with all the ways your data is being used.
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