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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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Bret Hartman / TED 9:37am Nov 22, 2019Science Science ArtsHelen Fisher: How Does Love Affect The Brain?
Helen Fisher says love is a biological drive and a survival mechanism. She discusses the science of love and how much control we have over who we love, how we love, and whether that love lasts. -
Marla Aufmuth / TED 9:37am Nov 22, 2019World News World News Arts Health & SafetyKatie Hood: When Does Unhealthy Love Turn Into Abuse?
Unhealthy relationships don't start out unhealthy. But Katie Hood says you have to pay attention to some critical signs at that early stage, and learn the skills for healthy love. -
Josh Tam 9:37am Nov 22, 2019Science Science Arts Music & CultureDessa: How Can You Fall Out Of Love?
For years, musician Dessa tried to get over a toxic relationship. But she couldn't figure out how — until she tried something unconventional: using neuroscience to dull her feelings for her ex. -
Jesse Yuen 9:37am Nov 22, 2019Arts ArtsMandy Len Catron: Can You Jumpstart Love?
Can you fall in love after just one date? With the help of 36 questions, author Mandy Len Catron did. She says, reframing love as something you can control can lead to healthier, longer relationship. -
Bret Hartman / TED 9:37am Nov 22, 2019Science Science Arts Health & SafetyGuy Winch: How Can We Choose To Move On From Heartbreak?
We don't consider heartbreak to be as serious as physical injury, but emotional pain can stay with us much longer. Psychologist Guy Winch says dealing with heartbreak starts with asserting control. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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