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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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Ryan Lash / TED 9:36am Dec 17, 2021Science Science ArtsAmy Webb: A Glimpse Into The Future
This hour, futurist Amy Webb guides us through innovations that give a glimpse into the future of transportation, wellness, tech, commerce, and travel ... and the impacts they'll have on our lives. -
Bret Hartman / Bret Hartman / TED 11:58am Dec 03, 2021Education EducationLoretta J. Ross: What if we called people in, rather than calling them out?
How can we have more productive conversations with people we vehemently disagree with? Civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross gives us the tools to call people in—instead of calling them out. -
Mari Ryan / Mari Ryan / TED 11:58am Dec 03, 2021Politics & Government Politics & Government EnvironmentBob Inglis: How I changed my mind about climate change
Former GOP congressman Bob Inglis used to believe climate change wasn't real. But after a candid conversation with his children and a hard look at the evidence, he began to change his mind. -
Robert Leslie / TED 9:23am Nov 12, 2021Science Science EducationEmily Oster: Why wasn't the US tracking the spread of COVID-19 in schools?
In summer 2020, parents faced so many unknowns when it came to sending kids to school. Economist Emily Oster describes how she started collecting data nationwide to help parents decide for themselves. -
Marla Aufmuth / TED 9:23am Nov 12, 2021Science Science Health & SafetyPriti Krishtel: How can we reform the outdated US patent system to lower drug prices?
The U.S. patent system was designed to foster innovation and serve the public good. But it's no longer working as intended. Lawyer Priti Krishtel explains the consequences and how to change that. -
Bret Hartman / Bret Hartman / TED 9:23am Nov 12, 2021Science SciencePhillip Atiba Goff: How can communities reimagine their approach to public safety?
Psychologist Phillip Atiba Goff analyzes data on how racial bias affects police behavior. He shares how communities can rethink their public safety systems, and ultimately better respond to crises. -
11:16am Oct 29, 2021Science Science
Erika Hamden: What does it take to send a telescope into the stratosphere?
Astrophysicist Erika Hamden spent 10 years building FIREBall, a telescope that reaches the stratosphere and looks for clues to how stars form. Launching it was more challenging than she ever imagined. -
10:52am Oct 29, 2021Science Science Health & Safety
Kathryn Whitehead: How can we safely deliver vaccines to the right cells?
mRNA vaccines are groundbreaking—but the mRNA inside them is fragile. Kathryn Whitehead explains how scientists have created the right "packing material" to safely deliver these to the right cells. -
Ryan Lash / Ryan Lash / TED 10:26am Oct 29, 2021Science Science Health & SafetyKeller Rinaudo: How can delivery drones save lives?
In rural areas, basic health care can be out of reach. Keller Rinaudo founded Zipline, a delivery company that uses drones to deliver necessary medical supplies within hours, even minutes. -
9:33am Oct 29, 2021Arts Arts
Amir Nizar Zuabi: How one puppet's 5,000 mile journey delivers a message of hope
Amal is a nine-year-old Syrian refugee. She's also a giant puppet. Theater director Amir Nizar Zuabi discusses how art can deliver a new message on the plight of refugees in his project "The Walk." -
Erica Leone / Erica Leone 12:49pm Oct 22, 2021Arts ArtsShoham Arad: What Does It Take To Turn An Idea Into A Movement?
Anyone can have a big idea. But how do those big ideas come to fruition and grow? Director of the TED Fellows program Shoham Arad walks us through several speakers who turned a spark into a movement. -
10:02am Oct 01, 2021Health & Safety Health & Safety
Hui-wen Sato: What can grief provide us?
For pediatric critical care nurses, tragedies are part of the job. But so much loss can wear on you. Nurse Hui-wen Sato describes how she found her way--through the life-giving lessons of grief.
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