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Week in, week out, we work. But what can we do to not lose ourselves in the 9-to-5 grind? This hour, we question how long we work, why we valorize work, and what good leadership looks like. Guests include executive coach Anne Morriss, economist Juliet Schor, social psychologist Azim Shariff and political scientist Margaret Levi. TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at: plus.npr.org/ted

Shane Campbell-Staton is an evolutionary biologist, who is fascinated by all kinds of organisms from wolves to elephants to city-dwelling lizards. He has specifically been focusing on how humans are causing other species to evolve at a breakneck pace, just to survive all the changes we are making to this planet. Shane first spoke to Manoush for our episode, Abandoned Places, where he described the gray wolves that are adapting to survive high levels of toxic radiation near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In this extended interview, he gets into how lizards in Puerto Rico are adapting to live in urban environments alongside humans. To learn more about Shane's work, check out his lab at campbellstaton.com and catch him hosting the PBS documentary series, Human Footprint.

This TRH+ episode had engineering support from Gilly Moon and Jay Czys.

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Original broadcast date: October 16, 2020. Sound surrounds us, from cacophony even to silence. But depending on how we hear, the world can be a different auditory experience for each of us. This hour, TED speakers explore the science of sound. Guests on the show include NPR All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly, neuroscientist Jim Hudspeth, writer Rebecca Knill, and sound designer Dallas Taylor.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted

Lots left vacant, offices full of equipment but devoid of people, entire villages literally left to the wolves--this hour, TED speakers share stories about bringing new life to abandoned places. Guests include evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton, entrepreneur Garry Cooper, urban renewal expert Anika Goss, and conservationist Alysa McCall.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at: plus.npr.org/ted

Yenny Seo is what's called a super-recognizer; she can remember almost every face she's ever seen. It's a neurological quirk that only 1 to 2% of the world has. But facial recognition has never been more prevalent, as technology surpasses her superhuman abilities. Yenny Seo spoke to Manoush for our episode "What's In A Face" (https://n.pr/3R3dw7g). In this extended interview, they go deeper into what it's like to be a super-recognizer and what it means when we all have the skill at our fingertips.

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Original broadcast date: November 11, 2022. Many of us feel pressure to hit big life milestones on a timeline. But what if age is an asset, not a liability? This hour, TED speakers examine the benefits and drawbacks of being a late bloomer. Guests include writer Doree Shafrir, network scientist Albert-László Barabási, anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite and retired educator Riley Moynes. Listeners also share stories.