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Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves.Get more brainy miscellany with TED Radio Hour+. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted
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They/Them, LatinX, Rigged: The history behind three words
Words are never just words. They carry context and controversy; they can signal identity or sow discord. This week, TED speakers explore the history and politics of our ever-evolving language. Guests include linguists Anne Curzan and John McWhorter, social psychologist Dannagal Young and writer Mark Forsyth.
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The Future of Sustainability: Repair, repurpose, reimagine
"Reduce, reuse, recycle." We've heard that for decades - but does it work? This hour, TED speakers reimagine the well-known slogan and reconsider how we think about what we consume and throw away. Guests include right-to-repair advocate Gay Gordon-Byrne, materials scientist Andrew Dent, technologist Jamie Beard and animal scientist Ermias Kebreab. Original broadcast date: May 20, 2022
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Why psychedelics may get FDA approval this summer (TED Radio Hour+)
Next month, the FDA is set to decide whether MDMA-assisted therapy will become a legal and accessible treatment for PTSD. In this bonus episode, host Manoush Zomorodi talks with Rick Doblin, a pioneer in psychedelics research. Rick was featured in the episode "Through The Looking Glass" (https://n.pr/3WEJGIY). They talk about his group's work and the potential FDA approval.
Since Manoush spoke to Rick, there have been questions raised about the clinical trial process. Learn more on NPR at https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/13/1250580932/ecstasy-mdma-ptsd-fda-approval.
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Our Tech has a Climate Problem: Here's we solve it
AI, EVs, and satellites are tackling the climate crisis. But they have environmental downsides. This hour, TED speakers explain how to use these tools without making global warming worse. Guests include AI researchers Sasha Luccioni and Sims Witherspoon, climate researcher Elsa Dominish and astrodynamicist Moriba Jah.
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Changing Our Minds: Why we should admit when we're wrong
Original broadcast date: Friday, December 3, 2021. Admitting we're wrong is painful — even seen as a sign of weakness. But what if we take a more flexible approach? This hour: how rethinking ideas can be good for our brains and our relationships. Guests include former GOP congressman Bob Inglis, organizational psychologist Adam Grant, and civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross.
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The most common time management mistakes and how to do better (TED Radio Hour+)
We're all figuring out how to best make use of our time. But a lot of hacks don't actually help us prioritize and focus. In this bonus episode, time management expert Laura Vanderkam shares her favorite strategies for making decisions with more intention, so you have time for the things that truly matter. Laura Vanderkam was featured in the episode "Flip the Script" (https://n.pr/4bfYu4L).
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Customer Reviews
Lots of “Ah-ha” Moments in Fantastic Conversations and Interviews
Every week or so, Manoush revisits a theme through conversations with various speakers from different TED talks.
I love how Manoush interviews them, never shying away from toufh questions but always personable and making us at ease, while uncovering fantastic ideas and revelations.
Great balance between conversational interviews, commentary and extracts from TED talks.
We’re not all a little autistic
As a low support needs autistic person, I am exhausted of hearing that “everyone is a little autistic.” They aren’t. You’re either autistic or you’re not, and if you are, you fall somewhere on the spectrum. So having a whole episode about “awkward” people that takes pains to point out that these people are nearly autistic except not is reinforcing this misconception. Add to that, having the episode point out how many amazing things these “nearly autistic” awkward people can do while making clear they aren’t autistic just reinforces that you don’t think autistic people are capable of the same. And guess what? A lot of us are. And a lot of the awkward people you are talking about are also probably auctually autistic. Do better.
Needs a change of direction
What happened to Technology Entertainment and Design. The original concept of the show was around these core concepts to grow and talk about scientific, cultural, political, humanitarian, and academic topics. Yet the majority of the time with this topic we only hear American societal issues. As a global listener this makes it harder to listen. I still subscribe in the off chance they do something that isn’t about race or gender in the United States but it feels more and more unlikely.