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Anika Goss helps Detroit residents turn vacant lots and concrete backyards to super gardens that protect their neighborhoods against storms. She explains how to build a beautiful garden that cools, reduces energy costs, retains water and attracts pollinators. Goss was featured in the episode "Abandoned Places" (https://n.pr/4eDb9kK). To get access to this and other bonus episodes, sign up for TED Radio Hour+. When you do, all your episodes also become sponsor-free. That's because you are directly supporting our work at NPR. Learn more at http://plus.npr.org/ted

Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z seem to be more divided than ever. But why are tensions running high now? This hour, TED speakers explore new reasons for this generation gap—and how to bridge it. Guests include professor and author Scott Galloway, social entrepreneur Louise Mabulo, advocate Derenda Schubert and writer Anne Helen Petersen.

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For centuries, humans have relied on the oceans for resources and food... but even the deepest sea has its limits. This hour, TED speakers discuss how we can save our seas to save our planet. Guests include marine biologists Asha de Vos, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and Alasdair Harris, and oceanographer Sylvia Earle. Original broadcast date: June 25, 2021.

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To protect endangered species from extinction, biotech entrepreneur Ryan Phelan uses genetic tools like cloning. In April 2024, Manoush caught up with Phelan about cloning and a new project: a genomic library to preserve the DNA of every endangered species in the U.S. In this bonus episode, Phelan explains how she's collaborating with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance and preserve biodiversity through genetic rescue. Ryan Phelan was featured in the episode "Reshaping Evolution" (https://n.pr/3yVSC2K).

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Do you have "screen apnea"? Our special series Body Electric continues with former Microsoft executive Linda Stone who coined the term. Around 2007, Linda noticed she had an unhealthy habit while answering emails: she held her breath. On this episode, she tells host Manoush Zomorodi how she tested her friends and colleagues for "screen apnea" and what she's done since.

Then, Manoush talks to the bestselling author of Breath, science writer James Nestor, who explains how shallow breathing impacts our physical and mental health. He takes us through a simple exercise to 'reset' our breath and relieve screen time stress.

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Thirty years into the opioid crisis, we still struggle to find other options for pain relief. This hour, TED speakers explain new understandings of how the brain interprets pain and new ideas to cope. Guests include equestrian Kat Naud, physician and researcher Amy Baxter and opioid reform advocate Cammie Wolf Rice.

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