TED Talks Daily

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TED Talks Daily

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Want TED Talks on the go? Everyday, this feed brings you our latest talks in audio format. Hear thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable – from Artificial Intelligence to Zoology, and everything in between – given by the world's leading thinkers and doers. This collection of talks, given at TED and TEDx conferences around the globe, is also available in video format.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Why great art requires risk | Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Robert Vargas

Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth — two of the rock stars behind the legendary band Van Halen — sit down with visual artist Robert Vargas to reveal the two-step recipe for great art: do your homework,...
Nov 5, 202617m

5 ideas for better government in the US | Jeff Maurer

Should the US Constitution protect your DNA? Your voice? Your data? Entrepreneur Jeff Maurer spent his youth fighting fires alongside World War II veterans, and he thinks the spirit that united them c...
Nov 4, 202616m

What kids wish their parents knew about fun | Mila Rojas

When was the last time you played, just for fun? Eleven-year-old Mila Rojas has noticed that adults — buried under schedules, expectations and the pressure to be serious — often see play as unproducti...
Nov 3, 20268m

The couples therapists who nearly got divorced | Harville Hendrix

Couples therapists Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt spent decades teaching the world how to love well … even as their own marriage was falling apart. In this candid, funny talk, Hendrix recount...
Nov 2, 202617m

Sunday Pick: Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece

<p>Why does making friends as an adult feel like mission impossible?</p><br><p>In today’s Sunday Pick, <em>Corner Piece</em>, host Melissa Fernandes explores what it means to be a friend while grappli...
Nov 1, 202641m

The haunting truth of ghost stories | Coya Paz Brownrigg (re-release)

Ghost stories reveal much more than the ghouls and spirits that haunt them. Settle in for a spooky delight as theater educator Coya Paz Brownrigg lays out three types of bone-chilling tales and exhume...
Oct 31, 202614m

What crows teach us about death | Kaeli Swift (re-release)

Rituals for the dead span much of the natural world, seen in practices from humans and elephants to bees, dolphins and beyond. With charm and playful insight, animal behaviorist Kaeli Swift delves int...
Oct 31, 202614m

The razor-thin line between contagion and connection | Dan Taberski (re-release)

After a mysterious wave of tics and twitches swept through a small-town high school in New York, documentary podcaster Dan Taberski set out to investigate what was really happening. Drawing on extensi...
Oct 31, 202615m

The fascinating physics of insect pee | Saad Bhamla (re-release)

Scientist Saad Bhamla is on a mission to answer a question most people don&#39;t think to ask: How do insects pee? Taking inspiration from the incredible &quot;butt flickers&quot; of the glassy-winged...
Oct 31, 202610m

Zombie roaches and other parasite tales | Ed Yong (re-release)

In this fascinating, hilarious and ever-so-slightly creepy talk, science writer Ed Yong tells the story of his favorite parasites -- animals and organisms that live on the bodies (and brains!) of othe...
Oct 31, 202615m

How to make friends (and keep them) | Sheridan Voysey

Who could you call at 2am when everything’s gone wrong? Friendship expert Sheridan Voysey believes we’re in a friendship recession, with many of us forgetting how to foster meaningful relationships. H...
Oct 30, 202616m

How fossil fuel companies keep your energy costs high | Jon Powers

Solar energy and storage are the fastest, cheapest ways to add electricity to the grid. So why are small towns across the US pausing or banning these projects? Clean energy entrepreneur Jon Powers sho...
Oct 29, 202612m

How people are using AI to grieve, love and connect | Jennifer Cearns

Many people fear AI is eroding our humanity, replacing real relationships with synthetic ones that leave us lonelier than ever. Digital anthropologist Jennifer Cearns believes the opposite may be true...
Oct 28, 202617m

How video games can power up your parenting | Hannah Boquet (re-release)

<p>Parenting an eye-rolling teenager glued to a gaming system is not a simple feat, but what if you could turn screen time into an opportunity for connection? Hannah Boquet shares how she decided to p...
Oct 27, 202617m

Unions for climate action! | Payton M. Wilkins (re-release)

<p>In the long term, shutting down a coal mine means cleaner air and a healthier environment — but in the short term, it can devastate a community or family that relied on the mine&#39;s paychecks to ...
Oct 26, 202612m

Sunday Pick: Unlocking Your Power at Work: Kara Swisher on how to get what you want | from Fixable

No matter where you fall on the corporate food chain, you have power at work—you just might not know how to use it. In this new series on Unlocking Your Power at Work, Anne and Frances dig into how to...
Oct 25, 202635m

The pursuit of happiness requires free time | Danielle Roberts

Do you feel short on time? Writer and work expert Danielle Roberts would like to help you with that. In this quick talk, she makes the case that free time isn&#39;t a reward you earn but a civil right...
Oct 24, 202632m

Can you spot the lies in your news feed? | Laura Smythe

Laura Smythe spent years in legacy newsrooms, and she thinks the habits journalists use to vet information should belong to all of us. Using Fyre Festival as a cautionary tale, she explains why media ...
Oct 23, 202614m

I can't speak. Here's how I get people to listen | Jessica Irwin

Jessica Irwin is many things: a photographer, artist, author, performer. She also happens to be nonverbal, born with cerebral palsy that affects the muscles she needs to talk. Speaking through a devic...
Oct 22, 20269m

How would you design your dream city? | James Rojas

Urban planner James Rojas has led hundreds of workshops where participants creatively design their ideal communities with small objects — and he&#39;s noticed that people of every age, income and back...
Oct 21, 202614m