WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, April 26, 2022 [THEME MUSIC] [00:01:00] VOICE 1: Dear Adam, I have a great investment opportunity for you. Let me tell you about my startup. [00:06:87]VOICE 2: I know we've never met, but here's why you should endorse my book [00:00:12] VOICE 3: Is your team hiring? Cause I'd be a great fit. [00:00:22...

For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED Talk… this is an insider’s guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson, curator of TED Now in paperback Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to...

Deepen your understanding of Ecofying Cities with these carefully crafted educational exercises that let you get the most out of this TED Studies subject. Activity 1 It's difficult to measure something as complex as sustainability. For example, what's the best way to measure energy and resource use? Think about the problem at different scales. ...

From the director Whenever we talk about the origins of the Open Translation Project, we are always quick to give you most of the credit. Before there was ever an OTP, viewers like you were writing us and volunteering to translate talks by speakers like Jill Bolte Taylor, Hans Rosling and Sir Ken Robinson. You wanted to share their ideas with pe...

The Pursuit of Happiness Monterey, California February 25-28, 2004 Dear TEDizens, A few years age I stumbled upon a question I found both shocking and exhilarating: Suppose our natural instincts about what we needed to make us happy were dead wrong? That was what the latest scientific research on happiness seemed to suggest: that most of the t...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Dolly Parton is burning up, not burning out Transcript April 5, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Today I’m excited to bring you a conversation I had on Clubhouse with a legend. Thanks to our sponsors LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, ServiceNow, and UKG for making it possible. Joining me today is t...

How to Change Your Workplace Tuesday, June 27, 2022 Adam Grant: One day I got a call from a hospital that was working on a major change initiative. A committee of surgeons had identified a customer service problem. Basically, patients weren’t happy. And after 8 months of work, they were getting ready to roll out a big fix. They were going to tra...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Before we get to the episode, a quick favor. We're doing a listener survey to figure out how we can keep making the podcast better. We'd love your thoughts. So if you have a few minutes, please take the survey at SurveyNerds.com/BodyStuff. That's SurveyNerds.com/BodyStuff — ...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Ava DuVernay is Triumphant May 31, 2022 [Theme Music] [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I'm an organizational psychologist. My job is to think again about how we work, lead, and live. Thanks to Deloitte for sponsoring thi...

Taken for Granted Tuesday, June 29, 2021 ADAM: Luis, did you think your son was out of his mind? LUIS: No, no, I never think he’s out of his mind, I just think that he’s ... nuts. [Adam and Lin laugh] ADAM: Nuts. That’s one way to have your dad describe you. But when you have a creative streak like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s, maybe it’s not such ...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, May 3, 2021 Hey WorkLifers-- and ArmCherries. For today’s bonus episode, we have a very special guest: Dax Shepard. I’ve known Dax since 2019-- I admire his intellectual curiosity, his vulnerability, and of course his humor. I think we’re friends, although every conversation we’ve ever had has been recorded for ...

Written by the educators who created Climate Change, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. The greenhouse effect has been detected, and it is changing our climate now. James Hansen, June 24, 1988 The drought that cr...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Season 4 is right around the corner, but today I wanted to share a special conversation in our “Taken For Granted” series. I’m talking to Daniel Kahneman. Danny won a Nobel Prize in Economics. He’s been named one of the most influential economists in the world. But he’s not o...

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant, and this is Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I’m an organizational psychologist, and this series is about rethinking assumptions we often take for granted about how we work, lead, and live. This is my second conversation with CEO extraordinaire Indra Nooyi, wh...

Taken for Granted Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I’m an organizational psychologist. My job is to think again about how we work, lead, and live. Today, I’m talking to one of my favorite authors... John Green: I'm John Green and I ...

Written by the educators who created Leading Wisely, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. Understanding management means understanding people. What motivates us to engage deeply and perform powerfully at work? How...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, July 27, 2021 DeMar DeRozan: So all star weekend in Los Angeles. I was a part of all star team, a starter on the team actually. Adam Grant: This is NBA player DeMar DeRozan. DeMar DeRozan: And it had just been a tough couple of weeks leading into the all-star weekend. And I was just looking forward to it, j...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, April 19, 2022 [00:00:00] Ville Houttu: We wanted to create a workplace where even Mondays don't suck. Adam Grant: This is Ville Houttu, the CEO of Vincit, a Finnish software company. Ville Houttu: Four years ago one of our software engineers sent me a calendar invite to his annual salary review with the ...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, April 12, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Over the past year, millions of people have been quitting their jobs... Konlan Paul (on TikTok): I'm 22 years old and I just decided to quit my full time job… Julie (on TikTok): Today is officially my last day at the toxic corporate job and, no, one's even acknowledged t...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 29, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Hi everyone, I wanted to give you a heads up that we mention substance abuse and suicide in this episode. Please keep that in mind as you’re listening, and think about who might be listening with you. I was 40 miles into a 60 mile bike ride, and feeling GREAT, representing t...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Satya Nadella is building the future May 24, 2022 [Theme Music] [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I’m an organizational psychologist. My job is to think again about how we work, lead, and live. Today, my guest is Satya N...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Leadership lessons from Zelenskyy and Putin Transcript March 29, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Today’s episode is a rich and timely conversation about leadership. I want to thank our sponsors LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, ServiceNow, and UKG for making it possible. Our focus today is on what ...

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I’m an organizational psychologist, and this series is about rethinking assumptions we often take for granted about how we work, lead, and live. Today’s guest is Esther Duflo, the MIT economist who ...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Adam Grant: [00:00:00] Hey WorkLifers it's Adam Grant. I hope you're enjoying season four today. I want to share a special bonus conversation with Glennon Doyle. She made an appearance in our episode on conflict. She's a writer and activist well known for her wisdom and openness about her struggle...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 25, 2021 Sara Nics: I'm looking at my bedside table. And I have 1, 2, I have three eye masks. I have some melatonin. I have some Zolpidem in case of emergencies. I have a bag full of earplugs. I fear to not be a great sleeper. [00:00:10] Dr. Jen Gunter: This is our editor, Sara. Sara Nics: Latel...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Ed Pierson: I'd been retired two months when I heard the news and saw the TV news flash. It was a max airplane that crashed in the ocean. It was shocking. And then the second crash occurs. Adam Grant: In October 2018, a new Boeing 737 max plane flying out of Indonesia crashed and killed all pass...

The Do’s And Don'ts Of Returning To The Office Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Adam Grant: It's been more than two years since offices shut down, many people were sent home, and meetings turned into video calls...And now leaders want people back to the office! But many people have mixed feelings about that. [MUSIC] Thalia: What do I think about going b...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: When we're kids, we have a beautiful gift. Rosie: Why does poop smell bad? Wylder: Because of its things inside. Rosie: Yeah. Like diseases. Wylder: Diseases. Dr. Jen Gunter: We can talk freely and happily about something we all make, poop. Rosie: I have red poop...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Let me take you back in time to 1800’s France. After a luxurious walk along the Seine and a buttery pastry you wander into a bookshop, where you find a new book by Doctor Charles Pierre Louis De Gardanne. It’s called Of Menopause: Or the Critical Age of Women. It’s cutting...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Dr. Jen Gunter: I’ve heard so many ways that people try to “boost” their metabolism. Drink green tea to boost your metabolism! Eating spicy food to burn calories! Metabolism boosting smoothies…backed by science! Muscle burns more calories so start lifting weights today! If you boost your met...