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How to Survive a Losing Team (Transcript)

Good Sport How to Survive a Losing Team March 15, 2023 [00:00:00] Jody Avirgan: Some of the deepest thoughts I've ever had, biggest emotions, have been in a post-game team circle, especially after a loss. Sitting on the grass exhausted, slowly taking off the cleats, trying not to look your teammates in the eye, or you might just start crying. S...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/good-sport/how-to-survive-a-losing-team-transcript

The problem with setting goals with NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant The problem with setting goals with NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho November 15, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking: my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore n...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/problem-with-setting-goals-emmanuel-acho-transcript

TED Fellows FAQ

Questions about the TED Fellows program? Take a look at our FAQ. Topics: About the program Application requirements Selection process Technical help About the program What are you looking for in a TED Fellow? We are looking for the people working on-the-ground on world-changing ideas -- the doers, makers, inventors, advocates, filmmakers and pho...
https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-fellows-program/apply-to-be-a-ted-fellow/program-faq

Cord Jefferson's creativity is fueled by mental health (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human Cord Jefferson's creativity is fueled by mental health March 6, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. When I think about the creative people who inspire me the most, besides them all being exceptionally talented at what they do, the other thing that unite...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/cord-jeffersons-creativity-is-fueled-by-mental-health-transcript

How to embrace rejection (with Jia Jiang) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human How to embrace rejection (with Jia Jiang) (Transcript) August 22, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How To Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. Let me start off today's episode with a confession. Sometimes when I'm working on a new project, whether it is a joke or a script or any sort of new id...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/how-to-embrace-rejection-transcript

It’s Time To Stop Ignoring Disability (Transcript)

It’s Time To Stop Ignoring Disability Tuesday, June 13, 2022 [00:00:00] Jill Griffin: I was hiking and I fell in the north east corner of Australia. We were crossing like a small river or Creek. So I basically went from my feet to my head almost cartoon, like woop. And then I rolled down. [00:00:15] Adam Grant: Jill Griffin was 31 when she go...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/it-s-time-to-stop-ignoring-disability-transcript

A future without pandemics? with Mark Smolinski (Transcript)

The TED Interview A future without pandemics? with Mark Smolinski October 20, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm your host, Steven Johnson. A few weeks ago, President Biden triggered a small controversy during an off-the-cuff interview on 60 Minutes by remarking that the COVID pandemic was over. But one thing that...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-interview/a-future-without-pandemics-mark-smolinski-transcript

How to care for the people who take care of us (w/ Ai-jen Poo) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human How to care for the people who take care of us (w/ Ai-jen Poo) January 16, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. Several years ago, my wife Mollie was dealing with chronic pain, and all of a sudden, she was unable to do so many of the things that she use...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/how-to-care-for-the-people-who-take-care-of-us-ai-jen-poo-transcript

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created The Deep Ocean, 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. How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. Arthur C. Clarke Planet Ocean In the late 1960s,...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/marine-biology/introductory-essay

How to Make Transformative Ideas Happen (with Frans Johannson) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human How to Make Transformative Ideas Happen (with Frans Johansson) (Transcript) August 1, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How to be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. When we think about where great ideas come from, I think a lot of us assume that they just shoot down from the sky like lightning. ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/how-to-make-transformative-ideas-happen-frans-johannson

How to take charge of your money (w/ Wendy De La Rosa) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human How to take charge of your money (w/ Wendy De La Rosa) November 14, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How To Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. When it comes to money, one study found that 78% of people would rather disclose their full dating history than their full financial history. We would...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/how-to-take-charge-of-your-money-w-wendy-de-la-rosa-transcript

The Truth About "The Zone" (Transcript)

Good Sport The Truth About "The Zone" February 15, 2023 [00:00:00] Jody Avirgan: In sports, there's a lot of talk about a magical place called “the zone”. You've probably heard of it. That place where everything clicks, where no matter the weather or the crowd or the sweat in your eyes, nothing can break your focus, where you just do everything...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/good-sport/the-truth-about-the-zone-transcript

Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant June 15, 2021 Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers. We’ll be back for Season 4 next month. For now, here’s the second of four new episodes of Taken for Granted. Today’s guest is leader extraordinaire Mellody Hobson. In the eight years that I’ve known her, she’s consistently challenged me ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/mellody-hobson-on-taking-tough-feedback-transcript

Do you need to do a detox? (Transcript)

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 — ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/body-stuff-do-you-need-to-do-a-detox-transcript

How to Bust Bias at Work: Transcript

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, May 18, 2021 ADAM GRANT: Hi WorkLifers, a quick warning that in this episode we discuss the murder of George Floyd. TYECE WILKINS: It wasn't until Saturday evening that I allowed the tears to flow. Sitting underneath a cotton candy pink sky. I put on Mali Music's Gonna be all right. And try to let the music ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/how-to-bust-bias-at-work-transcript

Garry Kasparov on chess, technology and democracy (Transcript)

The TED Interview Garry Kasparov on chess, technology, and democracy July 14, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: This is the TED interview and I'm Steven Johnson. It was late in 1989, months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Garry Kasparov was 26 years old, just a few years into his reign as a world chess champion. And he was invited to sit down...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-interview/garry-kasparov-on-chess-technology-democracy-transcript

Can you boost your immune system? (Transcript)

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Jen Gunter: It was March 2020, and our editor Sara was living in Brooklyn. She had started to hear about the spread of a highly contagious virus, COVID-19. And like many of us, she was very worried... Sara: I went to my local health food store chain, and I got a bunch of groceries. Like ev...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/body-stuff-can-you-boost-your-immune-system-transcript

How to unite people through art (with JR) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human Monday, June 27, 2022 Chris Duffy: You’re listening to How to Be a Better Human. I’m your host Chris Duffy. Today on the show, we’re talking to one of the most famous street artists in the world, J.R. He’s got this iconic look where he always wears dark glasses and a hat so no one knows exactly what he looks like. And...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/better-human-how-to-unite-people-through-art-with-jr-transcript

Jennifer Egan on storytelling in a data-hooked world (Transcript)

The TED Interview Jennifer Egan on storytelling in a data-hooked world July 21, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm Steven Johnson. If you've been following the news from the technology world, you might have noticed that the headlines have gotten a little, well, strange lately. I mean, one big tech company is convi...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-interview/jennifer-egan-on-storytelling-transcript

The science of performing under pressure with Sian Beilock (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant The science of performing under pressure with Sian Beilock March 28, 2023 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thou...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant/the-science-of-performing-under-pressure-with-sian-beilock-transcript

What animal intelligence reveals about human stupidity with Justin Gregg (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant What animal intelligence reveals about human stupidity with Justin Gregg March 7, 2023 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to expl...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant/what-animal-intelligence-reveals-justin-gregg-transcript

Reese Witherspoon on turning impostor syndrome into confidence (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Reese Witherspoon on turning impostor syndrome into confidence October 25, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking: my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore n...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/reese-witherspoon-on-impostor-syndrome-confidence-transcript

Is it Safe to Speak Up at Work? (Transcript)

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...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/is-it-safe-to-speak-up-at-work-transcript

Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn’‪t‬ (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn't February 23, 2021 Adam Grant: (00:00) Hey WorkLifers, it's Adam. Season four is launching this spring, in the meantime, some exciting news. Each season we've done a couple of bonus episodes where I have a discussion or a debate with a thought leader. You asked for more of those...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/brene-brown-on-what-vulnerability-isnt-transcript

Glennon Doyle Wants you to Abandon Identity: Transcript

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...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/glennon-doyle-wants-you-to-abandon-identity-transcript

Abby Wambach on being good enough (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant Soccer star Abby Wambach on being good enough February 7, 2023 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking: my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and ne...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/abby-wambach-on-being-good-enough-transcript

Jody Avirgan learned everything from sports (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human Jody Avirgan learned everything from sports February 6, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. When it comes to sports, I know nothing. I really cannot overstate how little I know about sports. There was a period of several years in a row where I kept putt...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/jody-avirgan-learned-everything-from-sports-transcript
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