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Why you should always thank your barista

Writer A.J. Jacobs was going through life feeling more grumpy than grateful. To start cultivating a thankful attitude, he decided to show some appreciation to the people behind his daily cup of coffee. Here’s what he discovered when he met his barista. Gratitude is not an emotion that comes naturally to me. My innate disposition is moderately g...
Posted November 13, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/why-you-should-always-thank-your-barista

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

TEDxPhoenixville: Your Backyard - an independently organized event

About this event: When local can mean everything from our solar system to your community, Your Backyard becomes a universe of amazing ideas. SPEAKERS STEVE DUNCAN urban spelunker and photographer As an urban historian and photographer, Steve tries to peel back the layers of a city to see what's underneath. From the tops of bridges to the depths of sewer ...
Event details: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States · October 6, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/4024

The four-day work week: luxury or necessity? (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant The four-day work week: luxury or necessity? (Transcript) November 22, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking: my podcast is 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 ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/the-four-day-work-week-luxury-or-necessity-transcript

Mark Cuban doesn’t believe in following your passions (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Mark Cuban doesn’t believe in following your passions Sept 13, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone. It's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Re:Thinking, 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 how they thi...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/mark-cuban-doesn-t-believe-in-following-your-passions-transcript

Save the whales (and the humans too): A recap of TED Fellows Session 1 at TEDGlobal 2014

It's time for TED Fellows Talks, the Rio edition! Twenty TED Fellows and Senior Fellows opened the conference in the stunning Golden Room of the Copacabana Palace Hotel. In Session 1, learn more about a grassroots marine conservation movement in Madagascar, a vending machine that dispenses food staples in Chile and a new database of African ...
Posted October 6, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/06/a-recap-of-fellows-session-1-at-tedglobal-2014

“I believe in work-life Jenga, not work-life balance”: Here’s how Stacey Abrams gets things done

Real life is chaotic and surprising and impossible to balance. Work-life Jenga is all about making the best out of each moment in our lives, one piece at a time, says political leader and author Stacey Abrams. I reject the idea of work-life balance. The phrase is a bald-faced lie, designed to hang over the human psyche like the Sword of Damocle...
Posted March 26, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/i-believe-in-work-life-jenga-not-work-life-balance-heres-how-stacey-abrams-gets-things-done

Your mega summer reading list: 200 books recommended by TEDsters

Books can entertain, sucking you like a tornado into incredible new worlds. Books can teach, giving you a richer understanding of time periods, people and ideas you’ve never been exposed to. But books can do so much more. In today’s talk, TED's own Lisa Bu introduces us to the concept of “comparative reading,” the practice of reading book...
Posted May 31, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/05/31/your-mega-summer-reading-list-180-books-recommended-by-tedsters

Jacqueline Novogratz on the Pakistan floods and our shared humanity

Founder of Acumen Fund Jacqueline Novogratz recently visited Pakistan (along with TED Curator Chris Anderson) to offer what help she could and work with local friends on their relief efforts. On returning to New York, she gave a short talk at TED HQ and shared the stories of the Pakistani people she met along with a profoundly touching video cre...
Posted September 20, 2010
https://blog.ted.com/2010/09/20/jacqueline-novogratz-on-the-pakistan-floods-and-our-shared-humanity

Death, disaster and drugs: A recap of TED University 2015

Audience members give talks during a session of TED University. From Ebola to better businesses, from diabetes to disasters, the talks took on big topics: A type-A response to Type 2 diabetes. Kicking off the session, Laurie Coots shares her personal story of how she beat Type 2 diabetes and regained control over her health. For Coots, a ...
Posted March 18, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/03/18/death-disaster-and-drugs-a-recap-of-ted-university-2015

Ocean exploration for all: Fellows Friday with David Lang

David Lang wants to make investigating the mysteries of the ocean accessible to anyone curious and adventurous enough to dive deep. Here, the co-founder of OpenROV -- a community of citizen ocean explorers and creators of low-cost underwater robots -- recounts his blistering journey from office job to fledgling maker to inventor of a robot tha...
Posted September 20, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/09/20/ocean-exploration-for-all-fellows-friday-with-david-lang

Being vulnerable about vulnerability: Q&A with Brené Brown

At the end of 2010, a researcher named Brené Brown gave a talk at her local TEDx event, TEDxHouston. That talk, "The Power of Vulnerability," has since become a web-video phenomenon -- viewed and shared by millions of people, who write us to say that her words -- on shame, vulnerability and honesty -- moved them, inspired them, helped them mak...
Posted March 16, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/03/16/being-vulnerable-about-vulnerability-qa-with-brene-brown

Susan Cain on why it's OK to eat alone

In her blockbuster TED Talk, Susan Cain has a call to action: Take introverts seriously, and understand what they can do in the right environment. Ben Lillie called her up for an extended conversation about the terrors of public speaking, how her issue is one of civil rights, and the neuroscience behind personalities. What was it like giving a ...
Posted August 11, 2015
https://ideas.ted.com/susan-cain-on-why-its-ok-to-eat-alone

Am I Normal? Is my dentist scamming me? (Transcript)

Monday, October 25, 2021 Mona Chalabi: I was sitting in a dentist’s chair in Brooklyn, there for a routine checkup. The dentist took some X-rays, poked around in my mouth, and said: “You’re in luck! No cavities. Healthy teeth. But, your teeth are a bit yellow… You could consider bleaching as an option, if it’s something that bothers you.” Now ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/am-i-normal-is-my-dentist-scamming-me-transcript

Anthropo Impact: Notes from Session 2 of TEDSummit 2019

Session 2 of TEDSummit 2019 is all about impact: the actions we can take to solve humanity's toughest challenges. Speakers and performers explore the perils -- from melting glaciers to air pollution -- along with some potential fixes -- like ocean-going seaweed farms and radical proposals for how we can build the future. The event: TEDSum...
Posted July 22, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/07/22/anthropo-impact-notes-from-session-2-of-tedsummit-2019

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

Gallery: The art and science of museum dioramas

These precise re-creations of the world have the amazing ability to bring us up close to people and animals that are far away in space and time, says artist Aaron Delehanty. “I build time machines,” says artist Aaron Delehanty. Actually, his specific day job is constructing dioramas -- freeze-framed vignettes of animals and people in their habi...
Posted July 13, 2017
https://ideas.ted.com/gallery-the-art-and-science-of-museum-dioramas

It's OK to eat alone: Q&A with Susan Cain

By far the most viewed talk from TED2012 was given by an introvert who doesn't like talking. Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, quietly and powerfully delivered a call to action: take introverts seriously and understand what they can do in the right environment. There is, of course, mu...
Posted June 15, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/06/15/its-ok-to-eat-alone-qa-with-susan-cain

Life, the universe, and everything with Nobel laureate physicist Saul Perlmutter (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Life, the universe, and everything with Nobel laureate physicist Saul Perlmutter October 18, 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 p...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/life-the-universe-and-everything-transcript

Rethinking Flexibility at Work (Transcript)

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 ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/rethinking-flexibility-at-work-transcript

An artist’s slavery relics and reimagined KKK robes show us the reality of systemic racism

Paul Rucker’s eye-opening work forces people to look at the bias and bigotry that have been sewn into the fabric of America. The silhouette of a KKK robe is unmistakable, with its ominous, hooded outline. It's a stark reminder of one of the ugliest parts of America’s past -- a past that has been bubbling to the surface again in recent years. Th...
Posted October 12, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/an-artists-slavery-relics-and-reimagined-kkk-robes-show-us-the-reality-of-systemic-racism

How to Make a Fan: From F1 to Banana Ball (Transcript)

Good Sport How to Make a Fan: From F1 to Banana Ball March 8, 2023 [00:00:00] Jess Smetana: I'm still surprised with myself how much I've gotten into Formula 1. [00:00:06] Jody Avirgan: Up until a couple years ago, Jessica Smetana didn't know anything about Formula 1. [00:00:14] Jess Smetana: I've never been a fan of NASCAR, IndyCar, any...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/good-sport/how-to-make-a-fan-transcript

How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear Sept 20, 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 how they think and what...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-free-solo-climber-alex-honnold-faces-fear-transcript

TEDxLaçador: DesConstruindo Conceitos - an independently organized event

About this event: Saiba Mais Host - Miguel Cavalcanti Miguel Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, raised in Goiás countryside and now lives in Piracicaba, but he is always traveling. He is married to Leticia, with whom he has two lovely children with ages of 3 and 5 years old. During his free time, Miguel enjoys running half marathons – but he is not the fast...
Event details: Porto Alegre, Brazil · June 15, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/6232

A TED Talk from a war zone

At TEDSummit in June, we featured a talk by a young Syrian architect, Marwa Al-Sabouni. In it, she shares an important and original insight about how the roots of conflict can be traced, among other better-studied reasons, to misdirected and divisive urbanism. She offers the example of her own country, where violent conflict has been raging ...
Posted August 12, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/08/12/a-ted-talk-from-a-war-zone

Can prison be a place of redemption?

In 1991, Shaka Senghor shot and killed a man. Yes, his is a story of atonement and rehabilitation -- but it didn't always look like things would go that way. As he says in his TED Talk, for many of his 19 years in prison, he was bitter, angry and unwilling to take responsibility for his actions. Thanks to family and mentors, Senghor did turn h...
Posted June 23, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/prison_rehab_from_the_inside

You can do better than a New Year’s resolution (w/ Gretchen Rubin) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human You can do better than a New Year’s resolution (w/ Gretchen Rubin) January 2, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: Welcome back to How to Be a Better Human. I am your host, Chris Duffy, and I am so happy to be back with our first episode of season three. I know that I speak for everyone on the show when I say that we are so hon...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/you-can-do-better-than-a-new-years-resolution-gretchen-rubin-transcript

How to be perfect (with Mike Schur) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human How to be perfect (w/ Mike Schur) (Transcript) September 19, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How to Be a Better Human. And I am your host, Chris Duffy. When I was in college, I signed up for an intro to philosophy class. And at the end of the first lecture, the professor said, “If you feel happy and co...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/how-to-be-perfect-mike-schur-transcript

Ed Yong on how animal senses reveal the world around us (Transcript)

The TED Interview Ed Yong on how animal senses reveal the world around us September 22, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm Steven Johnson. This is the first episode in what's going to be a truly mind-expanding new series we are doing all about health and the human body. Now, our bodies are unique, as are all the w...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-interview/ed-yong-animal-senses-reveal-the-world-around-us-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
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