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What to do when you’re told there’s nothing left to try | David Fajgenbaum and Kiah Williams

What do you do when the world declares something impossible? When physician-scientist David Fajgenbaum was dying from a rare disease and social entrepreneur Kiah Williams was confronting the realities of economic hardship, they began asking a different question: What can I do tod ... Show More

30m 18s

Yesterday

The tiny organisms transforming farming | Karsten Temme

What if the solution to feeding humanity has been hiding in the soil for millions of years? Bioengineer Karsten Temme discovered a remarkable answer to this question: for eons, crops relied on soil microbes to convert atmospheric nitrogen into food — until modern farming severed ... Show More

11m 26s

Feb 26

Jermaine Dupri on the art of making a hit | On the Spot

Legendary music producer Jermaine Dupri pulls back the curtain on how hit songs really get made in TED’s rapid-fire Q&A format, “On the Spot.” Answering a stream of unexpected questions, he covers what makes a good hook, why he doesn’t chase “cool,” how he helped build Atlanta’s ... Show More

12m 37s

Aug 2025

Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson (re-release)

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.This episode originally aired in 2006.Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hoste ... Show More

20m 20s

Jul 2025

Go ahead, dream about the future | Charlie Jane Anders (re-release)

"You don't predict the future -- you imagine the future," says sci-fi writer Charlie Jane Anders. In a talk that's part dream, part research-based extrapolation, she takes us on a wild, speculative tour of the delights and challenges the future may hold -- and shows how dreaming ... Show More

13m 8s

Aug 2025

Sunday Pick: Ai Weiwei | Design Matters

Ai Weiwei joins to discuss his new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,” depicting a century-long epic tale of China told through a story of his family.Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac ... Show More

50m 29s

Aug 2025

A survival guide for musicians in the age of AI | Harvey Mason jr.

Artificial intelligence can write a song in seconds, but does that mean human songwriters will become obsolete? Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. doesn’t think so. A songwriter himself, he offers a four-step “survival guide” for human creators to endure the age of AI, urging ... Show More

15m 36s

Sep 2025

Floating farms, sponge cities and the climate solutions already working | Harjeet Singh

What if every dollar you spend today could save you 10 dollars tomorrow? Development expert Harjeet Singh reveals how climate solutions like floating farms and “sponge cities” that absorb floodwater aren’t just clever adaptations — they’re smart economics. He explains why wealthy ... Show More

12m 32s

Sep 2025

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany | Jad Abumrad (re-release)

How do you end a story? Host of "Radiolab" Jad Abumrad tells how his search for an answer led him home to the mountains of Tennessee, where he met an unexpected teacher: Dolly Parton.This episode originally aired on July 12, 2021.Learn more about our flagship conference happening ... Show More

14m 22s

Jul 2018

Introduction with Dean Peter Tufano

How can an institution that is over 900 years old teach its students about the future? We speak to Peter Tufano, Dean of Oxford's Saïd Business School. Can an institution that is over 900 years old teach its students about the future? In this episode we speak to Peter Tufano, Dea ... Show More

12m 31s

Mar 2019

How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough

We speak to Sir David Attenborough, naturalist and host of the new Netflix show Our Planet, and two of the show’s producers about the essential changes we need to make to save our home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More

37m 59s

Dec 2024

The TED AI Show: AI therapy is here. What does it mean for you?

We may think the complexities of the human mind can only be understood by other humans. Yet research on chatbots and psychology suggests non-human bots can actually help improve mental health. In this episode of The TED AI show, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, host ... Show More

41m 5s

Mar 2025

Good Robot #1: The magic intelligence in the sky

Before AI became a mainstream obsession, one thinker sounded the alarm about its catastrophic potential. So why are so many billionaires and tech leaders worried about… paper clips? This is the first episode of our new four-part series about the stories shaping the future of AI. ... Show More

49m 41s

Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Ro...