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Sunday Pick: The Office’s Rainn Wilson on meaning and happiness | ReThinking with Adam Grant

Rainn Wilson was a late bloomer: he landed the role of Dwight Schrute on The Office after over a decade of struggling as an actor. But success didn’t solve all of his problems -- and it even created some new ones. In this live conversation for the Authors@Wharton series, Adam ask ... Show More

47m 30s

Yesterday

A cosmologist's guide to the end of the universe | Katie Mack and Debbie Millman

How does studying the end of time change your perspective of life on Earth? Cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack joins designer and podcaster Debbie Millman to talk about the story of the cosmos — from the Big Bang's ancient light still glowing across the universe to the five wa ... Show More

22m 18s

Jul 24

How to get past the "messy middle" of a big change | Mary Martin

Did progress on your next big project stall out? Transformation expert Mary Martin refers to this moment as the "messy middle" — the frustrating gap between starting and finishing a goal, when you might lose confidence or give up altogether. Offering three ways to find glimmers o ... Show More

14m 38s

Jan 2022

Racism thrives on silence -- speak up!

Telling the story of a harrowing UK court case that spotlights the corrosive effects of injustice, human rights lawyer Dexter Dias urges us all to speak out and expose toxic myths about race -- in order to allow hope, change and justice to flourish. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS ... Show More

12m 22s

Jun 2020

How to Be a Better Ally

You might detest bigotry and injustice, but have you done anything to address these problems? There are many reasons we stay silent and inactive when we know we should intervene to defend the rights of others. We look at the psychology underpinning our reluctance to act and the w ... Show More

37m 8s

Mar 2021

#StopAsianHate

<p>In 2021 we still very much live in a world that has racism and intentional discrimination. Please take the time to learn about your own biases and how you relate to the issues so many people are facing.</p> <p><em>Are you liking the short tips and practical advice on this podc ... Show More

1m 58s

May 2022

Claiming True Justice Through Breaking the Silence

More and more we see racial violence and discord in our world. Some people hide away from the tragedy, others blame those who inflict the harm, some become so angry and some find a way to bring healing and true justice through transformation into our world. Today I welcome Kamela ... Show More

55m 38s

Dec 2020

Let's get to the root of racial injustice

Dr. Megan Ming Francis makes an urgent case for a new approach to these tragic deaths, explaining that we need to look at the deeper causes of systemic racism rather than settle for easy fixes. This talk was filmed at TEDxRainier. All TEDx events are organized independently by vo ... Show More

9m 54s

Feb 2021

Race is a fiction, racism is not

Civil rights lawyer and pastor Francys Johnson speaks to the ways racism prevents us from seeing our shared experience as humans. This talk was filmed at TEDxUGA. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To ... Show More

9m 16s

Nov 2020

Soft Power

How do you spread an important idea to a resistant community? An Ultra Orthodox Jewish woman proves that sometimes the most powerful voice is a quiet one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m 27s

Nov 2020

Soft Power

How do you spread an important idea to a resistant community? An Ultra Orthodox Jewish woman proves that sometimes the most powerful voice is a quiet one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m 27s

Feb 2022

3 myths about racism

In an effort to build a shared understanding around fighting discrimination, political science professor Candis Watts Smith interrogates three myths about racism. This talk was filmed at TEDxPSU. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mis ... Show More

8m 48s

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