Episodes

  • Body Electric: Type, tap, scroll, BREATHE! How our tech use impacts our breath

    Body Electric: Type, tap, scroll, BREATHE! How our tech use impacts our breath
    Jun 11 2024
    Do you have "screen apnea"? Our special series Body Electric continues with former Microsoft executive Linda Stone who coined the term. Around 2007, Linda noticed she had an unhealthy habit while answering emails: she held her breath. On this episode, she tells host Manoush Zomorodi how she tested her friends and colleagues for "screen apnea" and what she's done since.

    Then, Manoush talks to the bestselling author of Breath, science writer James Nestor, who explains how shallow breathing impacts our physical and mental health. He takes us through a simple exercise to 'reset' our breath and relieve screen time stress.

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  • Pain Relief: New approaches to how we live with pain

    Pain Relief: New approaches to how we live with pain
    Jun 7 2024
    Thirty years into the opioid crisis, we still struggle to find other options for pain relief. This hour, TED speakers explain new understandings of how the brain interprets pain and new ideas to cope. Guests include equestrian Kat Naud, physician and researcher Amy Baxter and opioid reform advocate Cammie Wolf Rice.

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    51 mins
  • A Love Letter to the Ocean: Life, death and mating in the sea

    A Love Letter to the Ocean: Life, death and mating in the sea
    May 31 2024
    Oceans cover nearly 75% of the Earth. While they seem vast and frightening, they're also enchanting and whimsical. This hour, TED speakers dive into stories of connection — and even love — in the sea. Guests include adventurer Catherine Mohr, marine biologists Marah Hardt and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and venom scientist Mandë Holford.
    Original broadcast date: June 11, 2021

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    50 mins
  • Body Electric: Your earbuds and you—what all that listening is doing to us

    Body Electric: Your earbuds and you—what all that listening is doing to us
    May 28 2024
    Our special series, Body Electric, is back! This time, host Manoush Zomorodi does a deep dive into our headphone habits... because many of us wear them for hours at a time, and all that listening is taking a toll on our hearing.

    Manoush speaks with exposure scientist Rick Neitzel, who has partnered with Apple on a first-of-its-kind study to find how our daily listening patterns are affecting our hearing. Neitzel offers advice on safe listening habits that can help protect our ears in the long term.

    Later, Manoush takes us into the future of "consumer hearables" and how tech companies want us to never — ever— take our earbuds out.

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    22 mins
  • They/Them, LatinX, Rigged: The history behind three words

    They/Them, LatinX, Rigged: The history behind three words
    May 24 2024
    Words are never just words. They carry context and controversy; they can signal identity or sow discord. This week, TED speakers explore the history and politics of our ever-evolving language. Guests include linguists Anne Curzan and John McWhorter, social psychologist Dannagal Young and writer Mark Forsyth.

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    51 mins
  • The Future of Sustainability: Repair, repurpose, reimagine

    The Future of Sustainability: Repair, repurpose, reimagine
    May 17 2024
    "Reduce, reuse, recycle." We've heard that for decades - but does it work? This hour, TED speakers reimagine the well-known slogan and reconsider how we think about what we consume and throw away. Guests include right-to-repair advocate Gay Gordon-Byrne, materials scientist Andrew Dent, technologist Jamie Beard and animal scientist Ermias Kebreab. Original broadcast date: May 20, 2022

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    50 mins
  • Our Tech has a Climate Problem: Here's how we solve it

    Our Tech has a Climate Problem: Here's how we solve it
    May 10 2024
    AI, EVs, and satellites are tackling the climate crisis. But they have environmental downsides. This hour, TED speakers explain how to use these tools without making global warming worse. Guests include AI researchers Sasha Luccioni and Sims Witherspoon, climate researcher Elsa Dominish and astrodynamicist Moriba Jah.

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    50 mins
  • Changing Our Minds: Why we should admit when we're wrong

    Changing Our Minds: Why we should admit when we're wrong
    May 3 2024
    Original broadcast date: Friday, December 3, 2021. Admitting we're wrong is painful — even seen as a sign of weakness. But what if we take a more flexible approach? This hour: how rethinking ideas can be good for our brains and our relationships. Guests include former GOP congressman Bob Inglis, organizational psychologist Adam Grant, and civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross.

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    51 mins