TED Talks Daily

Talks to Motivate You Playlist (10/10): Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really) | Emmanuel Acho

The anti-CEO playbook | Hamdi Ulukaya (re-release)

Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, advocates for a shift in corporate priorities, urging businesses to value people and communities over profits. He recounts purchasing an old yogurt factory in upstate New York and prioritizing the well-being of its employees. Ulukaya introduces the concept of an "anti-CEO playbook...

The single most important parenting strategy | Becky Kennedy (re-release)

The podcast addresses the challenges parents face when they lose their temper with their children, focusing on managing guilt and shame. Clinical psychologist Becky Kennedy introduces the concept of "repair," distinguishing it from a simple apology. Repair involves acknowledging one's behavior and its impact, fostering...

The art and science of wine tasting | Qian Janice Wang

Qian Janice Wang explores the concept of complexity in wine tasting, questioning whether it resides in the wine's chemical composition or the taster's perception. Wang presents two studies: one revealing that beginners could differentiate wine blends better than experts, and that the presence of oak flavor significantl...

The nurse who can smell Parkinson’s | Joy Milne

Joy Milne shares her experience of possessing hereditary hyperosmia, a heightened sense of smell, and how it led to her accidental diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in her husband, Les, years before medical science caught up. Her ability to differentiate smells allowed her to identify a distinct scent associated with Pa...

Sunday Pick: What to do when your beliefs are challenged (w/ Tenelle Porter) | from How to Be a Better Human

Intellectual humility, defined as understanding the limits of one's knowledge and the possibility of being wrong, is explored as a crucial element in improving conversations and relationships. Dr. Tenelle Porter, a psychology professor, shares insights from her research, including how intellectual humility can be measu...

Where joy hides and how to find it | Ingrid Fetell Lee (re-release)

The podcast explores the concept of joy, distinguishing it from happiness as an intense, momentary positive emotion linked to physical sensations. Ingrid Fetell Lee recounts her decade-long investigation into the tangible roots of joy, sparked by a professor's comment on her design work. Through interviews with people,...

How I imitate nature's voices | Snow Raven (re-release)

Snow Raven, a music producer and singer from the indigenous Saha people of Arctic Siberia, demonstrates how deep listening serves as a bridge between humanity and the natural world. By mimicking the sounds of animals like the silent owl, the longing loon, and the rhythmic breath of reindeer, she illustrates a practice ...

I let DaddyGPT parent my kids. Here's what I learned | Stephen Remedios

Stephen Remedios shares a personal story about creating "DaddyGPT," an AI agent designed to manage his teenage sons' requests while his wife was away. Initially, DaddyGPT successfully handled permission requests, bringing peace to the household and even earning Remedios street cred with his sons. However, the situation...

5 practical ways to take control of your life | Jim VandeHei

The talk centers on the idea that individuals have more control over their lives than they often realize. Jim VandeHei argues that focusing on controllable variables is key to success and fulfillment. He illustrates this with his personal transformation from an underachieving college student to a successful journalist ...

Why I must come out | Geena Rocero (re-release)

Geena Rocero's TED Talk, shared on International Transgender Day of Visibility, centers on her journey of self-discovery and advocacy for transgender rights. Rocero recounts her childhood experiences of identifying as a girl, her success as a fashion model, and her decision to come out publicly. She highlights the impo...

Stress resets, the ultimate mental health hack | Jenny Taitz

Jenny Taitz, a clinical psychologist, presents actionable strategies for managing stress by resetting thought patterns, physiology, and behavior. She argues that stress is co-created and spread, but can be reset in minutes through simple pivots. Taitz introduces three stress resets: playing with negative thoughts by ex...

Sunday Pick: Unsolicited Advice: How to handle layoffs with care | from Fixable

Layoffs in organizations are framed as failures of leadership, particularly in anticipating market and technology trends. The discussion centers on how leaders should address the aftermath of layoffs with remaining employees. It emphasizes the importance of leaders owning their mistakes and apologizing for the disrupti...

3 things I wish I knew when I was broke | Vivian Tu

Vivian Tu, also known as Your Rich BFF, shares her journey from living paycheck to paycheck while working on Wall Street to becoming a financial educator. She emphasizes the importance of financial literacy and community, especially for those excluded from traditional financial systems. Tu outlines three key steps to f...

Why the world is still not built for women | Virginia Santy

Virginia Santy's TED Talk addresses how the world is designed primarily for men, often neglecting the needs and experiences of women. She argues that from office temperatures to city planning, the default male perspective results in discomfort and inequality for women. Santy illustrates this with examples like inadequa...

The magical, mesmerizing migration of monarch butterflies | Jaime Rojo (re-release)

The podcast centers on the alarming decline of monarch butterflies and their vital role as indicators of ecological health. Photographer Jaime Rojo shares insights from his work documenting the monarchs' remote mountain habitats in Mexico, highlighting their extraordinary 3,000-mile multigenerational migration. Rojo em...

My bank called in the middle of my TED Talk | Mike Albo

Mike Albo's TED Talk humorously explores how smartphones reflect and control our lives. Through a comedic sketch of a bank fraud call, Albo reveals how technology intimately mirrors our desires, anxieties, and vanities. The sketch details Albo's recent transactions, from purchasing wine to ordering "Call Me By Your Nam...

3 ways to create a truly original design | Lope Gutierrez-Ruiz

Lope Gutierrez-Ruiz explores how to create unique designs in a world of globalized trends. He suggests embracing collaboration with individuals from diverse backgrounds to gain varied perspectives and problem-solving approaches. Gutierrez-Ruiz also advocates for seeking solutions in adjacent fields rather than directly...

Life on the frontlines of war reporting | Jane Ferguson (re-release)

The TED Talk by journalist Jane Ferguson addresses the increasing presence and impact of women in war reporting. Challenging the notion of being a "trailblazer," Ferguson highlights the historical contributions of female journalists and notes that women often constitute a majority in war zones today. She argues that th...

Sunday Pick: 20th Anniversary celebration with renowned poets Eileen Myles, Elizabeth Alexander, Sarah Kay, and Amber Tamblyn | from Design Matters

This episode of Design Matters celebrates its 20th anniversary by revisiting conversations with renowned poets Eileen Myles, Elizabeth Alexander, Sarah Kay, and Amber Tamblyn, exploring poetry as a profound practice reflecting on language, identity, memory, and lived experience. Eileen Myles discusses their journey as ...