TED Radio Hour

Life can be so awkward. Here's how to embrace the embarrassing

Biotech is about to change your world

Addiction, motherhood, and Jesus with writer Anne Lamott

How you see yourself

How the brain interprets pain — and new ways to manage it

Curious stories of coexistence

Decoding the secret messages of data, biology and music

This TED Radio Hour episode, "Found in Translation," explores how translating data across various fields can lead to new understandings. The episode features interviews with a textual scientist who uses multispectral imaging to recover damaged historical manuscripts, an economist who assigns monetary value to the envi...

A neuroscientist's guide to managing our emotions

The Birds and The Bees

Soundtracks of our lives

Retracing the steps of their ancestors

Who counts as a significant other?

The shocking power of tiny things

This TED Radio Hour episode explores the significant impact of small things, focusing on microbes and language. Microbiologist Anne Madden discusses the vast, largely unknown world of microbes and their potential uses in medicine, sustainable materials, and solving environmental problems, citing examples like antibiot...

The future of our memories

Your brain is the next tech frontier

Navigating uncertainty in 2025

Learning from what others leave behind

Searching for paradise

New year, new habits: How to start writing with author Kelly Corrigan

What one founder's past says about AI's future