Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam Aleksic
Gen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social m...
13 Maj 202515min
How I make vegan food sexy | Pinky Cole
At the plant-based burger chain Slutty Vegan, Pinky Cole is flipping the script on vegan food with bold style. In conversation with host of "TED Radio Hour" Manoush Zomorodi, she shares the highs and ...
12 Maj 202519min
Sunday Pick: The poetry of Nepal's bridges | Far Flung
To get to school, work, or another town in Nepal, it helps if you don't have a fear of heights. That's because this mountainous terrain (it's home to Mount Everest after all) is connected via THOUSAND...
11 Maj 202529min
The poetry of family | Duncan Keegan (Kelly Corrigan takeover)
Duncan Keegan doesn't consider himself a poet, but this deeply beautiful talk shows otherwise. With simple grace and quiet eloquence, he celebrates family, connection and togetherness, often most call...
10 Maj 202529min
Can AI help with the chaos of family life? | Avni Patel Thompson (Kelly Corrigan takeover)
Tech innovator Avni Patel Thompson designed an app to shield busy parents from the chaos of scheduling school pickups, coordinating playdates, planning birthday parties and more — but as the product d...
9 Maj 202527min
A parent's guide to raising kids after loss | Andy Laats (Kelly Corrigan takeover)
Andy Laats had the textbook fairytale family setup ... a great job, a happy marriage, three wonderful kids and everything going for them. Until one day, they didn't anymore. In this tender, wise and u...
8 Maj 202527min
You are the bridge to the next generation | Ndinini Kimesera Sikar (Kelly Corrigan takeover)
"Do you know what you want to preserve for the next generation?" asks community leader Ndinini Kimesera Sikar. Drawing on her experience growing up in a family of 38 in a traditional Maasai village in...
7 Maj 202528min
Are we still human if robots help raise our babies? | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (Kelly Corrigan takeover)
AI is transforming the way we work — could it also reshape what makes us human? In this quick and insightful talk, evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy explores how the human brain was shape...
6 Maj 202524min
