Sunday Pick: The Past and Future of Gender in Sport | Good Sport
TED Talks Daily9 Mars 2025

Sunday Pick: The Past and Future of Gender in Sport | Good Sport

We often take gender for granted as a “natural” division in sports and life. But did you know the first decisions to divide sports into “male” and “female” categories were in many ways the result of women beating men in mixed gender competitions? In this episode, Jody chats with Veronica Ivy, a trans world cycling champion, about the pitfalls of dividing sports by gender. Then he hears from Laura Pappano, a journalist and researcher about the fascinating (and modern) history of gender segregation in sports. Finally, Jody returns to his Ultimate Frisbee roots as he and Raha Mozaffari, a two-time National Champion in the Mixed Division, talk about what we could learn from sports if we stopped using gender as the primary way to categorize athletes -- and explored all the other ways we could create games that are safe, fair, and competitive.


Transcripts for Good Sport are available at go.ted.com/GStranscripts

Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(2616)

Information Inoculation: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | TED Health

Information Inoculation: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | TED Health

Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question: "Where do I go to get vaccinated?" The post went viral, landing Lindenberger in the middle ...

8 Juni 202545min

How can creativity help us heal? A doctor and a cartoonist answer | Amy Baxter and Navied Mahdavian

How can creativity help us heal? A doctor and a cartoonist answer | Amy Baxter and Navied Mahdavian

When medicine mixes with metaphor, what kind of healing transpires? In this unexpected meeting of minds, physician Amy Baxter shares her innovative approach to treating pain, while cartoonist Navied M...

7 Juni 202524min

The fine art of fibbing | Athena Kugblenu

The fine art of fibbing | Athena Kugblenu

Comedian and writer Athena Kugblenu has a hot take: we’re all liars, and that’s OK. Exploring the line between the little lies that do no harm and the big, self-serving whoppers you’d best avoid, she ...

6 Juni 202510min

A new lifeline for the world's coral reefs | Theresa Fyffe

A new lifeline for the world's coral reefs | Theresa Fyffe

Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystem on the planet and the lifeblood of a thriving ocean. Yet without action, 90 percent of coral reefs could die by 2050. Fortunately, reef guardian Theresa F...

5 Juni 202510min

Why Ukraine's drone attack on Russia changes war forever | Ian Bremmer

Why Ukraine's drone attack on Russia changes war forever | Ian Bremmer

Ukraine’s surprise drone strike deep inside Russia damaged billions of dollars’ worth of irreplaceable military aircraft and marks a major milestone in the ongoing conflict. Political scientist Ian Br...

4 Juni 202546min

Beyond the Talk: Lei Cheng on the value of freedom

Beyond the Talk: Lei Cheng on the value of freedom

“ I marvel at every little freedom that we have. Because for three years and two months, it was all brutally taken away from me,” says Australian journalist Lei Cheng. In 2020, Lei was wrongfully deta...

3 Juni 202521min

What I learned about freedom in a secret Chinese prison | Lei Cheng

What I learned about freedom in a secret Chinese prison | Lei Cheng

Accused of leaking state secrets, journalist Lei Cheng was imprisoned in China for more than three years, where she was detained in tight quarters and kept under constant supervision. “Freedom is wast...

3 Juni 202512min

Can AI help us speak with wolves? | Jeffrey T. Reed

Can AI help us speak with wolves? | Jeffrey T. Reed

Why do wolves howl? With the help of AI, we're getting closer to an answer. Linguist and software engineer Jeffrey T. Reed shares his research on wolf sounds in the wild, revealing the surprisingly co...

2 Juni 202512min

Populärt inom Samhälle & Kultur

en-mork-historia
podme-dokumentar
mardromsgasten
p3-dokumentar
badfluence
nemo-moter-en-van
skaringer-nessvold
killradet
creepypodden-med-jack-werner
hor-har
spar
rattsfallen
svenska-fall
flashback-forever
vad-blir-det-for-mord
rss-brottsutredarna
p3-historia
rss-sanning-konsekvens
aftonbladet-daily
sanna-berattelser