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How to Be a Better Human

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Join How to Be a Better Human as we take a look within and beyond ourselves.How to Be a Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join comedian Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as they uncover sharp insights and give clear takeaways on how YOU can be a better human.From your work to your home and your head to your heart, How to Be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another. Inspired by the popular series of the same name on TED’s Ideas blog, How to Be a Better Human will help you become a better person from the comfort of your own headphones.Follow Chris on Instagram at @chrisiduffy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Autor: TED

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33 min 6 sec
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Re-release: How learning about indigenous foods can open up your worldview (with Sean Sherman)

27 Nov, 2023

What’s your favorite dish — and what culture originated that recipe? Whether you’re thinking about grilled cheese, burritos, curry, pho… (we would go on but we are getting too hungry) trying something delicious opens you up to new experiences and …

Duración: 30 min

Lessons from 102-year-old swimmer Maurine Kornfeld

06 Nov, 2023

Maurine “Mighty Mo'' Kornfeld will soon turn 102 years old, and most days, you can catch her doing laps in a Los Angeles public swimming pool. And that’s not just because she regularly competes in – and wins – world …

Duración: 24 min

What do our guests do to be better humans?

30 Oct, 2023

This show is all about growth – and it’s always inspiring to know that the amazing guests we bring on still see room in their own lives to become better humans. This season TED Audio Collective+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts …

Duración: 22 min

The perks of listening to the sounds of the world (w/ Dallas Taylor)

23 Oct, 2023

Keyboard and mouse clicks, the song of an ice cream truck, a neighbor’s yapping dog – what kind of noises soundtrack your life? Today’s guest, Dallas Taylor, is the host and creator of the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast, a show …

Duración: 37 min

How comedy helps us deal with hard truths (w/ Roy Wood Jr.)

16 Oct, 2023

There’s a saying that comedy is tragedy plus time. Perhaps that’s why some of our biggest problems feel easiest to manage with a dose of humor. Comedian, journalist, and actor Roy Wood Jr. has spent his career finding silly in …

Duración: 35 min

How to solve your problems through drawing (w/ Liana Finck)

09 Oct, 2023

Liana Finck’s cartoons explore life’s big predicaments: what to make for dinner, how to leave a party without being rude, how to feel like more than a snack machine once you have a child. In today’s episode, Liana shares how …

Duración: 34 min

Why you should try birding (w/ Christian Cooper)

02 Oct, 2023

If you ask Christian Cooper, a science writer, editor, and the host of the show “Extraordinary Birder With Christian Cooper”, birding can teach us all kinds of lessons about life, self-acceptance, and joy. In this episode, Christian shares what he …

Duración: 33 min

How do I know what my future self wants? (w/ Shankar Vedantam)

25 Sep, 2023

How well would you say you know yourself? Do you feel like the same person you were 10 years ago? Today’s guest, Shankar Vedantam, loves these kinds of questions and what they reveal about what we believe about ourselves and …

Duración: 36 min

How to build better relationships between kids, parents, and ourselves (w/ Dr. Becky Kennedy)

18 Sep, 2023

One of the most important things that humans do is learning how to relate – to ourselves, one another, and, crucially, to our parents. Dr. Becky Kennedy, who was deemed the “Millennial Parenting Whisperer” by Time Magazine, might understand this …

Duración: 35 min

What vision loss helped Andrew Leland gain

11 Sep, 2023

When he was a teenager, Andrew Leland was diagnosed with a condition that causes a gradual loss of vision. Over the years, Andrew’s literal view of the world has narrowed – but the ways in which he can explore and …

Duración: 33 min