How to Be a Better Human

How to Be a Better Human

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

Autor: TED

177

Episodios

32 min 23 sec

Duración Promedio

Inglés

Idioma

Categorías:
Educación
Duración Total:

95 hr 34 min

Todos los Episodios

Why you should start thinking about death (w/ Alua Arthur)
22 Ene, 2024

There’s a saying about two things that are inevitable in this world, and Alua Arthur wants to help you think about one of them with less fear. No, she’s not a tax professional – she’s a death doula, a person …

Duración: 34 min
How to think critically about history -- and why it matters (w/ David Ikard) (Re-release)
15 Ene, 2024

Have you ever recalled a story only to have someone point out "that's not how it went"? Well, what happens when what we misrepresent are our historical narratives? David Ikard is a Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at …

Duración: 28 min
Re-release: How to lead a happier, more fulfilling life (with Dr. Robert Waldinger)
25 Dic, 2023

What makes YOU happy? Dr. Robert Waldinger is the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, an 83-year-old project that tracks how life experience across decades affects health and wellbeing in middle age and beyond. Robert shares the surprising …

Duración: 28 min
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