The surprising effects of video games with Ash Brandin

John Green Wants You to Pay Attention to Your Attention: Do you pay attention to your attention? by ReThinking

Mark Cuban doesn’t believe in following your passions: Mark Cuban has gone from selling garbage bags door-to-door to selling internet companies for billions, acquiring an NBA team, and becoming a beloved “Shark” on Shark Tank. Mark reveals to Adam how he turns problems into opportunities in entrepreneurship, basketball, and investing. by ReThinking

45 min listen

Allyson Felix on defeating disappointment and savoring success: At the age of 18, Allyson Felix took home the Olympic silver medal in the 200 meter dash. She was devastated. Where others saw “second-best in the world,” she only saw “not first.” That race lit a fire that would carry her on to become the most decorated track and field athlete in American history. by ReThinking

55 min listen

Jane Goodall on Leadership Lessons from Primates: Have you ever felt your work colleagues sometimes act like animals? In this conversation, Jane and Adam take that idea literally, exploring what Jane's expertise on chimp behavior can teach us about how humans relate and organize. by ReThinking

43 min listen

Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn't: We usually wear our thickest armor at work, and Brené Brown has blazed the trail of teaching us why—and how to shed it. by ReThinking

41 min listen

Esther Duflo wants you to think like a plumber: When Esther Duflo took her first economics class, she hated it. In 2019, she won a Nobel Prize in economics. by ReThinking

57 min listen

Indra Nooyi wants us to reimagine the return to work: The longtime PepsiCo CEO is one of the world’s most powerful women and Time’s 100 most influential people. In the first of two rich conversations, she explains why she wrote more than 400 letters about her direct reports… to their parents. Indra and Adam discuss what she’s learned about leadership, finding and being a mentor, championing ideas from below, and making big career decisions. They also explore some of the big questions around the future of work—from embracing flexibility to creating equitable arrangements for women to making family a real priority. by ReThinking

46 min listen

Bringing out the good in kids—and parents—with Becky Kennedy: As a clinical psychologist, Becky Kennedy works with parents to raise good kids. She’s best known as Dr. Becky on Instagram, and has been called the "Millennial parenting whisperer" for good reason. Becky and Adam challenge the widespread belief that it’s a parent’s job to make their children happy, talk candidly about the surprisingly difficult task of setting and maintaining boundaries, and dig into the science and practice of helping kids (and adults) deal with the ups and downs of life. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts by ReThinking

42 min listen

Malcolm Gladwell Questions Everything: When Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell sit down to challenge each other, everything is fair game. Sit ringside for this collegial cage match in which two preeminent writers rethink each other's ideas in an insatiable quest to get closer to the truth. by ReThinking

81 min listen

Daniel Kahneman Doesn't Trust Your Intuition: Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize winner who transformed our understanding of the biases that cloud our thinking. In this conversation, he and Adam explore when to trust our intuition and when to second-guess it. by ReThinking

36 min listen

Merve Emre on Emotional Intelligence as Corporate Control: In 2020, we saw stress from our personal lives seep into our work lives at an uncontrollable magnitude. by ReThinking

54 min listen

Indra Nooyi Says It’s Time for Leaders to Care: PepsiCo's trailblazing former CEO drove record profits—but did so while investing in employee well-being, consumer health, and environmental sustainability. by ReThinking

40 min listen

Lin-Manuel Miranda Daydreams, and His Dad Gets Things Done: In a world obsessed with efficiency, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway hits Hamilton and In the Heights began with idle curiosity. by ReThinking

44 min listen

Satya Nadella is building the future: Satya Nadella is a modern renaissance man; he’s a cricket enthusiast, poetry lover, oh, and the chairman and CEO of Microsoft with a nearly perfect approval rating on Glassdoor. by ReThinking

28 min listen

Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback: Criticism rarely comes wrapped in a shiny gift box, tied with a bow. As a trailblazing leader, one of Mellody Hobson’s gifts is finding the diamond in the rough. by ReThinking

37 min listen

Busting the myths of the brain with neuroscientist Chantel Prat: Have you ever thought you can’t do something because you’re “not wired that way”? Neuroscientist Chantel Prat might challenge you to rethink your beliefs. by ReThinking

46 min listen

Jon Batiste and the art of pushing the limit: Jon Batiste has had a record year–he was the most nominated artist at the Grammys, winning five of his ELEVEN nominations across multiple categories, including Album of the Year. And when when he’s not making musical history, he’s a touring artist, late-night band leader, and an Oscar-winning composer. by ReThinking

29 min listen

Life, the universe, and everything with Nobel laureate physicist Saul Perlmutter: Growing up, Saul Perlmutter just wanted to know how the world worked. In 2011, he was part of the Nobel Prize-winning team that discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe. by ReThinking

32 min listen

Malcolm Gladwell Questions Everything: For our final episode of the year, let’s revisit Adam and Malcolm’s conversation from the archive. When Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell sit down to challenge each other, everything is fair game. Sit ringside for this collegial cage match in which two preeminent writers rethink each other's ideas in an insatiable quest to get closer to the truth. Is intelligence undersold or oversold? Does individual blaming and shaming obscure the pursuit of real change on racism? Could rethinking everything lead not only to a better business but a better life? In pursuit of answers, Grant and Gladwell agree on this much: you shouldn't believe everything you think. Find the transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4GTscript4 by ReThinking

81 min listen

How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear: In 2017, Alex Honnold did what even the world’s best rock climbers thought was impossible. He climbed to the top of El Capitan– a granite rock mountain more than 3,000 feet high– without a rope, harness, or net. by ReThinking

43 min listen

How Yo-Yo Ma sustains his creative energy: Yo-Yo Ma began playing the cello at age four, played for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower at age seven, and has been touring the world since. by ReThinking

40 min listen

Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the leadership skills we need to build: Brené Brown and Simon Sinek are two of the world's most influential thought leaders. They’ve shared their insights on the power of vulnerability and purpose in viral TED talks, hit podcasts, and bestselling books. Adam invites Brené and Simon to a lively discussion about the most important skills for leaders to build -- and the most vital steps for organizations to put people first. by ReThinking

40 min listen

The science of healthy relationships with John and Julie Gottman: For decades, renowned psychologists John and Julie Gottman have studied–and guided–healthy relationships. by ReThinking

45 min listen

Surgeon Atul Gawande wants everyone to have a coach: Atul Gawande was advised by a colleague to say yes to every opportunity until he turned 40. Since then he’s been a renowned surgeon, a public health leader and government policymaker, and a bestselling author and “New Yorker” writer. by ReThinking

41 min listen

How Celeste Ng writes fiery prose: It took Celeste Ng a long time to believe she could write for a living. Now she’s the New York Times bestselling author of the novels “Everything I Never Told You” and “Little Fires Everywhere”-- which was developed into a hit TV show by Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine. by ReThinking

48 min listen

Soccer star Abby Wambach on being good enough: Abby Wambach is one of soccer’s all-time greats. But in 2015, after she retired with two Olympic medals, a FIFA World Cup Championship, and six U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year awards under her belt, she wasn’t sure what would be next. In this jam-packed conversation, Abby shares how she rethought her life and work. She and Adam discuss the challenges with maintaining motivation, what makes teams great, and how to know when you’ve accomplished enough. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts by ReThinking

44 min listen

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on leading with strength and sincerity: Kaja Kallas is the current Prime Minister of Estonia – and the first woman to hold the position. by ReThinking

49 min listen

ChatGPT did NOT title this podcast (w/ Allie Miller & Ethan Mollick) by ReThinking

54 min listen

Knowing when to quit with world poker champion Annie Duke: Annie Duke dropped out of a PhD program in cognitive psychology– and went on to win the World Series of Poker. by ReThinking

38 min listen

The surprising effects of video games with Ash Brandin: As an educator, Ash Brandin’s mission is to make learning in school as fun as playing a game. by ReThinking

43 min listen

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