Cuts Both Ways

TED Radio Hour

NPR

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

There are two sides to every coin — and sometimes our strengths become weaknesses. This hour, TED speakers explore the mixed blessings and volatile flip sides of mental health, parenting and AI. Guests include developmental psychologist Yuko Munakata, entrepreneur Andy Dunn and AI researcher Yejin Choi.

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0:00.0	This... is the Ted Radio Hour.
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0:25.1	And even change you.
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0:40.6	I want to start the show with an apology to those of you who are nervous flyers.
0:45.8	Which includes me.
0:48.0	Yuko Munakata knows how we feel.
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