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TED Radio Hour

Listen Again: It Takes Time

TED Radio Hour

NPR

Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Technology

4.321.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Original broadcast date: February 5, 2021. We live in an era of instant gratification. But some things--to reach their full potential--simply cannot be rushed. This hour, TED speakers explore what we can learn from ideas ... that take time. Guests include zoologist Lucy Cooke, neuroscientist Matthew Walker, architect Julia Watson, and NASA engineer Nagin Cox.

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, it's Manus here.

0:02.6

And for me, there is one good thing that came out of the pandemic, going a little bit slower in life.

0:09.1

That is what inspired our episode called It Takes Time, where we explore why certain things just can't be rushed.

0:18.4

Things like sloths, sleep, a special kind of architecture, and the Mars rover.

0:25.4

Yes, this is a goodie from back in February of last year,

0:29.1

and really worth a listen if you are trying to pace yourself these days.

0:33.2

Anyway, I'll be back next week with an all-new episode.

0:36.3

Meanwhile, thank you, as as always for being here.

0:39.8

This is the TED Radio Hour.

0:44.1

Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks.

0:46.5

Our job now is to dream big.

0:47.9

Delivered at TED conferences.

0:49.6

To bring about the future we want to see.

0:51.7

Around the world.

0:52.7

To understand who we are.

0:54.6

From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you.

0:59.7

You just don't know what you're going to find.

1:01.7

Challenge you.

1:02.5

We truly have to ask ourselves, like, why is it noteworthy?

1:04.9

And even change you.

1:06.0

I literally feel like I'm a different person.

1:08.2

Yes.

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