Living Longer ... And Better

TED Radio Hour

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Science, Society & Culture, Technology, Social Sciences

4.3 • 21.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In some pockets of the world, people have a higher chance of living longer. So how do they do it? This hour, TED speaker Dan Buettner takes us to Blue Zones to learn how to live a long, happy life. Original broadcast date: December 22, 2023.

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0:00.0	This is the TED Radio Hour.
0:04.4	Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks.
0:06.8	Our job now is to dream big.
0:08.2	Delivered at TED conferences.
0:09.9	To bring about the future we want to see.
0:12.0	Around the world.
0:12.9	To understand who we are.
0:14.8	From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you.
0:20.0	You just don't know what you're going to find.
0:21.9	Challenge you.
0:22.7	We truly have to ask ourselves, like, why is it noteworthy?
0:25.1	And even change you.
0:26.3	I literally feel like I'm a different person.
0:28.4	Yes.
0:29.4	Do you feel that way?
0:31.1	Ideas worth spreading.
0:33.4	From Ted and NPR.
0:41.0	I'm Manufe Zamoroti, and I'd like you to meet Lois.
0:44.4	My name is Lois Poche de la Jouca.
0:46.0	I'm 40.
0:48.0	I was going to say 49.
0:49.5	I'm 94.
	...

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