Quiet

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Original broadcast date: November 21, 2014. In this episode, we explore ways to find quiet in our busy lives. How can we step back and make time to reflect in an increasingly distracted and hurried world? Guests include environmentalist John Francis, authors Susan Cain and Gavin Pretor-Pinney, musician Megan Washington, and writer Pico Iyer.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Guy here, and it goes without saying that we live in a pretty noisy world, filled
0:05.5	with anxiety and blaring headlines and heated debates.
0:09.9	And usually, the loudest voices seem to get the most attention.
0:14.3	So why would an outspoken environmental activist decide to stop speaking for nearly two decades?
0:22.0	Today's episode is all about the power of finding quiet in a noisy world, and it originally
0:28.0	aired in November of 2014.
0:32.0	This is the Ted Radio Hour.
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0:41.2	Ted.
0:42.0	Ted, Technology, Entertainment, Design.
0:44.2	Design.
0:45.0	Is that really what's 10 for us?
0:46.2	I've never known that.
0:47.2	Delivered at Ted Conferences Around the World.
0:49.4	It's the gift of the human imagination.
0:50.8	We've had to believe in impossible things.
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1:03.8	From NPR.
1:08.4	I'm Guy Ross.
1:10.0	John Francis is an environmental activist.
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