The shocking power of tiny things

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Original broadcast date: February 24, 2023. You don't need to be big and boisterous to pack a punch. This hour, TED speakers explore the surprising strength of all things minuscule and fleeting. Guests include microbiologist Anne Madden, cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky, former educator YeYoon Kim and former industrial engineer and Zen Buddhist monk Bart Weetjens.

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0:00.0	This is the TED Radio Hour.
0:04.8	Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks.
0:07.2	Our job now is to dream big.
0:08.6	Delivered at TED conferences.
0:10.3	To bring about the future we want to see.
0:12.4	Around the world.
0:13.4	To understand who we are.
0:15.3	From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you.
0:20.4	You just don't know what you're going to find.
0:22.3	Challenge you.
0:23.2	We truly have to ask ourselves, like, why is it noteworthy?
0:25.6	And even change you.
0:26.7	I literally feel like I'm a different person.
0:28.9	Yes.
0:29.8	Do you feel that way?
0:31.6	Ideas worth spreading.
0:33.9	From Ted and NPR.
0:37.9	I'm Manushe Zamoroti, and today on the show, small but mighty.
0:44.6	So, I want you to touch your face.
0:48.5	Go on, touch it.
0:51.8	What do you feel?
0:54.4	Soft, squishy, maybe chafed.
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