# The TED Interview

A podcast by TED. To get a free copy of the Infectious Generosity book, visit ted.com/generosity Sit down with Head of TED Chris Anderson as he interviews leading thinkers and creators from around the world. The TED Interview is a space for guests to further delve into their groundbreaking work, give us a peek into how they discover and explore fascinating ideas, and, in some cases, even defend their thinking. This season, we’re looking at Infectious Generosity. Generosity is at the heart of being human. It's how we've co-operated, innovated and grown as a civilization. Following Chris’s book of the same name, this podcast will dive into the idea that through the power of the internet, small acts of thoughtfulness spread to change lives at a scale never experienced before. Welcome to your front-row seat to great conversations with the world’s brightest minds. And in the spirit of the Infectious Generosity, listeners can receive a free copy of Chris’s book in e-book or audio format. Just visit ted.com/generosity and fill out the short form to receive yours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [How to solve the world’s biggest problems with Natalie Cargill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/01190b3666bc) (2024-05-23, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000656421864/media.mp3
- [How much happiness can 2 million USD buy? with Elizabeth Dunn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/c87797d11a0c) (2024-05-16, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000655691054/media.mp3
- [Exercising your generosity like a muscle with John M. Sweeney](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/1079eb455ccf) (2024-05-09, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000654971925/media.mp3
- [Why true success goes beyond profit with Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/a58ed55710ac) (2024-05-02, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000654091753/media.mp3
- [How to use your time and money for good — as effectively as possible — with Will MacAskill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/a3147cb7fbc8) (2024-04-25, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000653363050/media.mp3
- [The healing power of art with Lily Yeh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/38c3c5c27a25) (2024-04-18, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000652186199/media.mp3
- [How to fight hatred with curiosity with Daryl Davis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/a0712280b773) (2024-04-11, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000652074061/media.mp3
- [How empathy gets in the way of a better world with Paul Bloom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/a04c6ed2a30a) (2024-04-04, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000651330469/media.mp3
- [How kindness went viral with Catherine Barrett](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/c313b15c7dc2) (2024-03-28, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000650656993/media.mp3
- [How Bill Gates spends $9 billion a year](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/4d4ebaa1a512) (2024-03-21, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000649913446/media.mp3
- [New season coming March 21: Infectious Generosity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/8b3c74fce721) (2024-03-14, 6 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_a0c519c3-b979-4b75-b8bb-3b9a43a6264d/media.mp3
- [Frances Frei's three pillars of leadership](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/920325a01789) (2023-06-08, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_dde21ce0-32b3-4d7c-88ee-dbcd5b2e7532/media.mp3
- [Introducing Good Sport](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/095d7f18d5d9) (2023-02-08, 4 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_829ad77d-20d8-4ab4-9036-8cab33dc993d/media.mp3
- [Our Predictions for 2023 | After Hours](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/2949e7737990) (2023-01-04, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_8c5ffef5-78c8-426a-ab15-2c45e121a619/media.mp3
- [The music of David Byrne’s mind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/5ab74588b35e) (2022-11-17, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000585669886/media.mp3
- [The hidden gifts of visual thinking with Temple Grandin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/c75b72b58fac) (2022-11-10, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000584952606/media.mp3
- [Inciting joy with Ross Gay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/c794d4fda3e5) (2022-11-03, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000584059525/media.mp3
- [Randall Munroe answers your wildest questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/caf57976ce28) (2022-10-27, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000583261230/media.mp3
- [A future without pandemics? with Mark Smolinski](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/bb028350c372) (2022-10-20, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000582334985/media.mp3
- [Atul Gawande on why American healthcare desperately needs innovation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/c5643004619d) (2022-10-13, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000581587718/media.mp3
- [Linda Villarosa on the hidden toll of racism on health](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/dcc87c0ff186) (2022-10-06, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000581028882/media.mp3
- [Can AI make healthcare human again? with Eric Topol](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/72d61fc45960) (2022-09-29, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000580248377/media.mp3
- [Ed Yong on how animal senses reveal the world around us](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/dc76ff8764e2) (2022-09-22, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000579469878/media.mp3
- [Mark Cuban doesn’t believe in following your passions | ReThinking w/ Adam Grant](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/6263d5b224e6) (2022-09-15, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_a645e50f-93e4-4124-aff4-6c489c262eae/media.mp3
- [Pete Souza, Reagan and Obama’s White House Photographer | Design Matters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/a743d2bdc00a) (2022-09-08, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000577229860/media.mp3
- [A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley | TED Tech](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/2f67fb38a9ad) (2022-09-01, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_c0acff1c-ecb4-4dc5-a093-aa9c3f39a02c/media.mp3
- [How do we fix the restaurant tipping system? with Saru Jayaraman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/8422f7127d17) (2022-08-25, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000576425177/media.mp3
- [Michael Schur on every moral question ever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/2ead7f1f92a5) (2022-08-18, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000571503170/media.mp3
- [Aaron Bastani is thinking about automated luxury…communism?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/481024293abd) (2022-08-11, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000571502913/media.mp3
- [Juliet Schor wants a four-day work week](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/6d3e2cec554a) (2022-08-04, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000571364735/media.mp3
- [DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on the future of AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/73c77b7ebd0d) (2022-07-28, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000570329535/media.mp3
- [Jennifer Egan on storytelling in a data-hooked world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/d0d7b26e67eb) (2022-07-21, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000525816203/media.mp3
- [Garry Kasparov on chess, technology and democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/b4005487471b) (2022-07-14, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000569084761/media.mp3
- [Chanda Prescod-Weinstein connects history to the stars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/c0db48dd3816) (2022-07-07, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000568355611/media.mp3
- [How to predict the future with Jane McGonigal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/441cd7373331) (2022-06-30, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_a5776a85-c3ec-449a-ba72-b5525a036aef/media.mp3
- [Steven Johnson wants to know how enlightenment happens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/21afcfa42113) (2022-06-23, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000566807411/media.mp3
- [Unlocking the mysteries of our brain | David Eagleman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/48d692840d50) (2022-06-16, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/1000564766405/media.mp3
- [What’s on Elon Musk’s mind?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/09c3ff3570b0) (2022-04-15, 68 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_a1b725f7-db13-4121-9077-2744b81b7676/media.mp3
- [The limitless potential of human knowledge | David Deutsch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/ab0faee3b709) (2021-06-26, 64 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_cd5de8db-b4c2-4a64-a418-4057a488f9de/media.mp3
- [The science and ethics of rewriting our DNA | Jennifer Doudna](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/b476034be221) (2021-06-17, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_d2dbb03b-8348-4ee5-b237-d47ac534557f/media.mp3
- [Can planting trees really stop climate change? | Thomas Crowther](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/abdf7a35be1f) (2021-06-10, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_2af69fc2-9d69-4d63-aa10-a91e7c318aa0/media.mp3
- [Bonus: How to give a killer speech | How To!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/c5111fb8c9b1) (2021-06-08, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_0a21b001-c817-4ddd-93d6-557c6778d715/media.mp3
- [The end of our 50-year stagnation | Tyler Cowen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/caf3a4d5a065) (2021-06-03, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_7c4f832d-9ae7-443f-af01-513f68d5a191/media.mp3
- [How to turn grit into a lifelong habit | Angela Duckworth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/e9ad2e688671) (2021-05-27, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_0bb3236b-f731-4d32-966a-022d33f9fdd4/media.mp3
- [What it really takes to make change | Jacqueline Novogratz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/67f3d7196153) (2021-05-20, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_01984a8e-08c5-4828-beee-b67703752378/media.mp3
- [How youth gave climate the urgency it needed | Xiye Bastida](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/689d8af9ee4f) (2021-05-13, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_7577b8e8-5746-4ce4-9a4e-037044505a2d/media.mp3
- [Work is never going back to normal | Simon Sinek](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/de9d1502cfa8) (2021-05-06, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_53ac7ff5-7587-4104-9492-abe7eeaa17eb/media.mp3
- [How COVID vaccines are revolutionizing medicine | Adrian Hill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/837e443d36a9) (2021-04-22, 67 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_0a9e060d-337b-4960-8918-aff69423aaeb/media.mp3
- [The race to build AI that benefits humanity | Sam Altman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/ce384fec4b2f) (2021-04-15, 70 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_3691cd22-1a25-4fd8-9ac8-721e8dbebcbe/media.mp3
- [A special announcement from TED on climate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437306870/203c3becc11c) (2020-10-08, 68 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67045b43aa9d704b1e952e88/e/prx_179_067a85bf-5ce4-4db3-83b7-9e94ec21a3dd/media.mp3

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