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TED Radio Hour: Life Lessons

The point of a game is usually to win ... but not for Pico Iyer. After years of playing ping-pong...
Stephen Daunt
Stephen Daunt

11.58 17 Jan 2020


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TED Radio Hour: Life Lessons

TED Radio Hour: Life Lessons

Stephen Daunt
Stephen Daunt

11.58 17 Jan 2020


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Life is full of moments that shape us -- and if we're lucky, we might pick up some wisdom along the way. In host Guy Raz's final episode, TED speakers share some of the life lessons they've learned.

The point of a game is usually to win ... but not for Pico Iyer. After years of playing ping-pong at a Japanese community center, he's learned a different lesson: competition can be "an act of love."

When Curtis Carroll was sentenced to life in prison, he decided to teach himself the ins and outs of the stock market. Today, he advocates for teaching others the importance of financial literacy.

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How do you decide between two different life passions? After years of struggling to choose, neuroscientist and operatic soprano Indre Viskontas learned that science and opera can inform the other.

Guy Raz reflects on seven years of wisdom gained through hosting the TED Radio Hour, in a conversation with the new host Manoush Zomorodi.

 


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