Worklife with Adam Grant

What does it mean to be a genius? Journalist Helen Lewis is the author of the new book The Genius Myth, which offers a provocative analysis of how we put brainiacs on a pedestal. In this episode, Helen and Adam unpack our cultural myths about geniuses and explore the dangers of treating them like demigods. They also discuss what Helen learned from the wives of male geniuses and how child prodigies can avoid struggling as adults. Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant [https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/] | LinkedIn: @adammgrant [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant] | Website: adamgrant.net/ [http://adamgrant.net/]) Guest: Helen Lewis (Website: theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/ [https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/])  Links The Genius Myth [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-genius-myth-a-curious-history-of-a-dangerous-idea-helen-lewis/22356785] Subscribe to TED  Instagram: @ted [https://www.instagram.com/ted/?hl=en] YouTube: @TED [https://www.youtube.com/@TED] TikTok: @tedtoks [https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks?lang=en] LinkedIn: @ted-conferences [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences] Website: ted.com [https://ted.com/] Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcaststed.com/podcasts [http://ted.com/podcasts] For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts [https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts] For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What will dating look like in the age of AI? Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder and CEO of Bumble, the popular dating app that has helped millions of people meet their match. In this episode, Whitney chats with Adam about her vision for the future of dating online and offline, her decision to take a break from leading Bumble, and the importance of platonic love. They also debate whether or not you have to learn to love yourself before loving someone else, and imagine a world in which AI agents vet potential partners before a first date. Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant [https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/] | LinkedIn: @adammgrant [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant] | Website: adamgrant.net/ [http://adamgrant.net/]) Guest: Whitney Wolfe Herd (Instagram: @whitney [https://www.instagram.com/whitney/])  Links bumble.com [https://bumble.com] Subscribe to TED  Instagram: @ted [https://www.instagram.com/ted/?hl=en] YouTube: @TED [https://www.youtube.com/@TED] TikTok: @tedtoks [https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks?lang=en] LinkedIn: @ted-conferences [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences] Website: ted.com [https://ted.com] Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcaststed.com/podcasts [http://ted.com/podcasts] For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts [https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts] For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

You may know Ed Helms from his roles on The Office or in The Hangover, but building his career as a successful comedian required many moments of failure and embarrassment. In this episode, Ed joins Adam live at the Authors@Wharton series to discuss his new book, SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups, look back on what Ed learned from some of his own mistakes, and uncover the common patterns among historical blunders. Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant [https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/] | LinkedIn: @adammgrant [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant] | Website: adamgrant.net/ [http://adamgrant.net/]) Guest: Ed Helms (Instagram: @edhelms [https://www.instagram.com/edhelms])  Links Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History Greatest Screw Up [https://bookshop.org/p/books/snafu-the-definitive-guide-to-history-s-greatest-screwups-ed-helms/21778068?ean=9781538769478&next=t] Subscribe to TED  Instagram: @ted [https://www.instagram.com/ted/?hl=en] YouTube: @TED [https://www.youtube.com/@TED] TikTok: @tedtoks [https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks?lang=en] LinkedIn: @ted-conferences [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences] Website: ted.com [https://ted.com] Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcaststed.com/podcasts [http://ted.com/podcasts] For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts [https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts] For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In the age of social media and short-form content, many people insist that our attention spans are getting shorter. But historian Daniel Immerwahr reminds us that people have cried wolf for centuries about technology hijacking our attention. In this episode, Adam and Daniel dive into evidence that what’s changing is not our attention spans, but the objects of our focus. They also discuss moral panics of the past, compare the cognitive benefits of video games and the opera, and debate whether or not Marvel movies are a waste of time. Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant [https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/] | LinkedIn: @adammgrant [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant] | Website: adamgrant.net/ [http://adamgrant.net/]) Guest: Daniel Immerwahr (Website: history.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core-faculty/daniel-immerwahr.html [https://history.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core-faculty/daniel-immerwahr.html])  Links How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States [https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-hide-an-empire-a-history-of-the-greater-united-states-daniel-immerwahr/6985644?utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=gift_cards&utm_content=6443417794&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16243514117&gbraid=0AAAAACfld40BqJu-KeKzapXk-TF9Nakl3&gclid=CjwKCAjw1ozEBhAdEiwAn9qbzRt4wGT8ySl4FOCEGwj9EljGmZj8roJh4Z5TOSZIVCTFHLOlwd0aAhoC4wAQAvD_BwE] Subscribe to TED  Instagram: @ted [https://www.instagram.com/ted/?hl=en] YouTube: @TED [https://www.youtube.com/@TED] TikTok: @tedtoks [https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks?lang=en] LinkedIn: @ted-conferences [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences] Website: ted.com [https://ted.com] Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcaststed.com/podcasts [http://ted.com/podcasts] For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts [https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts] For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Do you hate the taste of cilantro and chocolate? You might be a super taster! Rachel Herz is a neuroscientist at Brown University who specializes in taste and smell. In this episode, Adam, Rachel, and Adam’s wife Allison Sweet Grant investigate the sources of their different food preferences, uncover the overlooked power of smell, and analyze the effects of the gene that can turn some people into picky eaters.  Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant [https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/] | LinkedIn: @adammgrant [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant] | Website: adamgrant.net/ [http://adamgrant.net/]) Guest: Rachel Herz (Instagram | LinkedIn: @rachelherz [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelherz/] | Website: rachelherz.com/) [https://rachelherz.com/]  Links Books: Why You Eat What You Eat [https://bookshop.org/p/books/why-you-eat-what-you-eat-the-science-behind-our-relationship-with-food-rachel-herz/11187718?ean=9780393356601&next=t&next=t] (2019),  That’s Disgusting [https://bookshop.org/p/books/that-s-disgusting-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-repulsion-rachel-herz-phd/8REQq3XJmbpFbGEE?ean=9780393344165&next=t&next=t] (2013), The Scent of Desire [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-scent-of-desire-discovering-our-enigmatic-sense-of-smell-rachel-herz/8837815?ean=9780060825386&] (2008) Subscribe to TED  Instagram: @ted [https://www.instagram.com/ted/?hl=en] YouTube: @TED [https://www.youtube.com/@TED] TikTok: @tedtoks [https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks?lang=en] LinkedIn: @ted-conferences [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences] Website: ted.com [https://ted.com] Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcaststed.com/podcasts [http://ted.com/podcasts] For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts [https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts] For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.