Accessibility links
Breathe : TED Radio Hour Breathing is essential to life. And lately, the safety of the air we inhale, or the need to pause and take a deep breath, is on our minds a lot. This hour, TED speakers explore the power of breath.

TED Radio HourTED Radio Hour

Life's biggest questions, explored.
The TED Radio Hour: Breathe
Enlarge this image
Benjavisa Ruangvaree Art/Shutterstock
The TED Radio Hour: Breathe
Benjavisa Ruangvaree Art/Shutterstock

Breathe

Breathing is essential to life. And lately, the safety of the air we inhale, or the need to pause and take a deep breath, is on our minds a lot. This hour, TED speakers explore the power of breath.

Beth Gardiner: What Are The Consequences Of Breathing Dirty Air?

Beth Gardiner speaks on the TEDx stage in London. TED hide caption

toggle caption
TED

TED Radio Hour

Beth Gardiner: What Are The Consequences Of Breathing Dirty Air?

by , , James Delahoussaye

Beth Gardiner: What Are The Consequences Of Breathing Dirty Air?

Listen · 10:13
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/956918703/956984446" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Emma Schachner: How Did Dinosaurs' Lungs Help Them Dominate The Earth For So Long?
Courtesy of TED

TED Radio Hour

Emma Schachner: How Did Dinosaurs' Lungs Help Them Dominate The Earth For So Long?

by , , Sanaz Meshkinpour , Jeff Rogers

Emma Schachner: How Did Dinosaurs' Lungs Help Them Dominate The Earth For So Long?

Listen · 8:01
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/956925695/956984544" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Caro Verbeek: What Can The Scents Of The Past Tell Us About Our History?

Caro Verbeek speaks on the TEDx stage in Gronigen, Netherlands. TED hide caption

toggle caption
TED

TED Radio Hour

Caro Verbeek: What Can The Scents Of The Past Tell Us About Our History?

Caro Verbeek: What Can The Scents Of The Past Tell Us About Our History?

Listen · 13:13
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/956933669/956985056" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Improve Our Relationships?

ANDY PUDDICOMBE, UnSeen Narratives, Ted Salon, Unicorn Theatre, Tooley St. London. 10 May 2012. Dafydd Jones/TED hide caption

toggle caption
Dafydd Jones/TED

TED Radio Hour

Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Improve Our Relationships?

by , , Sanaz Meshkinpour

Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Improve Our Relationships?

Listen · 4:09
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/956939986/956985205" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

TED Radio HourTED Radio Hour

Life's biggest questions, explored.
Browse archive or search npr.org