Future You
Episode
49 min
Read time
2 min
AI-Generated Summary
Key Takeaways
- ✓Why do people struggle to make decisions benefiting their future selves?
- ✓How can we plan for the future when we'll become different people?
- ✓What methods help societies think beyond short-term political and economic cycles?
What It Covers
Psychologist Hal Hershfield's brain research reveals why people struggle with future planning, plus philosophical perspectives on personal change and collective responsibility across generations.
Key Questions Answered
- •Why do people struggle to make decisions benefiting their future selves?
- •How can we plan for the future when we'll become different people?
- •What methods help societies think beyond short-term political and economic cycles?
Notable Moment
Stephanie Rinca told her husband to never put her on life support if terminally ill, but when facing ALS at fifty-nine, she chose the ventilator.
You just read a 3-minute summary of a 46-minute episode.
Get TED Radio Hour summarized like this every Monday — plus up to 2 more podcasts, free.
Pick Your Podcasts — FreeKeep Reading
More from TED Radio Hour
Can we preserve knowledge … forever?
Apr 24 · 49 min
The TWIML AI Podcast
How to Engineer AI Inference Systems with Philip Kiely - #766
Apr 30
More from TED Radio Hour
Using ancient philosophy to cope with your modern problems
Apr 17 · 49 min
Eye on AI
#341 Celia Merzbacher: Beyond the Buzzword: The Real State of Quantum Computing, Sensing, and AI in 2025
Apr 30
More from TED Radio Hour
We summarize every new episode. Want them in your inbox?
Can we preserve knowledge … forever?
Using ancient philosophy to cope with your modern problems
The hidden forces shaping your choices
Could AI help us, not replace us?
A neuroscientist's guide to managing our emotions
Similar Episodes
Related episodes from other podcasts
The TWIML AI Podcast
Apr 30
How to Engineer AI Inference Systems with Philip Kiely - #766
Eye on AI
Apr 30
#341 Celia Merzbacher: Beyond the Buzzword: The Real State of Quantum Computing, Sensing, and AI in 2025
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Apr 30
Google Invests $40B Into Anthropic, GPT 5.5 Drops, and Google Cloud Dominates | EP #252
Citeline Podcasts
Apr 30
Carna Health On Closing the Gap in CKD Prevention
Alt Goes Mainstream
Apr 30
Lincoln International's Brian Garfield - how is AI impacting private markets valuations?
This podcast is featured in Best Science Podcasts (2026) — ranked and reviewed with AI summaries.
You're clearly into TED Radio Hour.
Every Monday, we deliver AI summaries of the latest episodes from TED Radio Hour and 192+ other podcasts. Free for up to 3 shows.
Start My Monday DigestNo credit card · Unsubscribe anytime