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"Any time you see a huge business success ... you see that at the heart of it is a whole bunch of people who were prepared to support each other." — Margaret Heffernan

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Is The Professional Pecking Order Doing More Harm Than Good?

9:01am October 02, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Drawing from an experiment with chickens, entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan explains how our cultural obsession with individual success is threatening our potential for collaboration and productivity.

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"People want meaning in what they do and the meaning comes often from ... improving the lives of members of their society, of their community." — Barry Schwartz

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How Can A Monotonous Job Be Meaningful?

9:01am October 02, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Psychologist Barry Schwartz says our current thinking about work focuses too much on paychecks and too little on ways we can find fulfillment — even in jobs many might consider mundane.

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"Small acts of meaning can actually change how people value things." — Dan Ariely

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What Pushes Us To Work Hard — Even When We Don't Have To?

9:01am October 02, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely says we work hard not because we have to, but because we want to. He examines the intrinsic values we need to feel motivated to work.

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"You can always tell ambitious women by the shape of our heads: They're flat on top for being patted patronizingly." — Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley

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How Do You Break Into an Industry While Breaking All the Rules?

9:01am October 02, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

What's in a name? For tech entrepreneur Dame Stephanie Shirley, bidding contracts under the name "Steve" enabled her to launch and grow a freelance software company with a virtually all-female staff.

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Triad To Do: Press 53's 10th Anniversary, Weekend Films, And SECCA's Point & Counterpoint

8:57am October 02, 2015

by Eddie Garcia

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Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley pauses mid-performance to marvel at his own impressive tats.

Drum Fill Friday, For Oct. 2

7:03am October 02, 2015

It's Name That Tune for especially careful listeners: Hear a series of drum fills and match them to the songs.

The Walk dramatizes the French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) 1974 walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

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Suspense And Emotion Teeter Alongside Each Other In 'The Walk'

6:53am October 02, 2015

by Scott Tobias

Aside from a shaky French accent from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Walk is pretty compelling once it actually gets to the story of a famous wire walk between the twin towers.

Director Jafar Panahi drives a yellow taxi cab through Tehran and interviews the diverse passengers he picks up in a single day.

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'Taxi': A Banned Filmmaker Works From The Road

5:08pm October 01, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has continued to make films since being officially barred from doing so. His latest finds him driving a cab, picking up passengers.

Malala Yousafzai at the Kisaruni Girls School in Massai Mara in Kenya on May 26, 2014.

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An Activist Examined In 'He Named Me Malala'

5:03pm October 01, 2015

by Ella Taylor

A new documentary follows the well-known young activist who survived being shot, won a Nobel Peace Prize, and still advocates for education for girls.

Originating in Mexico City, suadero tacos have gone from a food of the poor to a widely adored filling. These tacos are made from a variety of meats, including suadero, a cut from the lower parts of a cow. The meat is cooked in a griddle-like device calle

'Tacopedia': A Mouth-Watering Tour Of Mexico's Taco Culture

4:38pm October 01, 2015

by Tove Danovich

From the smoked marlin tacos of Baja California to the fried flower tacos of Chiapas, Mexico is home to endless interpretations of this essential dish. A new tome documents this vibrant taco cuisine.