What's the biggest barrier to thriving? A philosopher and a space architect answer | Ariel Ekblaw and Meghan Sullivan
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What's the biggest barrier to thriving? A philosopher and a space architect answer | Ariel Ekblaw and Meghan Sullivan

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 5, 202615 min
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Philosopher Meghan Sullivan and space architect Ariel Ekblaw don't usually work at the same altitude ... but put them in a room together, and they'll answer the big questions. Drawing on wisdom from Aristotle to astronauts, they discuss what humans inherently owe each other, what it takes to live a good life and what a rulebook for a better world might look like. (This conversation is part of “TED Intersections,” a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts navigating the ideas shaping our world.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. Our original series, TED Intersections, is back for a fourth season.

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The show features unscripted conversations between experts navigating ideas shaping our world. In this first episode, a space architect and a philosopher sit down and discover they've been circling the same questions all along, just from very different places.

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Ariel Ekbla builds the architecture for how humans will one day live in space. Megan Sullivan studies moral philosophy from Aristotle to the present. Put them in a room, and what you get is a wide-ranging conversation about what we actually owe one another, and what astronauts floating in orbit might teach us about being better

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