How native speakers pronounce “could”

and I had no idea what that meant. But I learned that I could broadcast myself live on this website, doing whatever I wanted.

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

doing whatever I wanted. So I could cook, or I could sing, or I could play video games.

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

So I could cook, or I could sing, or I could play video games. And if people enjoyed watching it, they would send me tips.

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

They didn't believe that I had a bird in my backyard. And I could not have that. So I put my falconry glove on,

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

back it was one of the best decisions I ever made the minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

and we would live stream conservation education programs online so people could fall in love with our animals the way that they fell in love with Bean, that bird.

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me the heaviness of being

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

I mean, Sirena last night was a marvel, wasn't she? Just seeing what she could do. And she's exceptional, but I think she's not, so to speak,

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

(Laughter) People weren't aware they could have that. (Laughter)

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

I found I didn't have my keys. In fact, I could see them through the window, lying on the dining room table where I had left them.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

I thought about calling a locksmith -- at least I had my cellphone, but at midnight, it could take a while for a locksmith to show up, and it was cold.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

figuring that in the morning, on the way to the airport, I could call my contractor and ask him to fix it. This was going to be expensive,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

Well, in the pre-mortem, Danny explained, you look ahead and you try to figure out all the things that could go wrong, and then you try to figure out what you can do

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

where they cut off the olfactory sense of the squirrels, and they could still find their nuts. They weren't using smell, they were using the hippocampus,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

allegates I know I don't but we could all choose to multitask less and monotask more

Slow Thinking

We had these crazy fires in LA that could have been prevented if we had drones that were surveying power lines and infrastructure that clearly,

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

said, "He shouldn't risk missing his flight so that I could make mine." That's when he told me he

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

What a beautiful world it was when you could still get lost in an airport. When zinc plates sharp as meat cleavers

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

I decided that given the circumstances, the only thing I could do was listen.

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

airport all day so that you could tell people about God's love."

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

But as I got older, I could see myself becoming that Hare Krishna.

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

And I got a twentysomething who wanted to talk about boys. This I thought I could handle. But I didn't handle it.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

"Thirty's the new 20," Alex would say, and as far as I could tell, she was right. Work happened later, marriage happened later,

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

All of these places are creating awareness and enhanced protection. I wish I could tell you about all of them because the stories are really cause for hope.

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

They didn’t have $53 million, but they bought as many mom and dad clams as they could, and they planted them.

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

We can. Dinosaurs could not. Truly, we have a choice.

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

And then if you do it in bad times, you could become a great person. My personal motto of the last 15 years is:

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

And it's emotional. And I could have said and done things that would come back to haunt me.

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

And did you live a life that you were proud of? Did you live a life that you could feel, "You know what? I did it my way."

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

therapists, and even their sexual partners. What could go wrong? We're already seeing massive cognitive

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

because it doesn't. There could be a role for AI therapists someday, but how about we require years of testing

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

would make a device that just had Khan Academy, you could not go to YouTube. You could not do anything. That would be amazing."

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

Academy, you could not go to YouTube. You could not do anything. That would be amazing." >> Will you agree I'm raising money for

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

one of my closest friends finally worked up the courage to ask me about it. And I could tell she was so nervous. Like I was about to reveal to her that my parents were secretly separated,

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

We chose to ignore each other. You could have heard a pin drop that morning. That morning, a woman,

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

In fact, he invited me to explain myself. And I could've said many things. I could've explained, I could've negotiated.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

And I could've said many things. I could've explained, I could've negotiated. I didn't do any of that.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

When we ask people to think of a compliment they could give to their friend and then actually deliver that compliment to their friend,

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

Every time I felt the slightest rejection, I would just run as fast as I could. And you know what?

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

would you spend reaching out to lift somebody up if you knew just how much good in that moment you could actually do? No research I've ever been involved with

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

(Laughter) So this is where rejection happened and I could have run, but I stayed. I said, "Well, I love your burgers,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

Basically, you interlink five doughnuts together ... " I mean there's no way they could say yes, right? The doughnut maker took me so seriously.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

we learned that our daughter had died before she could be born. Losing our daughter was horrible.

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

until one morning Jen and I were talking and she asked whether we could, whether we should, whether we might

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

into this research project. I wanted to see what I could learn. And then I learned a lot of things.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

if I got rejected, I could actually turn a "no" into a "yes," and the magic word is, "why."

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

And he said, "No." But before he could leave I said, "Hey, can I know why?"

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

so far beyond what my pessimistic expectations beforehand ever possibly could have imagined. Connecting with other people is one of the most consistently enjoyable,

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

It was really boring. But then I found I could do this because I mentioned, "Is that weird?" I mentioned the doubt that he was having.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

People were more likely to say yes to me. And then I learned I could fulfill my life dream ... by asking.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

because I thought I could fulfill my life dream just by simply asking. I used to think I have to accomplish all these things --

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

but no, I just asked, and I could teach. And in that picture, which you can't see,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

But according to my calculations, things could get real interesting here in about three, two, one.

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

and all the gas came rushing out. But where could it go? Because it can’t go down or to the sides --

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

I also have a daughter, but we kind of split up into two cars. But if we could play the video. (Video) Yeah, yeah. Start the ride.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

I think when you think about the evolution of this technology as a whole, it's been making sure that we could have the safety outcomes that we want. And all of that is the technology.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

So in theory, if this became everywhere, you could be saving 900,000 lives globally. You could be saving 30, 35,000 to 36,000 lives

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

you could be saving 900,000 lives globally. You could be saving 30, 35,000 to 36,000 lives just in the United States.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

who has just calculated that $900 billion to $1.25 trillion could be saved if our technology was rolled out,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

And it's even more unacceptable when you have technology that could help address it. SK: Yes, definitely.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

the Waymo driver was at that ability, we could go from ramp to ramp, no problem. But when we got to surface streets,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

You mentioned, if you don't have a driver's license, could this be a replacement in some ways for traditional public transportation, how are our roads different,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

You know, we want to think about the ways that this could become part of that fabric because we think it's important

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

are central. And so the idea that that could get recaptured -- there are city planners who've reached out to us to try to understand,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

for the next 10 or 15 years, or can we start imagining a world where parking structures could move out, parks could come back

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

or can we start imagining a world where parking structures could move out, parks could come back community life could sort of come back to the center of a city.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

parks could come back community life could sort of come back to the center of a city. So that's a vision.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

And then all of a sudden, it's like, oh, what could I do in this thing if it got really exciting? So I get pitched on like, you should make it a yoga studio

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

So it doesn't all require upskilling. SK: Well, we could talk for hours about this, but thank you so much. TM: Thank you.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

It shredded the delicate chemistry that nearly all life on Earth depended on, and the planet changed faster than life could keep up with. Some scientists call what followed the first mass extinction event

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

moodiness, irritability, laziness, depression— could be a product of chronic sleep deprivation. For many teens battling chronic sleep loss,

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

performing was a gift that granted my family more access. See, only a child could fit through the gatekeeper’s gates -- especially a child like me that was so eager to please.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

So when I started auditioning and booking, it became clear I was the one who could do it. I could do something I enjoyed and lift some weight off my parents.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

it became clear I was the one who could do it. I could do something I enjoyed and lift some weight off my parents. So we did it.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

My dad withdrew his pension, the church and extended family gave us what they could, and we was off. And right away, it seemed to be the right decision.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

In my roles, I could embody joy -- even briefly. I could be “True Jackson, VP,”

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

I could embody joy -- even briefly. I could be “True Jackson, VP,” “Working at a grown-up job never really knew I could work this hard.”

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

I could be “True Jackson, VP,” “Working at a grown-up job never really knew I could work this hard.” (Cheers)

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

I didn't know how I was transmuting. In my roles, I could be sad. I was allowed to be frustrated --

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

approachable, capable, funny -- a small container my full range could exist inside of without overwhelming anyone.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

through childhood fame, the transition into adulthood, through success I could have never imagined. I even wrote a "New York Times" best selling book about how I did it,

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

realizing I'm acting like my son and expecting my mother to do what she never could. Not because she didn’t love me,

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

You don’t even let it restart for updates, so you never know just how much better it could be. That was me:

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

one of my own teammates decided to try and take me down so that he could argue the case. He campaigned, he lobbied, he made calls.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

it predicted a possible escape route. How the Chief Justice could vote for us and at the same time protect the institution

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

in an interview, in a negotiation, in a conversation that could save a marriage or end one. Any place in which you need to reach another human

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

The AI we have is already smart, at least in some ways. But could it ever be conscious? Will a robot ever gaze at a sunset and experience the beautiful colors,

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

and they would play with my hair more and talk to me about different hairstyles and haircuts I could get. And I even enjoyed the gentle sound of the scissors --

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

that just happens to be carried out in the wetware of the brain in us, but which could equally be carried out in silicon, in AI. But the computer is just one

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

After all, if you think the brain literally is a computer, then what else could it really be? But once we see the brain more clearly for what it really is,

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

(Laughter) Well, it could be that those clips aren’t the ones that work for you. If you've never felt this experience,

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

Or maybe it's determined at birth. It could be determined by the sequence of your genes related to oxytocin or other brain chemicals.

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

But there was this doctor named Bruno Lunenfeld, who wondered if he could actually isolate those hormones from the urine and use it to help women who are having trouble getting pregnant.

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

no matter how small my country is, we could have a powerful voice in the world. That voice that is going to speak up against oppression,

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

Like, think about going for a walk in the woods. You could just pay attention to the birds and the trees and the flowers and that would be fine,

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

And the comment section for that video became sort of like a self-help section, where people could talk about their tonsil stone experiences and, like, tips and tricks for getting rid of them.

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

Either the astrologer had murdered the woman to prove his accuracy, or he was so prescient that he could threaten Louis himself. The astrologer had to be murdered.

Beware the Power of Prediction | Carissa Véliz | TED · TED

and forming of new connections that occurs while you slumber, you could even say that proper sleep will have you waking up every morning with a new and improved brain,

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

all the boring parts that was software development, AI could do all of it. The bottleneck is no longer typing.

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED