How native speakers pronounce “hands”

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and up-and-coming decision makers. We hold the future of this planet in our hands. But most of our online community

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

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and up-and-coming decision makers. We hold the future of this planet in our hands. But most of our online community

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

and she was led and sat on this chair at the end, and she sat on her hands for 20 minutes, while this man talked to her mother

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

It's autonomously tracking that car. This is hands-off -- it’s a very powerful capability.

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

This was first really tested when Galileo got his hands on one of the first telescopes, and as he gazed into the night sky,

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

All right, I want to see a show of hands: how many of you have unfriended someone on Facebook

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

Now, part of that is due to technology. The smartphones that you all either have in your hands or close enough that you could grab them really quickly.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

reading academic papers, every business book I could get my hands on, all to come up with the framework now known as the Setback Cycle.

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

you don't have time to exercise anyway. That's like tying your hands behind your back, pushing you into a pool and yelling at you to swim.

Olivia Affuso: 3 ways community creates a healthy life | TED · TED

I was much more into music and theater, big hair, big makeup, jazz hands. (Laughter)

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

So simply making eye contact with somebody, shaking hands, giving somebody a high-five is enough to release oxytocin,

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

in the 20th century alone, of really magnificent creative minds who died young and often at their own hands, you know? And even the ones who didn't literally commit suicide

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

doubled over in pain sitting on my exam table. Her head, clearly throbbing, was resting in her hands. She lifted her head up,

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

people knew it for what it was, you know, they called it by its name. They would put their hands together and they would start to chant, "Allah, Allah, Allah, God, God, God."

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

How many of you are familiar with the word "unalive" as a synonym of "kill"? Show of hands. OK, like, 80 percent of you.

Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic | TED · TED

and I think this really affects all of us. So please raise your hands if you would like to know if your partner cheated on you.

What if AI Could Spot Your Lies? | Riccardo Loconte | TED · TED

he told me I knew I couldn't go back to farmer with that on my hands one woman had a brutal year in which she

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To have real impact, this technology needs to be in the hands of those on the front line, those that know the oceans best.

A New Lifeline for the World’s Coral Reefs | Theresa Fyffe | TED · TED

that is really dangerous, and it gets into the hands of the Osama bin Ladens of the world, and we know there are more than one, unfortunately.

The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt | TED · TED

It's not to write off an entire category of technology, and in doing so, tie our hands behind our backs and hope we can still win.

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED · TED

People have to try to figure out how to strap stuff onto our appendages, like our hands and our eyes and our ears and present information in a way that allows us to collaboratively work

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED · TED

So is AI real music? I believe that when it's in the hands of musicians, it can be.

Is AI Ruining Music? | Dustin Ballard | TED · TED

Behold the master key to our happiness in our own hands. Moment by moment, we can be grateful for this gift.

Want to be happy? Be grateful | David Steindl-Rast

(Laughter) But can you do that while keeping your hands on the wheel? Because I am terrified."

My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee | A.J. Jacobs

Can I get a show of hands if you use a wearable? Fitbit, Oura, Apple Watch,

What Happened When I Started Measuring My Life Every Day | Chris Musser | TED · TED

and make something. The power is in your hands. You're sitting on the throne when you make art.

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

How would you grade that? Five fingers on all hands. SA: Very close to what I'm wearing, you know, it's good.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

we have put better and more powerful technology in the hands of creators. I think we collectively get better creative output

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

in terms of putting incredibly capable AI with a high degree of safety in the hands of a lot of people, and giving them tools to sort of

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

shape our relationship. By a show of hands, who in here knows at least one intercultural couple? Maybe it's even you.

Why Love Is Harder in a Second Language | Magdalena Hoeller | TED · TED

you know, it’s power. This is power being concentrated in the hands of a very few companies, which are now aligned with a rogue state.

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

you have two kids together and they're holding hands and they're both looking left, right, left, and there's no cars

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

And they are not necessarily couples who constantly can't wait to keep their hands off each other. Some of them are.

How couples can sustain a strong sexual connection for a lifetime | Emily Nagoski

our knees in the soil under the cherry tree, pressing our hands into the dirt, for we were holy.

“Marigolds,” a Poem About Wonder | Safiya Sinclair | TED · TED

This was as close as we came to prayer. Mom said. Our hands in the dirt, Our wants at sea, vast and untameable.

“Marigolds,” a Poem About Wonder | Safiya Sinclair | TED · TED

into the earth, like my mother did. Her hands, so holy. At dawn I watched her search

“Marigolds,” a Poem About Wonder | Safiya Sinclair | TED · TED

the less we get to know our neighbors. We know more about technology in our hands than we do know about our neighbors. It is as if we have created a new commandment,

What Gets Lost When We Treat Conversations Like Transactions | Khaya Dlanga | TED · TED

under siege in the streets. They wanted her face down, ass up, hands cuffed and ankles strapped. They wanted her knowing she could never want them back.

"Wild Women" | Sunni Patterson

at least she can always find her way to me. And I'm going to paint solar systems on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

because no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal.

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

(Singing) There'll be days like this, my momma said. When you open your hands to catch and wind up with only blisters and bruises;

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

and your poppa is a warrior, and you are the girl with small hands and big eyes who never stops asking for more."

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

Now, familiar furniture looms, floors tilt, and doorknobs yield only when wrestled round with both hands. It demands colossal patience, all this growing small:

4 Powerful Poems about Parkinson's and Growing Older | Robin Morgan | TED Talks · TED

How many of you feel uncomfortable with this outcome? I see almost everyone's hands up. Just notice how you're feeling, for a moment, in your body.

Why AI Is Our Ultimate Test and Greatest Invitation | Tristan Harris | TED · TED

So many of us think that good sex is something that should happen to us, that it’s in someone else’s hands, quite literally, We expect a partner, current or future, to be the magical unlock.

The Relationship Between Sex and Imagination | Gina Gutierrez | TED · TED

or some other socially acceptable busyness. In my worst moments, when sitting on my hands is just unbearable, I have dreamed of going to get an MFA in Paris.

To Love Is to Be Brave | Kelly Corrigan | TED · TED

Posing. David, what do I do with my hands? Don't look at me,

Why Body Language Is the Key to Self-Expression — and Hot Selfies | David Suh | TED · TED

And at my curtain call, she walked on stage and placed flowers in my hands. (Applause)

The Roots of Resilience | Misty Copeland | TED · TED

she believes you may not tell your age, but your hands and your neck will. (Laughter)

How to Discover Your Authentic Self -- at Any Age | Bevy Smith | TED · TED

(Laughter) OK, I don't see too many hands going up on that second one, and that's my confession, too.

Lessons from the longest study on human development | Helen Pearson

IA: Aww, thank you. (Applause) JC: Hands down. IA: No, it's makeup. Moderator: Now, would it be awkward

Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age | TED · TED

which meant that I had to close the faucet every time my classmates washed their hands when we were five years old.

Your Inner Fire Is Your Greatest Strength | Xiye Bastida | TED · TED

that can detect clinicians going into patient rooms without properly washing their hands. Or keep track of surgical instruments.

With Spatial Intelligence, AI Will Understand the Real World | Fei-Fei Li | TED · TED

But I would like more interactive help for our patients, clinicians and caretakers, who desperately also need an extra pair of hands. Imagine an autonomous robot transporting medical supplies

With Spatial Intelligence, AI Will Understand the Real World | Fei-Fei Li | TED · TED

about technology and about ourselves. We need human guiding hands over AI sooner rather than later. After all, we remain responsible for this planet

How AI Will Step Off the Screen and into the Real World | Daniela Rus | TED · TED

Now let's start with the hardware. So the hands. Now this is a robot hand, a particular type of hand.

Why Don’t We Have Better Robots Yet? | Ken Goldberg | TED · TED

It's also very heavy and very expensive. So I'm in favor of very simple hands, like this. So this has just two fingers.

Why Don’t We Have Better Robots Yet? | Ken Goldberg | TED · TED

It's lightweight and reliable and it's very inexpensive. And if you're doubting that simple hands can be effective, look at this video where you can see that two very simple grippers,

Why Don’t We Have Better Robots Yet? | Ken Goldberg | TED · TED

The poor woman tried to translate this for him: "From them I extended my hands and stole you --" (Laughter)

Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language

And here's the pickle: "And because you belong to them, I returned my hands and left you." (Laughter)

Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language

Out of all the spells, I really liked "Accio." I could say "Accio" and name anything and it would fly into my hands, even if it's a restricted book,

Could AI Give You X-Ray Vision? | Tara Boroushaki | TED · TED

rehumanize them in a sense, by doing more hands-on experiments. Why? Well, because an experiment is a procedure to test a hypothesis,