How native speakers pronounce “might”

calligraphy class and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do of course it was impossible

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

issue was a photograph of an early morning Country Road the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

and she's a multimillionaire. Somebody else might have put her on medication and told her to calm down. (Applause)

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

to begin the conversation about whether you want to take the risks or not. Now you might be thinking I've pulled this number out of the air for shock value,

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

So the idea of the pre-mortem is to think ahead of time to the questions that you might be able to ask that will push the conversation forward.

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

do you I want a shorter life that's pain-free, or a longer life that might have a great deal of pain towards the end? These are things to talk about and think about now,

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

with your family and your loved ones. You might change your mind in the heat of the moment, but at least you're practiced with this kind of thinking.

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

and you don't react quickly, you might become the lion's lunch, and then none of those things matter. Unfortunately,

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

We all are going to fail now and then. The idea is to think ahead to what those failures might be, to put systems in place that will help minimize the damage,

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

My guess is, for many of you, drone is a scary concept. It might evoke images of weapons in Ukraine, in the skies over the Middle East,

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

(Laughter) I can tap on an object that I might be interested in. Now the drone is flying itself.

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

think it should be maybe even twice as long you might also ask yourself where you will do your best slow thinking

Slow Thinking

a train operator called 911 in a panic, afraid that he might have hit something or someone on the tracks. Now this is very difficult to access.

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

and they can use all of that information to make intelligent decisions. So you might have noticed that I left a drone flying in Japan. We should go ahead and check in on that.

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

we can look for intruders -- looks like we might have caught somebody here -- and generally have a complete digital picture of everything that's happening.

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

You can buy books for children who are in title one schools who might not have books of their own.

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

And then my supervisor said, "Not yet, but she might marry the next one. Besides, the best time to work on Alex's marriage

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

because she was, in her words, having an identity crisis. She said she thought she might like to work in art or entertainment, but she hadn't decided yet,

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next. I didn't know the future of Emma's career,

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

a funny term, but it might really be true because the adolescent brain is always

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

Three, you control your reality. That might sound weird, but you do. What you read, what you watch, what you listen to.

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

a lot of trivial stuff, you might be a doomy and gloomy kind of person and kind of trivial. But change that.

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

So, here's the first principle of what we might call techno-skepticism. Protect brain development through puberty.

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

Four, you control how you're seen. This one might seem a little too absurdly self-indulgent, but it's actually a magic trick.

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

Isn't there some middle ground that might be okay? >> Well, it depends on the age.

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

How do you build peace? How do you cultivate legitimacy in a world where might is right again, where power politics is back and transactionalism is in fashion?

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

in a transactional world, the antidote to "might is right" is not idealism. It is not moralizing.

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

So behave next year -- someone might say something nice about you." (Laughter)

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

or to hold back and avoid them. It might, in fact, arguably be the choice we make, the most important choice we make,

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

our health and our success in life. But highly social creatures like us might avoid reaching out and engaging with other people mistakenly

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

and engaging with other people mistakenly if we underestimate just how positively our attempts to connect might turn out. That morning changed both my career and my character.

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

you wouldn't try it, and then you'd never find out that you might be wrong about that. Pessimistic beliefs in that way are self-fulfilling.

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

as you learn where your mistaken beliefs about other people might be holding you back needlessly. And then you develop habits that then become part of your character

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

and she asked whether we could, whether we should, whether we might consider adopting a child with Down syndrome.

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

Jen and I had already adopted two children into our family, and so we had some sense of how this might go. Nevertheless, this choice caught me off guard.

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

My mind wasn't there yet. And so I had all the pessimistic fears that you might have when you think about connecting with a stranger,

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

and connect with somebody is thwarted by overly pessimistic fears about how other people might respond. Being overly pessimistic doesn't mean

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

and show us how to reach out, empower us to reach out a little bit more often than we might otherwise, to make both our own lives and those we reach out to a little bit better.

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

And again, and again, I learned that if I mention some doubt people might have before I ask the question,

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

If you just embrace them, they might become your gifts as well. Thank you.

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

Oh, you know what? What the heck, might as well throw these on top. (Laughter)

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

and in the process, what you might find is they will voluntarily demonstrate this principle for you.

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

and tumor suppressor genes that are turned off to cause cancer. You might think that we learned about oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes from common cancers

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

But his conversations with the patient were exactly what a patient might want: brimming with confidence.

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

I mean, it feels like that message, Is that something that y'all might want to lead with? Because that seems like such a clear value proposition.

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

So if you're like me, you might be feeling at least a bit unmoored by how fast everything is changing.

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

a 70% reduction in one district. Now, given these tremendous benefits, you might think, well, this is a no brainer, right?

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

I'm Keke Palmer. You might know me from the spelling bee movie "Akeelah and the Bee,"

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

which can give you a boost of energy. However, it might also make you jittery and increase your anxiety. You’re acing these flashcards!

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

and old ones. So your sleepless brain might be able to regurgitate facts, but you're finding it more difficult to find patterns or problem solve.

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

you don't realize when it's no longer needed in your life. You might think you need to earn more, prove more, secure one more opportunity,

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

(Laughter) Cannabinoids might also be helpful for treating some sleep disorders. Most commonly, it's been used to treat insomnia.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

and you may have trouble staying asleep. And if you're really unlucky, you might experience both. But even if you haven't experienced insomnia yourself,

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

Perhaps you're not as patient with your loved ones. You might find it hard to concentrate or stay alert, or you might find it difficult to remember things,

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

You might find it hard to concentrate or stay alert, or you might find it difficult to remember things, like finding the right words ...

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

so we can work out exactly how much of each cannabinoid you're having. But even though we might know how much of each of the cannabinoids you're having,

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

how much of each of the cannabinoids you're having, we also know that, like any medication, your response to it might be variable. So what might make me happy and docile

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

we also know that, like any medication, your response to it might be variable. So what might make me happy and docile might make you energetic and want to clean the house.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

So what might make me happy and docile might make you energetic and want to clean the house. And just saying, if that happens, feel free to come over to my place.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

not quality sleep, wrong position. Even worse, you might find scary messaging claiming that if you're not sleeping right

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night? | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED · TED

And this condition, ironically, is causing more sleep problems. Now orthosomnia might be an extreme example, but the anxiety of not getting enough sleep

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night? | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED · TED

and not only for their effects on us. Conscious AI might suffer the click of a mouse, perhaps in ways we wouldn't even recognize.

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

And this is why some people think that consciousness might just glimmer into existence as AI gets smarter and smarter.

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

We project consciousness into them in the same way we might project faces into clouds, or even the image of Mother Teresa in a cinnamon bun.

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

and you can make it as detailed as you want. This might make it more useful, but it's not going to make it any more conscious.

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

or maybe you felt those special brain tingles, you might have been wondering, “What is going on inside my brain?” Well, we wondered the same thing.

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

Now there’s plenty of unanswered questions still. Like, what might be the brain chemicals that are causing this amazing sensation? One likely candidate is the neural hormone oxytocin,

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

One likely candidate is the neural hormone oxytocin, and you might have heard of this as “the love hormone.” It’s already well known

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

And third, many other things about our biological brains and bodies might matter for consciousness, including a deep connection between consciousness and life.

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

Another big question is why doesn’t everyone experience ASMR? You might have been watching those video clips and been like, “I didn’t feel any of those amazing brain tingles.

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

It is not a living mind. It might give the impression of being conscious, but it is vanishingly unlikely that it actually is.

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

that AI systems should have their own rights based mainly on the idea that they might be or become conscious. Now if real artificial consciousness is on the way,

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

It makes us more psychologically vulnerable. We might be more likely to do what an AI says if we believe that it really feels for us,

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

it conjures this sense of technological wonder and magic which might keep share prices aloft and regulators at bay. But we should resist.

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

not to the dead sand of silicon. AI might claim the prize of intelligence, at least in some ways, but consciousness,

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

why don't I tell you a little bit about what I was like as a child? So, I was what you might call a gross kid. In fact, my love of science itself

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

it is not just the political or military or economic might that defines your strength. I think after all, it's the strength of your story.

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

politics on one side or geopolitics, if we're trying to talk bigger, it's not just about military and economic might, it's about doing things right.

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

So it wouldn't be TED if we didn't ask a question about AI. We hear a lot these days about what AI might do to society, but for you, these questions aren't theoretical.

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

are closer to the realm of power than that of knowledge. It might seem that the days in which we sought astrologers and soothsayers to tell us about the future are very distant,

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

we're being much too naive about it. But AI is science, you might think. It's cutting-edge technology, right?

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

about your life right now. It might be that in the case of insurance, we might want to make predictions at a population level,

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

It might be that in the case of insurance, we might want to make predictions at a population level, but not for individuals

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

and insurance loses its reason for being solidarity and the pooling of risk. It might be that in cases in which fairness matters, we might prefer transparent and contestable criteria

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

It might be that in cases in which fairness matters, we might prefer transparent and contestable criteria to predictive statistical pattern matching.

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

I've kind of been embedded with a very unique subspecies. You might know them by their Latin name, Billionaires Maximus.

The Problem with Billionaires — and the Debut of True Net Worth | Randall Lane | TED · TED

but believe it or not, you might be better off closing the books, putting away the music, and going to sleep.

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

that if Lehman Brothers was Lehman Brothers and Sisters, they might still be around. (Laughter)

How to succeed? Get more sleep | Arianna Huffington

at least with the default settings, you might get fired. And then I met an entrepreneur in China

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

we're not just going to have one agent. You might have your work agent, your personal Claw, maybe one for health,

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

taking over various parts of the business. We don't even have a name for what it might become, but we are about to find out.

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

and make sure nothing bad could happen. You take glee in seeing what might happen if you just put it out there. Like, is any part of you feeling that that's a little bit reckless?

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

and want to use OpenClaw, for example, to find smarter ways? Just checking whether anything might be going wrong and giving an early alarm to someone or something like that?

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

and budget increase, and you might have to get the support of as many people as possible. And you might have to advocate for months or even years

What I Got Wrong About Changing the World | Malala Yousafzai | TED · TED

and you might have to get the support of as many people as possible. And you might have to advocate for months or even years to take one step forward.

What I Got Wrong About Changing the World | Malala Yousafzai | TED · TED

(Laughter) Now you might be wondering, and the answer is no, I'm not anti-marriage.

Stop Telling Single People to Get Married | Peter McGraw | TED · TED

stay ambitious. I know it might sound foolish to be setting high goals when you are losing a battle.

What I Got Wrong About Changing the World | Malala Yousafzai | TED · TED

Here is a sense of what Justice Kennedy wrote: “Marriage responds to the universal fear that a lonely person might call out only to find no one there."

Why Friendship Can Be Just As Meaningful as Romantic Love | Rhaina Cohen | TED · TED

That woman no longer works late into the evenings. Now, you might be thinking, "This isn't fair. I shouldn't have to deal with gender bias at all."

What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TED · TED

to be in one of these studies. You might not know what it would really feel like to be in one of my studies. There's a lot of equipment involved,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED