How native speakers pronounce “rational”

any kind of decision you have to make that would benefit from a rational assessment of the facts. So suppose you go to your doctor and the doctor says,

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

one of the things that goes out the window during those times of stress is rational, logical thinking, as Danny Kahneman and his colleagues have shown.

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

is why? You know, is it rational? Is it logical that anybody should be expected

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

who take dictation from the divine. And it's the beginning of rational humanism, and people started to believe that creativity

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

Maybe not. Maybe we can't just erase 500 years of rational humanistic thought in one 18 minute speech.

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

where I could pick and choose what parts of progress were going to happen. And I think, the fear is totally rational. Sort of, the anxiety is totally rational.

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

And I think, the fear is totally rational. Sort of, the anxiety is totally rational. We all have a lot of it, too.

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

CC: I could absolutely see from an engineer's brain, that looks totally, completely rational and absolutely, and why wouldn't you?

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

the Vulcans bring us advanced technology. Peaceful, rational species brings us technology and saves us from ourselves and brings on this century of discovery

3 Possible Futures for AI — Which Will We Choose? | Alvin W. Graylin | TED · TED

And they know that everyone else building AI also believes that. And so what's the rational thing for them to do given those facts? It’s to race as fast as possible.

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

And we realize that if everyone believes the default path is insane, the rational choice is to coordinate, to find another path. And so clarity creates agency.

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

and I discovered that I had missed something of a revolution. That we have our rational minds, of course, but we have an entirely different set of tools

How to Make Big Decisions in Challenging Circumstances | Jonathan Reimer | TED · TED

And so we have these two types of thinking, our gut and our rational mind, each with their own different sources of wisdom

How to Make Big Decisions in Challenging Circumstances | Jonathan Reimer | TED · TED