Why it's so hard to listen when you disagree

Name: Why it's so hard to listen when you disagree
Uploaded: 2026-10-13T14:56:49Z
Duration: 10 min 54 s
Description: Do you avoid talking to people you disagree with? Author and mediator Emily Kasriel thinks you should try it out. She explains why engaging with ideas that bother you is one of the most powerful things you can do — and presents her framework for “deep listening” that can help you form relationships across generations, cultures and political divides.

Emily Kasriel |

TED2026

• April 2026

Do you avoid talking to people you disagree with? Author and mediator Emily Kasriel thinks you should try it out. She explains why engaging with ideas that bother you is one of the most powerful things you can do — and presents her framework for “deep listening” that can help you form relationships across generations, cultures and political divides.