This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Fiona Geiran and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour and James Delahoussaye. The bestselling immersion journalist embarks on a world-spanning journey of family and genealogy.

In addition to his books, Jacobs has written for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, and Dental Economics magazine. He lives in New York City with his wife and kids. I didn’t just breathe extra air out my nose or make an approving grunt in my throat. Nutritional Value (aka What’s Good) I actually laughed out loud. Jacobs’ real-life journey as he tries to build the biggest family tree in history. He is the editor at large of Esquire magazine, a contributor to NPR, and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Entertainment Weekly. The Skinny (aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence) Follow A. He is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey. Jacobs is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, and The Guinea Pig Diaries. Its all relative adventures up and down the worlds family tree First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Jacobs' works chronicle his self-experiments, which have involved taking a vow of total honesty, following the Bible literally for a year, and reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. J., 2017 edition, in English - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. He is also editor-at-large at Esquire magazine, a commentator on NPR, and a columnist for Mental Floss magazine. Jacobs is an author and journalist, best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, heartfelt quest to understand. He says genealogy platforms have linked him to family trees with millions of cousins.Ī.J. New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs may have found one solution: treat everyone like family. We often resolve to spend time with family. Part 6 of the TED Radio Hour episode Stay Resolved

It's All Relative by A.J. Jacobs