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Jan 16, 2025 | 
kpbs.org | Manoush Zomorodi |James Delahoussaye |Sanaz Meshkinpour |Harsha Nahata
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Navigating uncertainty. During uncertain times, many of us are drawn to cynicism, seeing humanity as inherently selfish, greedy and untrustworthy. In his latest book, Hope for Cynics, Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki draws on a decade of research to explain why cynicism is particularly tempting now and how to counter it with a different approach that he calls "hopeful skepticism.""Uncertainty is a perennial human experience.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Uncertainty: Gunnsteinsdóttir Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1177-41421/g-s1-42079" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Navigating uncertainty. When Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir's life fell apart, she realized she'd lost touch with her inner voice.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour |Amanda Mull
Part 2 of TED Radio Hour's The state of fashionReturns from online retail shopping have created logistical and environmental nightmares. Former UPS executive Aparna Mehta and reporter Amanda Mull explain what reallyhappens to our returns. About Aparna MehtaAparna Mehta is a retired VP of Global Customer Solutions at UPS who now works as a leadership coach. About Amanda Mull Amanda Mull is a senior reporter at Bloomberg, where she writes the Buying Power columnon consumer culture.
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May 10, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Our tech has a climate problemTo solve the climate crisis, we need reliable satellites to track carbon emissions and changing weather patterns. Astrodynamicist Moriba Jah says space junk is putting these satellites in jeopardy. About Moriba JahMoriba Jah is an associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin and co-founder of Privateer, a company helping track objects in orbit.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode So Awkward. Talking about sex can make many of us feel uncomfortable. Sex and relationship counselor Erin Chen shares her secret to normalizing "the talk."About Erin ChenErin Chen is a sex and relationship counselor. She is the founder of Lila Sutra, a company that aims to dismantle sexual taboos in Singapore. She has also launched SPARK, Asia's first sexual wellness festival.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
wamu.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Natural Intelligence. Dragonflies intercept their prey with 95% accuracy. Understanding how their brains function could be the key to building more efficient algorithms and tech. About Frances ChanceFrances Chance is a computational neuroscientist. She is also a principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories, where she is using her knowledge of neural systems to try and develop biologically inspired algorithms and technologies.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
wamu.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Retracing Their StepsBuildings where enslaved people once lived still exist across the US, but are often overlooked or hidden. Joseph McGill Jr. calls attention to these spaces — by spending a night in them. About Joseph McGill Jr.Joseph McGill Jr. is the founder of The Slave Dwelling Project, Inc. Through this project, he spends the night in extant slave dwellings to draw attention to these often neglected structures and the enslaved people who lived in them.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
wamu.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Retracing Their StepsBuildings where enslaved people once lived still exist across the US, but are often overlooked or hidden. Joseph McGill Jr. calls attention to these spaces — by spending a night in them. About Joseph McGill Jr.Joseph McGill Jr. is the founder of The Slave Dwelling Project, Inc. Through this project, he spends the night in extant slave dwellings to draw attention to these often neglected structures and the enslaved people who lived in them.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
wamu.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Brain Hacks. Imagine sending an email…by just thinking it. Neurotechnologist Conor Russomanno is building brain-sensing headsets that he says will usher in a new era of mind-reading technology. About Conor RussomannoConor Russomanno is the founder and CEO of OpenBCI, a company working to build ethical brain-computer interfaces.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
wamu.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour
In our hectic lives, it can feel like there aren’t any hours left in the day. But time management expert Laura Vanderkam says with a little planning we can make time for what matters to us. About Laura VanderkamLaura Vanderkam is an author, speaker, and podcaster who focuses on time management, productivity, careers, parenting, and working from home. Her newest book, Tranquility by Tuesday, explores nine time management rules that can help people calm the chaos and make time for what matters.
