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3 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
How the Human Cell Atlas is fast-tracking new medicines Transcript Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-60986/g-s1-61234" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Biotech is about to change your world Developing new medications can take years.
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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode How you see yourself Psychologist and New York University business school professor Dolly Chugh has spent years studying morality and how "good" people see themselves. "Many of us have what psychologists call a central moral identity. We care about whether we're seen as a good person … and whether we feel like good people," Chugh told NPR's Manoush Zomorodi. But every individual has a different definition of what "good" is.
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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Grief and joy go hand in hand. How one woman learned to embrace both Transcript Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-54979/g-s1-55134" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episodeCurious stories of coexistence After her father's death, Laurel Braitman chased success as a way to suppress her grief.
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2 months ago | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episodeSoundtracks of our lives Why do our favorite songs evoke such strong emotions? Songwriter Scarlet Keys teaches the many methods musicians use to boost a listener's mood—or break their heart. About Scarlet Keys Scarlet Keys is a professor at Berklee College of Music and a former staff songwriter for Warner Chappell. Her songs have appeared on film and TV, as well as in national commercials.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour |Matthew Cloutier |Harsha Nahata
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Navigating uncertainty. At a hospital, you may not expect to see clowns playing ukuleles or wearing tutus. But Matt Wilson says clowns can be a crucial distraction—even a companion—amid the fear and uncertainty of hospitals. About Matt Wilson Emmy-winner Matt Wilson is a former medical clown who now works as a global technology analyst at Bank of America. Wilson holds a master's degree from NYU in Performance Studies.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
npr.org | Andrea Muraskin |Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
To help someone going through a crisis, use these 7 wordsWhen writer Kelly Corrigan's daughters became tweens, Corrigan stood ready to help them with the troubles and travails of that delicate time. If one of her girls would came home from school angry and upset, she'd come up with ideas for how to deal with bullying, rejection, or whatever the problem was.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
When a loved one is struggling, don't offer advice. Try this insteadPart 1 of the TED Radio Hour episodeĀ A guide to being brave in relationships. Love is an act of bravery. And to love someone through a crisis (big or small) means allowing them to let it all out. Kelly Corrigan shares seven words that make our loved ones feel heard. Kelly Corrigan has written four New York Times-bestselling books about her life and family in the last decade, including Tell Me More and The Middle Place.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Week in, week out, we work. But what can we do to not lose ourselves in the 9-to-5 grind? This hour, we question how long we work, why we valorize work, and what good leadership looks like.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Anna Maria Coclite is developing artificial skin, even more sensitive than our own. For burn victims and beyond, this "smart skin" has the potential to restore sensation to our body's largest organ. Anna Maria Coclite is a professor in the Department of Physics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, in Italy. Prior to her current post, she was a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an associate professor at the Institute of Solid State Physics.
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May 24, 2024 | 
npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episodenull Linguist Anne Curzan delights in the nuances and evolution of language. She says we should embrace they/them as singular pronouns---which have actually been used for hundreds of years. About Anne Curzan null is a professor of English at the University of Michigan who studies how the English language works and how it has changed over time. Her books include null and null. She also co-hosts the show That’s What They Say on Michigan Radio.
