Sanaz Meshkinpour

Arlington, Washington, D.C., United States

Producer at TED Radio Hour

Producer at NPR

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Articles

A data scientist on how AI is being used to profile you

1 week ago | vpm.org | Manoush Zomorodi |James Delahoussaye |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Your data reveals more than you think. Sandra Matz explains how AI-driven psychological targeting can influence your choices and offers advice on how to navigate the digital world safer. About Sandara MatzSandara Matz is a computational social scientist and associate professor at Columbia Business School, where she studies how psychological traits can be inferred from online activity and used to influence people. Matz has published more than 50 academic papers on technology and human behavior.
Do you find classical music long and boring? One conductor's tips for how to listen

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Kai McNamee |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode How we experience time. A 30-minute symphony can drag on if you don't know what to listen for. Music director Robert Franz shares four tips to help you feel engrossed in the drama and emotion of classical music. About Robert FranzRobert Franz has been the music director the Windsor Symphony Orchestra since 2013. Prior to that, Franz served at the Boise Baroque Orchestra and the Mansfield Symphony.
How your heartbeat shapes your sense of time

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode How we experience time. Cognitive neuroscientist Irena Arslanova says our brain perceives time but our body shapes how we experience it. She shares how our heartbeat influences whether we experience time moving fast or slow. About Irena ArslanovaIrena Arslanova is a researcher in cognitive neuroscience at Royal Holloway, University of London. She wants to understand the experience of time.
How focusing on the past, present or future shapes our experience of time

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Fiona Geiran |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode How we experience time. Pioneering and controversial psychologist Philip Zimbardo passed away in 2024. In this remembrance, we revisit his talk on how our sense of time plays a powerful role in shaping our outlook on life. About Philip ZimbardoPhilip Zimbardo was a psychologist and longtime professor at Stanford University. He was best known for leading the Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971.
How your heartbeat shapes your sense of time

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour

TED, Irena Arslanova, Time Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-66582/g-s1-67130" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode How we experience time. Cognitive neuroscientist Irena Arslanova says our brain perceives time but our body shapes how we experience it. She shares how our heartbeat influences whether we experience time moving fast or slow.
How focusing on the past, present or future shapes our experience of time

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Fiona Geiran |Sanaz Meshkinpour

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Marketing pushed meat onto Americans' plates. Can plant-based protein do the same?

1 month ago | tpr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Harsha Nahata |Sanaz Meshkinpour |James Delahoussaye

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode The hidden forces shaping your choices. Americans have been overconsuming meat for years, says food systems expert Sarah Lake. She wants to help people choose less meat and more plant-based proteins for their health and the climate. About Sarah LakeSarah Lake is the CEO of Tilt Collective, a non-profit advocating for a sustainable, healthy food system for all.
A new era for infrastructure, whether we like it or not

1 month ago | wfae.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode The hidden forces shaping your choices. Our infrastructure is usually invisible. Not any more. Engineer Deb Chachra explains how climate change is forcing a global reimagining of neglected infrastructure systems. Deb ChachraDeb Chachra is a professor of engineering at Olin College of Engineering who focuses on infrastructure and design education. She is the author of How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World.
How can car-centric cities redesign with humans in mind?

1 month ago | wfae.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Kai McNamee |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode The hidden forces shaping your choices. Most U.S. cities are designed for cars. But one Arizona community has been designed to be completely car-free. Urban planner Jeff Speck says all cities can build more walkability into their designs. About Jeff SpeckJeff Speck is a city planner and architectural designer who advocates internationally for more walkable cities. Speck is the principal at the urban design and consultancy firm Speck Dempsey.
How social norms - within a culture, a city, a household - drive our decisions

1 month ago | wfae.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode The hidden forces shaping your choices. Social norms vary dramatically from one culture to another — but why? Psychologist Michele Gelfand unpacks why societies and individuals develop either tight or loose attitudes toward rules. About Michele GelfandMichele Gelfand is a professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and professor of psychology by courtesy at Stanford University.