Manoush Zomorodi

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Manoush Zomorodi appears in the following:

How businesses are deploying facial recognition

Friday, December 09, 2022

As facial recognition software becomes easier to acquire, businesses are using it to surveil and analyze customers. Bloomberg's Parmy Olson explains where and how the technology is being deployed.

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What it's like to remember nearly every face

Friday, December 09, 2022

Yenny Seo remembers nearly every face — that's because she is a super recognizer. She describes what it's like to live with this extraordinary ability.

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Our Late Bloomer Stories: Listener Voice Memos

Friday, November 18, 2022

We asked you: Do you consider yourself a late bloomer?

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What your age really says about your chance of success at work

Friday, November 18, 2022

We often equate youth with success at work. Physicist and network scientist Albert-László Barabási put this belief to the test, and found that with persistence, we can be successful at any age.

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How to overcome the post-retirement blues

Friday, November 18, 2022

Retirement is a time full of new possibilities — which can be exciting and intimidating. Retired educator Riley Moynes offers suggestions for how to find fulfillment in a new chapter of life.

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How we can end ageism

Friday, November 18, 2022

We receive a lot of messages about how bad it is to grow old. Anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite says that while some of our fears may be valid, aging offers more opportunities than we think.

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Embracing life as a late bloomer

Friday, November 18, 2022

For most of her life, writer Doree Shafrir felt like she was always falling behind her peers. She describes how she finally came around to accepting – even celebrating – life as a late bloomer.

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The art of record digging: Rediscovering lost music and giving it a second life

Friday, November 04, 2022

Music curator Alexis Charpentier hunts for forgotten records around the world. He shares the story of rediscovering a Swiss band from the 80s — and how he helped give their music a second life.

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Building a library of unread manuscripts, locked away until 2114

Friday, November 04, 2022

Artist Katie Paterson is captivated by what humanity is leaving for future generations. So she created the Future Library, a collection of unread literature to be published a century from now.

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How can museums honor both the extraordinary and the everyday?

Friday, November 04, 2022

Museums are full of artifacts left by "the first and the famous," says curator Ariana Curtis. Museums can better represent diverse stories, she argues, if they also include stories of everyday life.

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Why did ancient humans paint the same 32 symbols in caves all over Europe?

Friday, November 04, 2022

With few exceptions, ancient humans painted the same 32 symbols in caves all over Europe. Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger asks: What were they trying to say to each other — and to us?

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Follow the money: An intelligence agent's methods for busting wildlife traffickers

Friday, October 21, 2022

Pangolins are shy, nocturnal creatures covered in scales. They're also the most trafficked animal in the world. Intelligence expert Sarah Stoner explains how her team disrupts wildlife trafficking.

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Transforming naughty pups into highly skilled detection dogs

Friday, October 21, 2022

All dogs can be good dogs, but not all make good pets. Dog trainer and conservationist Megan Parker works with dogs that might end up in shelters and trains them in the art of high-skilled detection.

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Breaking, entering and eating — what happens when bears break the law?

Friday, October 21, 2022

As development expands into forested areas, local wildlife pushes back. Author Mary Roach shares what happens when human lives intersect with one devious wild neighbor: bears.

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A murder case — solved by vultures

Friday, October 21, 2022

In 2013, detective Bradley Marr of Louisiana was investigating a murder. Forensic scientist Lauren Pharr Parks and detective Marr share how vultures helped crack the case.

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Yaël Eisenstat: Why we need more friction on social media

Friday, October 07, 2022

Facebook profits from being frictionless, says Yaël Eisenstat. But without friction, misinformation can spread like wildfire. The solution, Yaël says, is to build more friction into social media.

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Elan Gale: How tension in relationships makes for great reality television

Friday, October 07, 2022

Elan Gale knows a lot about romantic tension—he helps create it for today's most popular reality shows. He explores why we love watching drama on TV and shares advice for avoiding it in our own lives.

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David Moinina Sengeh: The sore problem of prosthetic limbs

Friday, October 07, 2022

Decades ago, a civil war in Sierra Leone left thousands as amputees. Researcher and current Education Minister David Moinina Sengeh set out to help them with a more comfortable socket for prostheses.

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Jennifer Vail: How tribology can change the way you view the material world

Friday, October 07, 2022

Have you brushed your teeth today? Or gotten a shot recently? As tribologist Jennifer Vail explains, these mundane activities are among the many in our daily lives that are made possible by friction.

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Stewart Brand reflects on a lifetime of staying "hungry and foolish"

Friday, September 23, 2022

From hippie culture to the first personal computers, Stewart Brand has been key to some of the most groundbreaking movements of the last century. This hour, he reflects on his life and career.

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