Manoush Zomorodi is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour, where she explores fascinating ideas with the world’s greatest thinkers. A 2025 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center resident, she has established herself as a pioneering voice in examining technology’s impact on our humanity. Her first book, Bored and Brilliant, and her TED talk about the attention economy made her a go-to expert for understanding our screen-saturated age. She’s earned two Gracie Awards for Best Radio Host and a Webby Award for Best Podcast Host. Under her leadership, TED Radio Hour won the 2023 Ambie Award for Best Knowledge, Science & Tech podcast.