(Editor's Update: A comment from a Radiolab producer and a link to their follow up interview with the filmmakers is appended.) The award-winning show, hosted by Macarthur fellow Jad Abumrad and ...
Before touring live versions of RadioLab, his gripping radio shows of scientific discovery and biography concocted with co-host Jad Abumrad, Peabody-winning reporter Robert Krulwich made just one ...
How do we know what we know? What makes us certain of reality? In this hour of Radiolab, we take a look at how doubt and certainty work in the brain and even ask questions about the existence of God.
Socrates once said, “I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.” As for me, I know I’m intelligent, because I know what Socrates said. But are either of those good metrics for ...
The public radio program Radiolab distanced itself from Jonah Lehrer after the celebrated science writer admitted Monday that he fabricated quotes in his book, “Imagine: How Creativity Works.” Lehrer ...
Radiolab, one of the earliest podcasts and public radio shows, is celebrating 20 years on the air. A special podcast featuring some of the shows best moments has been created. Hosts Lulu Miller and ...
If history proves correct, Magicicada Brood II will emerge this spring after living underground for 17 years. In many places along the Eastern Seaboard — from North Carolina to Connecticut — the ...