WNYC's Radio Lab
WNYC's Radio Lab
On Radio Lab, science meets culture and information sounds like music. Each episode of Radio Lab. is an investigation -- a patchwork of people, sounds, stories and experiences centered around One Big Idea. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radio Lab is produced by WNYC public radio. Support the adventure with a donation by pasting the following URL into your browser: http://www.wnyc.org/epledge/radiolab/
Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? We peer inside the brains of people contemplating moral dilemmas, watch... more
Einstein's Theory of Relativity may have implications on the concept of choice. Namely, that there is none. Do we choose w... more
Is death a fact of life or a disease that can be cured (as some scientists claim)? We filter the modern search for the fou... more
According to the latest research, remembering is an unstable and profoundly unreliable process. It’s easy come, easy go as... more
In a cruel trick of evolution, humans can stand just three feet from a ferocious wild animal and still be perfectly safe. ... more
Jorge Luis Borges wrote, "Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the... more
Every creature does it - from giant hump back whales all the way down to fruit flies - and yet science still can't answer ... more
Could the best medicine be no medicine at all? With new research demonstrating the startling power of the placebo effect, ... more
The "mind" and "self" were formerly the domain of philosophers and priests. Today, it’s neurologists who, armed with giant... more
The body has a system for getting out of trouble. Back when trouble meant being chased by a tiger, that system gave us a r... more
