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From WNYC, New York Public Radio, its Radio Lab. Radio Lab® is aninvestigation. Each episode is a patchwork of people, sounds, storiesand experiences centered around One Big Idea. On RadioLab, sciencebumps into culture... information sounds like music. (Author: Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich)

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Recent episodes from Wnyc's Radio Lab

Shorts: Helicopter Boy
Published: Nov 3, 09
This week, a story about a mom, a boy, and a home-made helicopter. (And no! This has nothing to do with the Balloon Boy incident.) Instead, its about how public radio… literally saved a boy’s life. Well, not quite. But sorta. Kinda. Its a story about why we do what we do: we’re trying to tell stories that move you and make you feel different about the world, even just a little bit. Please support us in that mission. If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest
Shorts: Helicopter Boy
Published: Nov 3, 09
This week, a story about a mom, a boy, and a home-made helicopter. (And no! This has nothing to do with the Balloon Boy incident.) Instead, its about how public radio… literally saved a boy’s life. Well, not quite. But sorta. Kinda. Its a story about why we do what we do: we’re trying to tell stories that move you and make you feel different about the world, even just a little bit. Please support us in that mission. If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest
New Normal?
Published: Oct 20, 09
How do you tell the difference between a sea change and a ripple in the water? Could a nonviolent baboon be sign of things to come? Or is it just a flukey outlier from the norm? What about a man in a dress? Or a fox without vicious urges? Is there ever really even a norm? In this hour of Radiolab, we examine three stories that re-frame our sense of normalcy. Read More If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3Photo courtesy – Flickr/vin60
New Normal?
Published: Oct 20, 09
How do you tell the difference between a sea change and a ripple in the water? Could a nonviolent baboon be sign of things to come? Or is it just a flukey outlier from the norm? What about a man in a dress? Or a fox without vicious urges? Is there ever really even a norm? In this hour of Radiolab, we examine three stories that re-frame our sense of normalcy. Read More If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3Photo courtesy – Flickr/vin60
Shorts: Blink
Published: Oct 6, 09
This week, we ask a question that we thought was a no-brainer: why do we blink? Film editor Walter Murch tells us about a strange discovery he made years ago while working on The Conversation – could something as small as a blink actually be the trick of his trade? We also talk to Japanese researchers Tamami Nakano and Shigeru Kitazawa about the experiment they conducted to understand how we see the world, when we choose not to, and why. If you do not see flash audio player please install
Shorts: Blink
Published: Oct 6, 09
This week, we ask a question that we thought was a no-brainer: why do we blink? Film editor Walter Murch tells us about a strange discovery he made years ago while working on The Conversation – could something as small as a blink actually be the trick of his trade? We also talk to Japanese researchers Tamami Nakano and Shigeru Kitazawa about the experiment they conducted to understand how we see the world, when we choose not to, and why. If you do not see flash audio player please install
Shorts: It Might Be Science
Published: Sep 22, 09
They Might Be Giants just came out with a new album, “Here Comes Science.” So we invited them to come play with us at our season launch party last week at the Water Taxi Beach in Queens. And then we ambushed them with annoying little questions about science and about the tricky business of turning science into entertainment … because of that whole, you know, “getting the facts right” thing. On this podcast, we decided to share this magical evening with those of you
Shorts: It Might Be Science
Published: Sep 22, 09
They Might Be Giants just came out with a new album, “Here Comes Science.” So we invited them to come play with us at our season launch party last week at the Water Taxi Beach in Queens. And then we ambushed them with annoying little questions about science and about the tricky business of turning science into entertainment … because of that whole, you know, “getting the facts right” thing. On this podcast, we decided to share this magical evening with those of you
Parasites
Published: Sep 8, 09
In this hour of Radiolab, we explore nature’s moochers – the good, the bad, and the hideous. We have stories of lethargic farmers, zombie cockroaches, and even mind-controlled humans (kinda, maybe). Could parasites be the shadowy hands that pull the strings of life? Read More If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3
Parasites
Published: Sep 8, 09
In this hour of Radiolab, we explore nature’s moochers – the good, the bad, and the hideous. We have stories of lethargic farmers, zombie cockroaches, and even mind-controlled humans (kinda, maybe). Could parasites be the shadowy hands that pull the strings of life? Read More If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3
Shorts: After Birth
Published: Aug 25, 09
Pardon the graphic pun, but hey! For this podcast Jad, a brand new father, wonders what’s going on inside the head of his baby, Amil. (And don’t worry, you don’t need kids to enjoy this podcast.) The questions here are big: what is it like to be so brand new to the world? None of us have memories from this time, so how could we possibly ever know? Is it just chaos? Or, is there something more, some understanding from the very beginning? Jad found a development psychologist name
Shorts: After Birth
Published: Aug 25, 09
Pardon the graphic pun, but hey! For this podcast Jad, a brand new father, wonders what’s going on inside the head of his baby, Amil. (And don’t worry, you don’t need kids to enjoy this podcast.) The questions here are big: what is it like to be so brand new to the world? None of us have memories from this time, so how could we possibly ever know? Is it just chaos? Or, is there something more, some understanding from the very beginning? Jad found a development psychologist name
Shorts: 16: Moments
Published: Aug 15, 09
After hearing our show about moments of death, filmmaker Will Hoffman went out in search of moments of life. What follows is what he found..
Shorts: 16: Moments
Published: Aug 15, 09
After hearing our show about moments of death, filmmaker Will Hoffman went out in search of moments of life. What follows is what he found..
Shorts: 15: Sum
Published: Aug 14, 09
For meditation number fifteen we have a reading from David Eagleman’s book Sum. It’s a vision of the after life that’s both playful and… horrifying. Sum is read by actor Jeffrey Tambor. If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3Photo by Flickr/fd