On this podcast, an episode from the very first season of Radiolab: unlocking the mysteries of Time. We stretch and bend it, wrestle with its subjective nature, and wrap our minds around strategies to standardize it.
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In this new hour of Radiolab: an unflinching look at the good, bad…and ugly side of tumors. Robert tries to touch–literally touch–the tumor that killed President Ulysses S. Grant. And we get to know the …
Agatha Christie’s cleverly plotted detective stories made her the 20th century’s best-selling fiction author—she sold billions of books throughout a career that spanned the 1920s to the 1970s. But her intricate novels may reveal more about the inner …
Agatha Christie’s cleverly plotted detective stories made her the 20th century’s best-selling fiction author—she sold billions of books throughout a career that spanned the 1920s to the 1970s. But her intricate novels may reveal more about the inner …
This week Jad talks with the band Buke and Gass (pronounced ‘Buke and Gase’) about the weird and wonderful twangy chaotic sounds they make with their homemade instruments. Though they sound like a …
This week Jad talks with the band Buke and Gass (pronounced ‘Buke and Gase’) about the weird and wonderful twangy chaotic sounds they make with their homemade instruments. Though they sound like a …
In this new hour of Radiolab, we journey to the edge of human limits to find out how much the body and brain can endure–from physically exhausting races, to mind-stretching memory competitions. And we’ll ask if there …
In this new hour of Radiolab, we journey to the edge of human limits to find out how much the body and brain can endure–from physically exhausting races, to mind-stretching memory competitions. And we’ll ask if there …
There’s a common problem with Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients all over the world. They get disoriented. They wander off. Lost in their memories, they amble the world. But sometimes, in their wandering, they can end up …
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How do you know your mother is really your mother? It’s simple, right? You look at her, you recognize her, enough said. Well, maybe not. It turns out that recognizing people, even the people we know the best, is more …
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