Lulu Miller

Lulu Miller appears in the following:

Ellen Horne, Jad Abumrad, Laura Starecheski, & Erick Gordon in a Goat on a Cow tableau

Behind the Goat

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Lulu Miller explains how a goat standing on a cow helped change the course of Radiolab, and why you should chase double-takes and slammed doors with a microphone.

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The Benefits of Playing Hooky

Monday, July 16, 2012

By Lulu Miller

Lulu Miller challenges you to try out the problem-solving powers of playing hooky. Check out the science behind her argument, and let us know if you've ever had breakthrough while tak...

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Dogs Gone Wild

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

When Lulu Miller first heard the call of coyotes as a teenager at her family’s cabin in Cape Cod, she loved the sound—it was a thrilling taste of a world that hadn’t been tamed.

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A Bus to Nowhere

Friday, April 01, 2011

There’s a common problem faced by Alzheimer's and Dementia patients all over the world: lost in their memories, they sometimes get disoriented, and wander off.

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We begin in the middle of a phone call with Lulu Miller, who tells us the story of a couple with a seemingly unsolvable problem. It's the 1970s, and Richard and Tucker are very much in love. They'd like to get married, but it's against the law. And that would have been the end of the story...except that Richard, worried about Tucker and frustrated that he couldn't legally provide for him, came up with a very unusual (but totally legal) solution.

Lulu says these moments, where one little switch can reframe reality, are a kind of duct tape for the ethereal sadness. It's a form of hope, where an imperfect workaround opens up a door and makes life a little bit better.

And that brings us to a man named Jim Eggers, who suffers from a problem that not only puts his life at risk--it jeopardizes the safety of everybody around him. Producer Pat Walters explains how Jim found a way to manage his anger with the help of a bird named Sadie. African Grey Parrot expert Irene Pepperberg helps us understand how this could work, and shares some insights from her work with a parrot named Alex.

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Fate and Fortune

Friday, October 15, 2010

Stories about the tug of war between force of will and fate.

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Letting Go

Monday, September 20, 2010

Two stories about heart-stopping falls

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Words

Monday, August 09, 2010

It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without words, but in this hour we try to do just that.

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New Words, New World

Monday, August 09, 2010

In the late 1970s, a new language was born.

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Words that Change the World

Monday, August 09, 2010

Meet a man who grew up without language.

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Oops

Monday, June 28, 2010

Stories of unintended consequences -- from a psychologist who may have helped create a terrorist, to a toxic lake that spawned new life.

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Weighing Good Intentions

Monday, June 28, 2010

Producer Lulu Miller drives to Michigan to track down the endangered Kirtland’s warbler.

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Who Are You?

Friday, May 14, 2010

How well can you ever really know the people around you?

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The Furry Others

Friday, May 14, 2010

Knowing what's going on in the minds of other humans is a leap of faith, but it's a pretty safe leap. Knowing what's going on in the minds of animals, however...that's another story.

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The Bus Stop

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

By Lulu Miller

Lulu Miller talks to a nursing home in Düsseldorf, Germany that came up with a novel approach to caring for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

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Lucy

Friday, February 19, 2010

Chimps. Bonobos. Humans. We're all great apes, but that doesn’t mean we’re one happy family.

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Fu Manchu

Monday, January 25, 2010

By Radiolab

A showdown between a zookeeper and an orangutan named Fu Manchu raises a question: can an animal know what's in your head well enough to manipulate and deceive you?

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