Molly Webster

Senior Correspondent, Radiolab

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And the winner is...

Thursday, April 04, 2013

 

 

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With Voting Closed, Ancestor Waits

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Photo by: Megan Tan

After a grueling campaign season -- rocking red carpet glam, hobnobbing with locals, and trying to be seen in all the right places -- the hypothetical placental mammal reclined in Washington Square Park to catch ...

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Ancestor Hams for Halle

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Schrëwdinger lives it up in the last red carpet event before voting closes today in the Name Your Ancestor contest...
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Boxed Out at the Box Office

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Our common ancestor was seen trying to cajole the box office attendant at the Cherry Lane Theatre earlier today. But the imposing mammal was turned away -- apparently even the animal that led to all of us needs ID when picking up will call tickets.

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(Wo)Men for Mancestor

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Super PAC (Wo)Men for Mancestor makes a final push for its candidate in the last 24 hours of the Name Your Ancestor vote.

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Mancestor: Ravishing in Red

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

There's nothing prehistoric about this creature's fashion sense!

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Non-Shrews For Schrëwdinger

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Common ancestor supporters are out in force for their candidates, in the final days of the vote...

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If you think YOU have a hard time getting a table...

Monday, April 01, 2013

No shirt, no name, no service...

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The Common Ancestor Campaign Trail

Monday, April 01, 2013

Desperate for a name, our common ancestor is hitting the streets to get out the vote.
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Spotted: Red Carpet Ancestors

Monday, April 01, 2013

This town's not big enough for two hypothetical placental ancestors. Both Mancestor AND Schrëwdinger were caught sporting the same gown over the weekend. Who wore it better?
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And then there were two: final round voting to Name Your Ancestor

Monday, April 01, 2013

This is the moment all you placental ancestor lovers have been waiting for: we're down to the final two pop culture monikers for the little hairy beast. Who'll it be? Schrëwdinger (is she our oldest common ancestor, is she not), or Mancestor (the ancestor of man)? Cast your ballot below, and keep an eye out for these two common ancestors on the street, trying to grab your vote...

 

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Ancestor Seen Walking the City

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

On-the-street sources say that a creature -- it appears to be our hypothetical common ancestor -- was seen trying to get a passport this morning.
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We're Down to 4 Finalists -- Vote Now to Name Your Ancestor

Monday, March 25, 2013

Out of over 1,000 potential names for our hypothetical placental ancestor, there are only four (FOUR!) left.

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Rooooound 3 Shrew Voting!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

There are only eight contenders left to name your ancestor. And Round Three starts... NOW!

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Name that Shrew! Round Two.

Friday, March 15, 2013


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Name Your Ancestor Now: Vote!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

It's bracket time, baby, mammal madness style. 

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The Naming of the Shrew

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Something amazing is about to happen: you can claim a little piece of history by naming our long-lost common ancestor. We're not kidding -- the scientists who discovered the creature ...
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Asteroid Friday: 2PM EDT Viewing

Friday, February 15, 2013

Radiolab's been thinking about asteroids for one of our upcoming shows, and it turns out, now so is the rest of the world. Click here for where to watch.
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Behind the Scenes: Master of the Universe

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

SPOILER ALERT: if you haven’t listened to our Speed show yet, go do that right now, before you read any further. Then, take a look at some mind-bending behind-the-scenes images from ...
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The Great Rat Mother Switcheroo

Thursday, January 10, 2013

One of the most-asked questions after Radiolab's Inheritance show had to do with the benefits of rat-licking -- or, as Molly Webster explains, how researchers knew it was a mom's beha...
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