Molly Webster appears in the following:
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...
Ears don't lie
Friday, December 28, 2012
Radiolab's latest smart-crush: Molly Webster runs into a neuroscientist who elaborates on our unappreciated sense of hearing and she has to tell somebody about it...
Moms and Inheritance: Tracing the Maternal Line
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Ever wonder why so many of the inheritance studies are about men? Molly Webster had that question too...
The Power of Coffee is Not in the Cup
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
To answer a listener's foodie questions, Molly Webster dives deep into the least likely part of your morning coffee ... the stain it leaves behind.
Curiosity zaps Mars
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The Mars rover Curiosity begins to explore that distant, dusty planet, shooting lasers, and sending pictures.
Capitalism, 20 Years After the Berlin Wall
Monday, November 09, 2009
Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall came tumbling down in what seemed to be a victorious day for capitalism. We look back 20 years while countries around the world today continue capita...
Obama Meets With Native Americans
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Today, President Obama follows up on a campaign promise: He is sitting down with 564 Native American and Alaskan Native leaders as part of the White House Tribal Nations Conference. I...
Fighting Corruption in Afghanistan with Mobile Phones
Thursday, October 29, 2009
According to BBC correspondent David Loyn, Afghanistan is considered the 175th most corrupt nation in the world. But some ingenious people are trying to fight that corruption … with c...
Taliban Tactics Cause Civilian Woes
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Details are still coming in from a suicide bombing against U.N. forces that left nine dead in Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday. To find out what life is like in the city right now, we ta...
A Quart of Milk, a Loaf of Bread ... and Childhood Obesity?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A wave of obesity blamed (at least in part) on kids slurping cheap slushies and scarfing chips from local convenience stores has the Los Angeles City Council considering an unusual pr...
Earthquakes and Relief Efforts
Friday, October 02, 2009
Aid groups are rushing into Indonesia on the heels of a second earthquake that shook the country yesterday. Indonesia's Health Ministry says nearly 3,000 people may still be trapped u...
Bill Clinton on Tape
Thursday, October 01, 2009
At the beginning of his presidency, Bill Clinton spent hours in private, secret interviews with close friend and Pulitzer prize–winning journalist Taylor Branch. They talked about Mon...
Immigrants Axed by American Apparel
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A Los Angeles–based clothing company is laying off 1,800 immigrant employees in the coming weeks at the behest of the Obama administration. And it's not just any company — it's Americ...
After Missile Testing, Iran Heads to Negotiations
Monday, September 28, 2009
Launched missiles and secret nuclear facilities: Iran's had a busy few days. Now, they are headed into a week of negotiations with world leaders to explain themselves. Most notably, t...
Housing Sales: Snapshots, National and Personal
Friday, September 25, 2009
The numbers are out: After four months of steadily increasing, home sales tapered off in August. We speak to Nicholas Retsinas, director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at H...
What Pittsburgh Has to Offer (Beyond the G-20 Events)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Today, global leaders descend on a small American town known as Pittsburgh, as the G-20 world summit gets underway. Local Pittsburgh residents are happy to have the attention (even if...
Dementia as Growing Public Health Issue
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Estimates say that starting now, the number of people around the world who have dementia will double every 20 years. That means today's caseload of 35 million victims will balloon to ...
US vs. China: A Climate Showdown
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Today, at a one-day U.N. summit, President Obama will talk face-to-face with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The two aim to get beyond roiling trade disputes to attempt an agreement on g...
Next (Small) Steps for NASA
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
NASA has long been the government agency meant to lead the charge to the future, at least in the public's imagination. A report to Congress from an independent body of experts has put...
Union Yes! President Takes His Message to Workers
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
President Obama is traveling across the nation to rally people behind health care reform. One of this biggest stops happened yesterday, with a speech in Pittsburgh before hundreds of ...
