Radiolab

We recently podcasted a video from Will Hoffman called Moments, and we were struck by all of the wonderful comments we received. And, like many of you, we were curious about how he went about making the video. Here's Robert talking to Will about his creative process and how exactly the After Life episode inspired him.

Jad, a brand new father, wonders what's going on inside the head of his baby Amil. Is it just chaos? Or is there something more, some understanding from the very beginning?

After hearing our show about moments of death, filmmaker Will Hoffman went out in search of moments of life.

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.

Another meditation on what happens after the moment of death, this time as Shakespeare envisions it. 

We continue our meditations on death with a reading from poet and writer Mark Doty.

This week on the podcast we continue our meditations on death (our After Life episode had eleven). We'll throw a new one at you each day, all week long, culminating in a very special ...

Robert challenges Richard Dawkins on a number of sticky spots on the subject of biological evolution.

We follow up on our Stochasticity show with an exploration pf whether the little choices we make every day are predictable or not.

Stochasticity is randomness. Let’s explore how it drives our lives, and the patterns we see around us.

Hey everyone, Jad here. Times have been tough lately, for everyone, and public radio is no exception. I wonder if you could shake out the couch cushions and then make a pledge of support of… $10? $20? $75? Anything would help. If you like the show, help support us so ...

We open up an age old can of worms at WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space: which medium is superior -- television or radio? Jad and Robert face off, with This American Life's Ira Glass as referee.

 

If you plan on being in front of your Televisions tonight, Jad will be appearing on the Science Channel's Brink program. Jad sits down with host Josh Zepps, to discuss this week’s science stories.

Sometimes on the podcast we like to talk about musicians and the music they make.

Join us Wednesday night, May 6, at WNYC's new Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, where we are going to open up an age old can of worms. Jad and Robert will face off over which medium is superior -- television or radio -- with Ira Glass, whose program This American ...

Feeling spaced out? Join Jad Abumrad at the Museum of Science in Boston for a special listening party on April 29. We'll listen to the Radio Lab episode on 'Space' under the stars of the planetarium, and after the show Jad will share behind the scenes stories about the ...

There are some questions that just don't give in to experiments and data. We take on one of those questions.

It is official!! Radiolab has joined the ranks of Twitter. You can hear us tweet here: http://twitter.com/wnycradiolab. We will keep you updated on what we are up to and reach out for story ideas.

Here's a little soundtrack to our tweets.

 

Can you make your own universe? We usually think of the universe as 'everything that exists,' so how could you make another one?

Psychologist Walter Mischel explains how one little test involving a marshmallow might tell you a frightening amount about what kind of person you are.