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📣 JUST ANNOUNCED 📣 @lmillernpr and @latifnasser will join @JadAbumrad as co-hosts of Radiolab! We're so excited we can’t sleep 😉

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We have a bittersweet announcement: Robert Krulwich is retiring from Radiolab. For 15 years he's been our co-pilot on this storytelling adventure. Read more here: #ThankYouRobertKrulwich

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We dream of indigo for you, @OliverSacks .

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It’s #WomenInScience day! We salute all the hard working women in STEM today and always!

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News from @helpmeproveit aka The Girl Who Doesn't Exist: "Social Security just accepted my app & I got my card by mail yesterday!" Congrats!

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RBG ❤️

More Perfect: Sex Appeal

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg used a trojan horse, filled with frat boys and beer, to win a battle for gender equality.

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Happy birthday @DollyParton ! 🎧🦋

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RIP Chuck Berry. Now, you too are bound for the stars.

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Happy #InternationalPodcastDay !

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Before the end of 2016, we wanted to thank you one more time for listening to our show. We couldn't do this thing without you.

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We ❤️ you, @AbbottElemABC .

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🧵 And in MORE exciting news: Radiolab's Molly Webster has been named Senior Correspondent! Here are some of our favorite Molly episodes:

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BREAKING NEWS: After 19 years 2 months 11 days, Abdul Latif Nasser (aka #TheOtherLatif ) has been RELEASED from Guantanamo Bay. Story still unfolding. To listen to our series go to . More soon.

The Other Latif: Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

How did this nerdy suburban Muslim kid come to be imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay?

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg convinced an all-male Supreme Court in the 1970s to grant women equal rights. Her weapon of choice? A case about beer.

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This Friday, we’re celebrating @JadAbumrad by going back to the beginning of Radiolab. 🎙️ Stay tuned …

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Two Google Homes are currently arguing if they're human. At time of posting, they're arguing if one of them is God.

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Today we dip into the unfiltered thoughts of Oliver Sacks, one of our heroes, in the last months of his life.

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Listen to a minute-by-minute account of the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion from @martinepowers and her team at #PostReports . It's some of the most visceral and immersive reporting on that moment we’ve run into.

Post Reports: Four Hours of Insurrection

The Washington Post’s daily podcast takes us inside the Capitol and walks us step-by-step through the unprecedented events of January 6th.

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🧵 Today we announced that @lmillernpr has been named Radiolab co-host alongside @JadAbumrad & @latifnasser ! Lulu was Radiolab's first-ever producer, not to mention the former co-host and co-founder of NPR’s Invisibilia. Check out some of our fav Lulu episodes: 📸: Kristen Finn

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Our own @latifnasser was stunned to find he shares his name with Detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay. This man was cleared to leave Gitmo in 2016, so why is he still there? #TheOtherLatif is a 6-part investigative series. The first episode is out now.

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🧵 Exciting news: @latifnasser — our beloved Director of Research and host of #TheOtherLatif — has been named co-host of Radiolab alongside @JadAbumrad & @lmillernpr ! Check out some of our favorite Latif episodes: 📸: Matthew Septimus

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8 years

9 justices. 80 cases a year. 1 new podcast. @MorePerfect . Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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7 years

Brace yourself, America. We're about to release our first ELECTION-THEMED episode EVER.

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So apparently the 3D printing IP wars are going to be about Left Shark. http://t.co/gWlwWliKaK http://t.co/25hOi7DTjy

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Pssst, INSOMNIACS.... Still awake? We have one last offering for you. We asked @levarburton to choose a bedtime story to read to help folks fall asleep. 1/2

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One of the worst players in the NHL gets voted into the All-Star Game. Today, the story of a goof on a goon.

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7 years

New ep! CRISPR Part Two! Finally!

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Sharing this old ep that is in no way related to @realDonaldTrump ’s latest Iran tweet: ARE THERE LEGAL CHECKS AND BALANCES BETWEEN US AND A PRESIDENTIAL PHONE CALL FOR NUCLEAR WARFARE?

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Radiolab's got a new look! Check out our brand new logo, "The Freq." It honors our twenty-year history, it launches us into the future, and it pays homage to sound frequencies and sound freaks everywhere. 🎧

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2/3rds of the population can't name 1 Supreme Court justice, so we made up a song to help. @MorePerfect #SCOTUSsong

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For every time you've told a friend about Radiolab, or sat in the car an extra minute to hear the end of a story: thank you! #NPRSaysThanks

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4 years

Ever have one of those nights where no matter what you do, you can't fall asleep? Well, if you're awake TONIGHT, keep an eye on our Twitter feed, because Radiolab's going to be up all night.

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Today, we're grateful for you. Thanks for listening.

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We have BIG NEWS about our quest to name the first-ever quasi-moon! And that’s only the half of it! Listen here:

Radiolab

Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of...

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BREAKING NEWSVE ABOUT ZOOZVE! They named it! As of today, the FIRST EVER QUASI-MOON DISCOVERED IN THE UNIVERSE is officially named ZOOZVE! 🤯 But that's only half the news! Listen to @Radiolab update: (PS Brian sneakily added my name to the caption😆)

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‘More Perfect’ was named number 3 on @TheAtlantic ‘s best 50 podcasts list!

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👏👏👏 Amazing! Congrats @JadAbumrad and @ShimaOliaee ! You can listen for free to #DollyPartonsAmerica here:

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JUST ANNOUNCED: The podcast #DollyPartonsAmerica from host @JadAbumrad and producer @ShimaOliaee has won a George Foster #Peabody Award, one of the most prestigious honors in broadcast media!

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The future of the media industry is...fake? The photoshop of audio just might change everything:

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500 years ago epileptic seizures were considered demonic possessions. In other words, the arc of scientific discovery is long.

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It’s a Cinderella story...if Cinderella was 6-foot-8, 260 pounds, and wore hockey skates instead of glass slippers.

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This just made our day. Kaleb, you are the best!

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Elie Mystal is one of our contributing editors and has been part of #TeamRadiolab since the launch of the More Perfect podcast. And we leaned on him hard when we were Supreme Court newbies. Here’s a quick Q&A thread with @ElieNYC .

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☎️RADIOLAB'S INSOMNIA LINE IS NOW OPEN☎️ For one night only. Radiolab is at the phones to talk to you. Give a ring right now: (732) 903-5508. We want to hear whatever's on your mind. {The call will be recorded and could be used on a future podcast.}

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The @WNYC newsroom is TUNED IN.

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. @latifnasser made a Netflix show! "Connected" premieres Aug. 2.

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Okay I can finally spill it: I made a Netflix show!! Can’t wait to share it with you! Here’s the trailer:

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We lost a legend last night. In honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we're republishing our More Perfect episode about her because we think it's a story we should all listen to right now.

More Perfect: Sex Appeal

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg used a trojan horse, filled with frat boys and beer, to win a battle for gender equality.

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Before we say goodbye to @JadAbumrad , we wanted to go back to the very beginning, when "Radio Lab" said "Hello, world!" Listen here:

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3 years

Thanks #iHeartPodcastAwards !

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We produced a three-part series on migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border. The origin of our current border policy is both surprising and devastating. Give it a listen.

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If a president happened to break a few political norms and decide, in the face of defeat, to fight instead of concede, what would actually happen? In our latest episode, we choose our own adventure. Listen now.

What If?

If a president happened to break a few political norms and decide, in the face of defeat, to fight instead of concede, what would actually happen? Today we choose our own adventure.

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8 years

The bears are back!! The live stream (of an actual live stream) that we can't stop watching:

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5 years

*filing this away here for future episode of Radiolab Presents: The World's Thiccest Animal*

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Photo of starfish with 'big butt' goes viral

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Happy 15th birthday to us; happy curated playlist to you. #Radiolab15

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'Dolly Parton's America,' a new podcast from WNYC, will debut in fall 2019

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We’re experiencing some tech issues with our latest episode, “The Curious Case of the Russian Flash Mob at the West Palm Beach Cheesecake Factory.” Rest assured, we’re Russian to fix it, and will be Putin it back up soon.

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Last October, @MorePerfect dug into the history that underlies how we talk about guns in this country. We’re re-releasing it for those trying to make sense of America’s fraught relationship with the Second Amendment.

Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - The Gun Show

In 2008, the Supreme Court stepped in to settle our fight over the Second Amendment’s meaning. They did. And they didn’t.

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4 years

In our episode on ranked-choice voting, Irish politician @1GaryGannon said he'd get 'em next time. This past weekend, he kept his word and was elected to Parliament. Take a listen back to our "Tweak The Vote" episode.

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7 years

Every vote matters. The only district in Manhattan to go Republican was won by #OneVote . (via @DNAinfo )

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3 years

The cassette tape was a revolutionary device. In MIXTAPE, a new miniseries, producer @Si_Adler brings us five stories from around the world that explore the power of the cassette. Grab your 🎧 and listen on @spotifypodcasts today:

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5 years

We got snubbed.

10 Podcasts to Get Stoned To

Good herb? Check. Good podcast to listen to? Check.

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NY we need a favor. Are you a balloon artist? Can you help us make these balloons for our sex-ed live event tomorrow? We've got a free ticket with your name on it! email rcusick @wnyc .org

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The Supreme Court and @moreperfect are back in session October 2. Subscribe now for our second season.

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No moon tonight ... makes you wonder what weird stuff might happen ... 🌚

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The venerable Dr. @OliverSacks in his younger days. #badass http://t.co/us9GQd0tcZ

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. @latifnasser 's new Netflix show #ConnectedNetflix is out today! And if you're looking for more Latif to binge, listen to his stunning investigative series #TheOtherLatif .

The Other Latif: Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

How did this nerdy suburban Muslim kid come to be imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay?

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It's been almost 2yrs since we first introduced CRISPR, the gene-editing super-tool. It's time for an update:

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If you liked CRISPR, you're going to love the ep we're about to drop ...

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NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe, to the accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom

From the todayilearned community on Reddit: TIL NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi...

Explore this post and more from the todayilearned community

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RT @brainpicker : To make you gasp with awe at nature's might, stunning photos of the year in volcanic activity http://t.co/n6tDiTFJ

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Turns out there's an entire forest beneath the forest. And we made a whole new ep about it!

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We're thrilled and honored to announce that our episode 60 Words has earned a 2014 Peabody Award! @gregorydjohnsen http://t.co/6vFx3MOYwC

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You asked for an update to "Reasonable Doubt” after @MakingAMurderer , so we're giving it to you. Stay tuned ...

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Writer, activist and oracle Alice Wong ( @SFdirewolf ) wrote a powerful essay for our latest episode about breath. You can find the transcript for the entire episode, including her essay, by clicking the transcript tab on this page.

Breath

Stories of first ones, last ones, and a whole bunch in between.

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Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier were just awarded the #NobelPrize in Chemistry. Listen back to this episode featuring Doudna, which tells the tale of discovering #CRISPR , and how exactly it can cut DNA and change — everything!

Update: CRISPR

In 2012, scientists had a realization: hidden inside one of the world’s smallest organisms, was one of the world’s most powerful tools.

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It's been 15 years and we’re still curious. #Radiolab15

Radiolab: Podcasts | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

Investigating a strange world.

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Not one, not two, but THREE new More Perfect episodes dropped this week. RBG shuffle over to subscribe:

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OYEZ OYEZ #MorePerfect is back! On Sept. 18 we're dropping an album of original music by @DollyParton , @Kashdoll & more, plus season 3 of the podcast. Check out the trailer!

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👏👏👏Dr. Abumrad and the colleagues he collaborates with who are involved in the COVID-19 research! (Yes, that’s Jad’s dad, who you know from #DollyPartonsAmerica .) Stay safe, everyone.

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My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure.

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You can listen to that very first episode here:

The First Radiolab

Jad Abumrad, our founder, is stepping aside from the show to focus on being. We look back at the very first Radiolab, and look forward to what is yet to come.

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Today on WNYC in 2002: Jad Abumrad hosts his first episode of Radiolab, a weekly series looking at and listening to radio documentaries.

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We're so close to releasing our episode on Elements, we can taste it. And it tastes like Cobalt.

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How did Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as a young lawyer at the ACLU, convince an all-male Supreme Court to take discrimination against women seriously? She used a case on discrimination against men. Listen now:

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How does @JadAbumrad compose stories you can't stop listening to? @TIME 's "American Genius" series:

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"That’s when I thought, 'Well, okay, he actually DOES know Dolly.'" ❤️

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Damn Dolly. Damn Dad. Very proud over here.

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Mumps Chicken Pox Measles Rubella Hepatitis A Hepatitis B These are just a handful of the diseases Maurice Hilleman developed vaccines for. Reporters @mattfitzkielty & @hradke bring us the story of this relatively unknown father of modern vaccines. Listen:

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A writer who is Deafblind confronts the ghost of Helen Keller, who has haunted her for most of her life. As she slays the myths that surround the disability icon, @snarkbat learns the truth is far more disconcerting than she could have imagined. Listen:

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Even after you listen to today's episode, you're still going to hear @JadAbumrad in the Radiolab feed from time to time. And, of course, you can hear him anytime in our incredible archive of episodes:

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Radiolab is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary and we want to hear from our listeners! Tell us what it means to you that Radiolab is turning 20, or share with us your favorite episode by leaving a voice memo here:

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Sex! Guns! Race! @MorePerfect 's second season drops October 2.

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Got curious kids stuck at home? Then check out Radiolab For Kids, our new bingeable podcast full of our best kid-friendly stories from the Radiolab archive 🔭 Listen today.

Radiolab for Kids Presents: Terrestrials: Terrestrials Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

A show where we uncover the strangeness right here on Earth

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This story starts with Jeremy and Latif meeting up at our retreat last year. Amazing thread:

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Last May, I went to a work retreat in upstate NY and a sound designer on our show @Jeremy_S_Bloom pulled me aside and asked me to do him a favor.

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Are brainless plants smarter than we think they are? One scientist thinks so. Our latest ep 🌱

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For our latest episode, we asked @OliverSacks if he'd talk with us one last time. We're honored that he said yes. http://t.co/3hhMzxnHKu

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Nate DiMeo was always preoccupied with the past and how we relate to it. For the last decade or so he's been scratching this itch with @thememorypalace , a @radiotopia podcast. In this ep, Nate talks to us about how he makes the show

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'More Perfect' was just named one of the best new podcasts of 2016 by @GQMagazine !

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On the occasion of his retirement as co-host of Radiolab, Robert Krulwich sat down with @JadAbumrad to reflect on his long and storied career in radio and TV, and their work together over the past decade and a half. Listen here: #ThankYouRobertKrulwich

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Remember learning about chromosomes in sex ed? XX makes you a girl, XY makes you a boy. Right? Wrong. Gonads episode three: .

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Yesterday was @JadAbumrad 's birthday, so we ambushed him.

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The incomparable, irreplaceable @OliverSacks , writing beautifully about a terrible thing: http://t.co/GXku6RQNnI Oliver, you're our hero.

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What if memories that we assume were gone for good in an Alzheimer’s patient's brain are just...lost?

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We’ve been having trouble sleeping. And it’s not just Radiolab staffers who are lying in bed awake at night. “Coronasomnia,” as it’s being called, is a side-effect of the global pandemic. So what’d we do? We opened up the phone lines and talked to you.

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