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January 01, 1990 - December 03, 2012 + Radiolab
Morality
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100919morality
Peer inside the brains of people contemplating moral dilemmas, watch chimps at a primate research center share blackberries, observe a playgroup of 3 year-olds fighting...
Detective Stories
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100905detective_stories
Surprising stories of playing detective, and find that what really happened in the past is not always what you'd expect...
Beyond Time
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100718beyond_time
Einstein's Theory of Relativity may have implications on the concept of choice. Namely, that there is none. Do we choose what movie to see tonight?...
Time
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100711time
Radiolab takes a spin through the history of time, making stops at the first railroad and the first high-speed photography, which froze a horse in...
Emergence
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100704emergence
What happens when there is no leader? Starlings, bees, and ants manage just fine. In fact, they form staggeringly complicated societies, all without a Toscanini...
Stress
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100627stress
The body has a system for getting out of trouble. Back when trouble meant being chased by a tiger, that system gave us a real...
Who Am I?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100620who_am_i
The "mind" and "self" were formerly the domain of philosophers and priests. Today, it's neurologists who, armed with giant magnets, are asking the big questions,...
The Ring and I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100613the_ring_and_i_the_p
It might seem hyperbole to claim, as many Wagnerites do, that The Ring Cycle is "The Greatest Work of Art Ever." But the grandeur and...
Who Are You
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100502who_are_you
Can you ever really know the people around you? Even those most dear to you -- your mother, your child, your loved one -- can...
Famous Tumors
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100425famous_tumors
Tumors sound like a grim topic, but what we find when we look closely at these anatomical aberrations, are fascinating tales of evolution, immortality, and...
Limits
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100418limits
How much can you jam into a human brain? How far can you push yourself past feelings of exhaustion? We examine human limits. We talk...
Animal Minds
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/rl/rl100404animal_minds
When we gaze into the eyes of a wild animal, or even a beloved pet, can we ever really know what they might be thinking?...
