Radiolab
Upcoming Shows
May 24 Radiolab: Who Am I?
The "mind" and "self" were formerly the domain of philosophers and priests. But in this hour of Radiolab, neurologists lead the charge on profound questions like "How does the brain make me?" Listen at 9 a.m. or 9 p.m. PT.Recent Shows
May 17 Radiolab: Words
It's almost impossible to imagine a world without words. But in this hour of Radiolab, we try to do just that. Listen at 9 a.m. or 9 p.m. PT.
May 10 Radiolab: Musical Language
In this hour of Radiolab, we examine the line between language and music. What is music? Why does it move us? Listen Friday at 9am or 9pm.
May 03 Radiolab: Speed
We live our lives at human speed, we experience and interact with the world on a human time scale. But this hour, we put ourselves through the paces, peek inside a microsecond, and master the fastest thing in the universe.
Apr 26 Radiolab: Stochasticity
Stochasticity (a wonderfully slippery and smarty-pants word for randomness), may be at the very foundation of our lives. Listen Friday at 9am or 9pm.
Apr 19 Radiolab: Choice
Logic and emotion aren't the only forces that guide or decisions. This hour of Radiolab: what other factors steer our choices? We turn up the volume on the voices in our heads, and try to make sense of the babble.
Apr 12 Radiolab: Laughter
We all laugh. And you'll find that humor has very little to do with it. We ask what makes us laugh? Along the way, we tickle some rats, listen in on a baby's first laugh, talk to a group of professional laughers, and travel to Tanzania.
Apr 05 Radiolab: Lost and Found
Radiolab steers its way through a series of stories about getting lost, and asks how our brains, and our hearts, help us find our way back home.
Mar 29 Radiolab: Bliss
This hour we're searching for platonic ideals, longing for completion, engaged in epic quests for holy grails in science, linguistics and world peace.
Mar 22 Radiolab: Stress
Stress may save your life if you're being chased by a tiger. But if you're stuck in traffic, it may be more likely to make you sick. This hour of Radiolab, we take a long hard look at the body's system for getting out of trouble.