May 23, 2012
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On the latest episode of Radiolab, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich explore the science of colour (in their own inimitable and meandering style): Radiolab: Colors mp3 (pictured above: Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. Not mentioned in the show, but somewhat … Continue reading
March 20, 2012
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The latest episode of Radiolab is devoted to the life and work of mathematician Alan Turing and features contributions from authors Janna Levin (A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines), David Leavitt (The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and … Continue reading
June 1, 2011
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Inspired by Brian Christian’s new book The Most Human Human, the chaps from Radiolab examine what talking to machines can tell us about being human. The show includes an interview with Jon Ronson, author of The Pyschopath Test, about an article … Continue reading
April 18, 2011
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WNYC’s Radiolab searches for order and balance in the world around us, and asks how symmetry shapes our existence — from the origins of the universe, to what we see when we look in the mirror: RADIOLAB: Desperately Seeking Symmetry … Continue reading
April 13, 2011
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Tick, Tick, Tick… — A lovely essay by Zadie Smith about Christian Marclay’s art film The Clock – a 24-hour montage of film and television clips about time — for the NYRB: Marclay manages to deliver connections at once so … Continue reading