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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Health

Why We Love and Hate Exercising — And How to Do It Either Way

We look at the science of fitness, the evolution of cultural messages surrounding exercise, and how we can overcome inertia to start fitting it into our lives.

Air Date: April 14, 2023

Listen 49:15
Ricardo Melendez (right) and Peter DiGeronimo, members of Project Capoeira, throw kicks in the circle, also known as the “roda”.)
The Pulse
Health

Capoeira’s roots spread wide in Philadelphia

In Philadelphia, there’s a hole-in-the-wall studio that’s hard to walk past without looking in. If you go at the right time — you’ll hear it before you see it.

3 years ago

Listen 7:39
Pictured: An Adélie penguin nearby Palmer Station, a research facility in Antarctica. Scientists there are studying how climate change is affecting local penguin populations — and why, exactly, Adélies are declining, while Gentoo penguins are thriving. (Matthew Breece/University of Delaware)
The Pulse
Science

Taking the Temperature of Climate Science

We hear about the big picture of climate change almost every day — the threats it poses, the effects on our world and lives, the fight ...

Air Date: April 7, 2023

Listen 51:14
The science party of Expedition 397 arrives at the JOIDES Resolution in Lisbon, Portugal. (Courtesy of Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO)
The Pulse
Science

Drilling for Earth’s climate secrets buried under the sea

A team of scientists on the JOIDES Resolution drill for sediment cores off the coast of Portugal — an area rich with information about earth's history.

3 years ago

Listen 13:43
Martin Cooper, engineer and inventor, made the first cell phone call on April 3, 1973. (Courtesy of Martin Cooper)
The Pulse
Science

‘Father of cell phone’ reflects on making first call and history 50 years ago

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call, Martin Cooper, 94, talks about how his invention changed our lives.

3 years ago

Listen 11:41
Close up rustic vintage mobile phone isolated on white background
The Pulse
Science

Call Me — Maybe?: The 50th Anniversary of the First Cell Phone Call

We mark the 50th anniversary of the first cell call with an exploration of the past, present, and future of mobile communications.

Air Date: March 31, 2023

Listen 49:43
Starlink test satellites on their way to low earth orbit.
The Pulse
Science

How satellite internet might hurdle Iranian censorship

Satellite communications are evolving quickly, proving to be a potential gateway to connect communities that remain offline.

3 years ago

Listen 10:45
Moira Hahn and Mark Hotchkiss live in Long Beach, California, just near a streetlight that had been previously proposed for a 5G cell site.
The Pulse
Health

How one California couple beat the future at their doorstep: a 5G cell site

A sudden shift of momentum in a long conflict between industry and activists.

3 years ago

Listen 17:23
(Bigstock / CHAI CGN)
The Pulse
Health

Changing the Way We Think About Chronic Pain

We explore the nature of chronic pain — what causes it, how it affects us, and the ongoing fight to stop it.

Air Date: March 24, 2023

Listen 49:31
anatomical specimens on display at a 2008 Body Worlds exhibition in England.
The Pulse
Health

Bodies for Science

If you’re training to become a physician, your first patient is usually dead. In fact, “first patient” is what med students call th ...

Air Date: March 17, 2023

Listen 48:25
Dr. Gunther von Hagens and Dr. Angelina Whalley working on a plastinate.
The Pulse
Science

9/11 rescue worker chooses to have her body preserved after death

9/11 rescue worker wants the world to see the toll the work took on her body.

3 years ago

Listen 10:52
Jennifer Addo Kaby (right) and Susan Kelly (left) became friends after Kelly’s father donated his body to a unique gross anatomy course that required students to communicate with the family of the body donor. The course was held at Indiana University School of Medicine and was discontinued in 2018.
The Pulse
Science

How a med student’s ‘first patient’ created lasting friendships

For more than a decade, a unique gross anatomy course at Indiana University required students to get to know the family of the donated cadaver they worked on.

3 years ago

Listen 11:18
NASA engineer
The Pulse
Science

Bringing Physics from Theory to Practice

Science is all about observing the world. But how do you study something you can’t see, smell, or hear — like the tiniest particles a ...

Air Date: March 10, 2023

Listen 49:19
Senior machinist Joe Diamond is working on the stainless steel transition plates that will be installed inside the vacuum vessel and on the center stack.
The Pulse
Science

Behind the scenes of a $200 million nuclear fusion experiment

How scientists and engineers make parts for a nuclear fusion experiment at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey.

3 years ago

Listen 8:58
Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev spent three months in the Siberian Arctic, filming marine biologist, Maxim Chakilev and his research on how climate change is affecting the pacific walrus population. Their film, Haulout, is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film for 2023. (The New Yorker Studios)
The Pulse
Science

Surrounded by Walruses: The Making of ‘Haulout’

In 2018, brother and sister filmmaking duo Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev traveled to a beach in the Siberian Arctic — an area in ...

Air Date: March 8, 2023

Listen 17:24
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