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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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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Post-midterm shakeup

Guests: Anita Kumar, Nicholas Fandos, Kelly McBride President Trump was in a foul mood this week, according to se ...

Air Date: November 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Sister Bertha Lopez Chaves applies anti-inflammatory eyedrops to a migrant at a stadium in Mexico City where the caravan is resting. Her order is one of roughly 50 groups giving aid to the migrants in the Mexican capital.
NPR
Health

Health care for the migrant caravan: Flu, blisters but definitely not smallpox

Stomach problems mostly originate from lack of sanitation available to the migrants as they travel.

7 years ago

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks with reporters at the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016, in Cleveland. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘Combative, tribal, angry’: Newt Gingrich set the stage for Trump, journalist says

Partisan combat has always been a part of American politics, but Atlantic journalist McKay Coppins traces many of the extreme tactics used today to one man.

7 years ago

These screen shots of political ads for the 2018 election come from the campaigns for Lou Barletta, Bob Casey, Brian Fitzpatrick and Scott Wallace.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Political ads aim to steer your emotions. Here’s how they do that

How black-and-white photos, rolled-up sleeves and other political ad tropes are being used this election

7 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo a Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh in remembrance of those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services Saturday at the synagogue. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Law enforcement faces dilemma in assessing online threats

"We can go out on Twitter and there are loads of people saying insane stuff, but how do you know which is the one person?"

7 years ago

Stars of David memorialize Jewish congregants killed at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
(Kyodo News via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots

Researchers at the ADL analyzed 7.5 million Twitter messages between Aug. 31 and Sept. 17.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Landers Center Arena, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Southaven, Miss. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Trump says media is ‘enemy’ after shooting, bomb plot

President Donald Trump on Monday accused the media of being "the true Enemy of the People" in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The bomb scare: rhetoric and reactions

Guests: Indira Lakshmanan, Dick Polman, Will Sommer The news that pipe bombs were sent to prominent Democrats, in ...

Air Date: October 26, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
A man works at his desk in the war room, where Facebook monitors election related content on the platform, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
Community

Facebook’s election ‘war room’ takes aim at fake information

The war room is currently focused on Brazil's next round of elections and upcoming U.S. midterms.

7 years ago

Terry Egger, CEO of Philadelphia Media Network and Jim Friedlich, CEO of The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, speak at a memorial service for the late H.F.
Money

‘Optimism, intuition, experience’: Philly remembers Gerry Lenfest

Lenfest's commitment to journalism may have been his greatest achievement, many suggested.

7 years ago

Alyssa Edling, center, and Thomas Malia, second from right, both with PEN America, join others as they hold signs of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during a news conference about his disappearance in Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in front of The Washington Post in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Journalists at risk

Guests: Anne Applebaum The disappearance and alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey l ...

Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 13:30
This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.  (Ben Margot/AP Photo, File)
Community

Facebook: Hackers accessed personal data from 29M accounts

The company said it has fixed the bugs and logged out affected users to reset those digital keys.

7 years ago

Ken Burns participates in the
Community

American Revolution museum honors filmmaker Ken Burns

The medal and $25,000 prize will be presented at a private event at the museum April 11.

7 years ago

Protestors hold portraits of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. Khoshoggi disappeared upon visiting the consulate last week. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump Administration presses Saudis for information on missing journalist

"We cannot let this happen, to reporters, to anybody. And we're going to get to the bottom of it," Trump said.

7 years ago

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms' on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
NPR
Community

Most Twitter accounts linked to 2016 disinformation are still active, report finds

Disinformation networks publish more than a million tweets a day, the authors found.

7 years ago

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