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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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 National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre listens to musician Lee Greenwood perform before the arrival of President Donald Trump to the National Rifle Association Leadership Conference, Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
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Politics & Policy

Now is the time for Americans to redefine patriotism

Increasing evidence of Russian infiltration in the GOP, the NRA, and the American Right, provides an opportunity to unshackle ourselves from outdated definitions of patriotism

9 years ago

 Two workers take a nap on a roof in Madrid, Spain. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli, File)
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Health

Time for Americans to take a break?

A recent study estimates that 36 percent of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress that costs businesses $30 billion a year in lost workdays.

9 years ago

Heat-loving bacteria, called thermophiles, thrive in the run-off channels of Pump Geyser where millions of microbes connect to create long strands, or filaments. Flowing water helps weave the filaments into bacteria mats that can be as thin as tissue paper or as thick as lasagna. (Rebecca Huntington/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

The biodiversity of heat-loving bacteria in Yellowstone rivals a rainforest

Blue, dark peach, bright red, orange — thermophilic organisms make the hot springs so colorful you’ll want to grab your selfie st ...

9 years ago

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The Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington was hit by a wildfire last year. (Eilis O'Neill/for WHYY)
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Science

Washington’s wildfire whipped up dangerous ‘weather’

Wildfires can create atmosphere changes around them — making raging infernos even more unpredictable and dangerous. Western Wash ...

9 years ago

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Philadelphia voting machines are stored at the Office of the City Commissioners warehouse. (Brad Larrison for WHYY News, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

How campaign strategists use voter information

Earlier this week, New Jersey joined Pennsylvania, Delaware and numerous other states in refusing to provide the Trump administration’ ...

9 years ago

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Science

Science and the Fourth of July

Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...

Air Date: June 30, 2017

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In this March 4, 2015, file photo, then-Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence for an unspecified period and let his leadership team run the troubled ride-hailing company while he’s gone. Kalanick told employees about his decision Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in a memo. The announcement comes as former U.S. Attorney Eric Holder released a list of recommendations to improve Uber's toxic culture. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Courts & Law

Risk of employer retaliation must be removed for workers who claim discrimination

In February 2017, Susan Fowler, an engineer, left her job at Uber and wrote a blog post ...

9 years ago

 President Donald Trump speaks about the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana at a baseball practice, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Politics & Policy

Promoting civility in Washington in the age of Trump

President Trump said all the right things after five people were shot by a gunman at a GOP baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, las ...

9 years ago

This publicity photo shows the Asian-American rock band called The Slants. The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks. The case was closely watched for the impact it would have on the separate dispute involving the name of the Washington Redskins football team. (In Music We Trust via AP)
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Politics & Policy

SCOTUS just confirmed a First Amendment right to offensive trademarks

The word police just got put on notice: Your power to arrest, detain, and shame people who don’t share your view of “offens ...

9 years ago

 President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Monday, June 12, 2017, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)
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Politics & Policy

Dark money is compromising American democracy

If Donald Trump, his family and associates are hopelessly compromised by foreign influence and “dark money” — beholden to Russian o ...

9 years ago

 Republican Greg Gianforte greets supporters at a hotel ballroom in Bozeman, Montana, on May 25, after winning Montana's sole congressional seat. In his speech, Gianforte apologized for a altercation at his campaign headquarters with a reporter on the eve of the special election. The altercation led to a misdemeanor assault citation. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
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Politics & Policy

Greg Gianforte and the need for civic education

Public schools have to teach a better way of behaving in public. Alas, in recent years, there’s very little about preparing them to ...

9 years ago

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Courts & Law

U.S. incarceration rates too high, too lengthy, too arbitrary

I know not whether laws be right,Or whether laws be wrong,All that we know who lie in jail,Is th ...

9 years ago

Notre Dame students walk out during Mike Pence's commencement speech (via MitchellWiggs/youtube)
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Education

Notre Dame commencement protesters chose the wrong time and place

When I heard that a group of disgruntled Notre Dame students marched out of the graduation ceremonies in less-than-silent protest this we ...

9 years ago

 Daryl Tempesta is shown with tape over his mouth in protest in April, in Berkeley, Calif. Demonstrators gathered near the University of California, Berkeley campus amid a strong police presence and rallied to show support for free speech and condemn the views of Ann Coulter and her supporters. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)
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Courts & Law

The good, the bad, and the ugly of free speech

Free speech is easy to support when you like what’s being said, but that’s not how the First Amendment works. This is somethi ...

9 years ago

In this Feb. 2, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
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Politics & Policy

Want to preserve religious freedom? Preserve the line between church and state.

For the last 63 years, the ...

9 years ago

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