Radiolab http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121566675&ft=1&f=121566675 Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we'll feed it with possibility. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:01:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Radiolab http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121566675&ft=1&f=121566675 New Language Discovered: Prairiedogese Deep in the Arizona desert, one man has been deciphering the chatter between rodents, hoping to prove that communication among highly social animals is more sophisticated than we think. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/132650631/new-language-discovered-prairiedogese?ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/132650631/new-language-discovered-prairiedogese?ft=1&f=121566675 Deep in the Arizona desert, one man has been deciphering the chatter between rodents, hoping to prove that communication among highly social animals is more sophisticated than we think.

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]]> Why A Brush With Death Triggers The Slow-Mo Effect Time seems to slow down when we fear for our lives. A neuroscientist believes he has figured out what's going on in our brains that makes us feel this way. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129112147&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129112147&ft=1&f=121566675 Time seems to slow down when we fear for our lives. A neuroscientist believes he has figured out what's going on in our brains that makes us feel this way.

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]]> Agatha Christie And Nuns Tell A Tale Of Alzheimer's One of Agatha Christie's last novels apparently contains not only a messy plot, but signs of undiagnosed Alzheimer's. Likewise, early diaries by Catholic sisters revealed clues to the eventual fate of their brains. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127211884&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127211884&ft=1&f=121566675 One of Agatha Christie's last novels apparently contains not only a messy plot, but signs of undiagnosed Alzheimer's. Likewise, early diaries by Catholic sisters revealed clues to the eventual fate of their brains.

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]]> The Nun Study's Youngest Sister At age 94, Sister Alberta Sheridan is the youngest sister alive from the Nun Study. Launched by Dr. David Snowdon, this is one of the most in-depth research projects focusing on dementia in the world. Fri, 28 May 2010 14:06:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2010/05/28/127241310/the-nun-studys-youngest-sister?ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/2010/05/28/127241310/the-nun-studys-youngest-sister?ft=1&f=121566675 At age 94, Sister Alberta Sheridan is the youngest sister alive from the Nun Study. Launched by Dr. David Snowdon, this is one of the most in-depth research projects focusing on dementia in the world.

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]]> Seeing Impostors: When Loved Ones Suddenly Aren't Two different patients. Two different stories. But a shared delusion. Each is convinced that someone they love dearly is <em><em</em>>not</em> that person, but an impostor. A curious disorder known as Capgras delusion involves the distinct feeling that the people around you have been replaced. And no one is certain what causes it. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124745692&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124745692&ft=1&f=121566675 Two different patients. Two different stories. But a shared delusion. Each is convinced that someone they love dearly is >not that person, but an impostor. A curious disorder known as Capgras delusion involves the distinct feeling that the people around you have been replaced. And no one is certain what causes it.

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]]> Carl Sagan And Ann Druyan's Ultimate Mix Tape Floating through space right now is a golden record carrying sounds of Earth: a mother's first words to her baby, the sound of a kiss, and music from all over the world. Ann Druyan helped to create the NASA project as a guide to Earth for aliens. And like any good mix tape — interstellar or not — it led to the man of her dreams. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2010/02/12/123534818/carl-sagan-and-ann-druyans-ultimate-mix-tape?ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/2010/02/12/123534818/carl-sagan-and-ann-druyans-ultimate-mix-tape?ft=1&f=121566675 Floating through space right now is a golden record carrying sounds of Earth: a mother's first words to her baby, the sound of a kiss, and music from all over the world. Ann Druyan helped to create the NASA project as a guide to Earth for aliens. And like any good mix tape — interstellar or not — it led to the man of her dreams.

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]]> Willpower And The 'Slacker' Brain The reason for a lack of willpower may be that you're working your prefrontal cortex too hard. If you give it too many jobs to do, it gets tired, calls it a day and gives into temptation. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122781981&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122781981&ft=1&f=121566675 The reason for a lack of willpower may be that you're working your prefrontal cortex too hard. If you give it too many jobs to do, it gets tired, calls it a day and gives into temptation.

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]]> Holy Baboon! A 'Mystical' Moment In Africa A biologist reflects on an awe-inspiring experience in Africa, when a group of baboons united in some kind of amazing "mystical" moment. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121713610&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121713610&ft=1&f=121566675 A biologist reflects on an awe-inspiring experience in Africa, when a group of baboons united in some kind of amazing "mystical" moment.

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]]> How Do You Amputate A Phantom Limb? Many amputees say they can still feel the presence of a missing limb, and often what they feel is intense pain. But how does a doctor treat pain in an arm or a leg that no longer exists? Oddly enough, one researcher used a cardboard box and a $2 mirror. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:18:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101788221&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101788221&ft=1&f=121566675 Many amputees say they can still feel the presence of a missing limb, and often what they feel is intense pain. But how does a doctor treat pain in an arm or a leg that no longer exists? Oddly enough, one researcher used a cardboard box and a $2 mirror.

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]]> Golden Rule Develops Early But Doesn't Come Easily A 2-year-old, it turns out, knows the difference between right and wrong. And by age 4, children are getting the grasp of empathy. While the seeds of morality may be at least partially built into our genetic makeup, for children, developing a moral sense can still be a battle of impulses. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101542962&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101542962&ft=1&f=121566675 A 2-year-old, it turns out, knows the difference between right and wrong. And by age 4, children are getting the grasp of empathy. While the seeds of morality may be at least partially built into our genetic makeup, for children, developing a moral sense can still be a battle of impulses.

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]]> Minty E. Coli And Other Bioengineering Feats Scientists all over the world are matter-of-factly amending, changing and rearranging living creatures for all kinds of reasons, some silly, some profound. Take the case of the MIT team that made the icky-smelling bacteria E. coli and gave it a wintergreen-scented twist. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90014997&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90014997&ft=1&f=121566675 Scientists all over the world are matter-of-factly amending, changing and rearranging living creatures for all kinds of reasons, some silly, some profound. Take the case of the MIT team that made the icky-smelling bacteria E. coli and gave it a wintergreen-scented twist.

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]]> Radio Lab: Into the Brain of a Liar We all lie — once a day or so, according to most studies. But a few of us make a habit of it. Researchers have found evidence of structural differences in the brains of people with a history of persistent lying. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87922568&ft=1&f=121566675 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87922568&ft=1&f=121566675 We all lie — once a day or so, according to most studies. But a few of us make a habit of it. Researchers have found evidence of structural differences in the brains of people with a history of persistent lying.

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