Soren Wheeler is the Executive Editor at Radiolab, where he plays a variety of roles, including producer, editor, and reporter. He also oversees the development of future content. Before coming to radio, Soren spent 10 years working with science teachers and writing about how kids learn science. He was a project coordinator at the Association for the Advancement of Science, where he co-authored the book Atlas of Science Literacy. He then went on to get a Master’s degree in science writing at Johns Hopkins University. Soren has won awards for production on radio pieces about coincidence and statistics, the periodic table, and the story of a woman waking up from a coma.
Soren Wheeler appears in the following:
Staph Retreat
Friday, March 08, 2024
In the war on devilish microbes, our weapons are starting to fail us. What if the only way forward is backward?
Numbers
Friday, December 22, 2023
Love 'em or hate 'em, you rely on numbers every day. We ask how they confuse us, connect us, and even reveal secrets about us.
Smog Cloud Silver Lining
Friday, September 22, 2023
Can smog seed hope for climate change?
The Middle of Everything Ever
Friday, December 09, 2022
We all have moments when, facing the future or staring into the vastness of space, we feel small. But are we small? One listener asked us to find out.
Quicksaaaand!
Friday, September 16, 2022
Quicksand! Once a visual metaphor of the unknown, it has all but disappeared from popular culture. We wanted to know why.
Kurt Vonnegut and the Shape of the Pandemic
Friday, April 08, 2022
Our preference for simple stories has made it hard to keep track of the pandemic.
Kurt Vonnegut and the Shape of the Pandemic
Friday, October 22, 2021
Our preference for simple stories has made it hard to keep track of the pandemic.
Elements
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Scientists took about 300 years to lay out the Periodic Table into neat rows and columns. In one hour, we’re going to mess it all up.
Breaking Benford
Friday, November 13, 2020
The internet says an obscure mathematical law can tell us something about the 2020 US election. It can't. But it can tell us about us.
Radiolab: What If?
Saturday, October 31, 2020
We're all wondering how the 2020 election will pan out. Our colleagues at Radiolab went looking for answers.
Birdie in the Cage
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Can you fit the identity of a whole nation into a dance? Of course not. But we tried anyway.
Update: CRISPR
Friday, February 24, 2017
In 2012, scientists had a realization: hidden inside one of the world’s smallest organisms, was one of the world’s most powerful tools.
Beyond Pot Brownies (with Radiolab's Jad Abumrad)
Monday, August 22, 2016
We explore the science of weed-infused foods with Radiolab's Jad Abumrad. We’ll tell you how it tastes, how it makes us feel, and what happens when you eat way too much of it.
Update: New Normal?
Monday, October 19, 2015
In this hour of Radiolab: reframing our ideas about normalcy. Three stories where choice challenges destiny.
3 Questions
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
What do the world's fastest runners, New York City's poop and quicksand have in common? We're not sure either.
Quicksaaaand!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Long was it that quicksand gripped our hearts and imagination with fear. But these days, quicksand can't even scare an eight-year-old. Why?
Cut and Run
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Kenyans have long-dominated long-distance running; breaking records, winning Olympic medals, and stupefying sports gurus along the way. So what is it that makes Kenyans so darn fast?
9-Volt Nirvana
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Learn a new language faster than ever! Leave doubt in the dust! Could you do all that and more with just a zap to the noggin? Maybe.
