Brenna Farrell appears in the following:
The Hypnotist and the Warts
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Back in the 1950's, a young doctor decided to try hypnosis on a teenager suffering from the worst case of warts he'd ever seen. And it worked...even though it turned out the boy didn'...
You Can't Read a Dog By Its Guilty Face
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Our Animal Minds show questions whether dogs feel guilt, or whether we're just reading our own meanings into those puppy dog eyes.
Help Rewrite History
Thursday, June 06, 2013
In Detective Stories, Jad digs into an ancient trash heap that has reshaped our understanding of history. Now, you can help decode more secrets by transcribing scraps of papyrus.
TONIGHT. Live video and chat: Cellular Surgeons
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Join us for a night of nanospectucular wonders, hosted by Robert Krulwich, live from the World Science Festival tonight (May 30) at 8pm ET here on radiolab.org. Watch below, and join two Radiolab producers for a live chat as the event gets underway.
Musical Illusions
Thursday, May 09, 2013
In our show Musical Language, Diana Deutsch warps our brains with an insanely catchy little snippet of speech that, when looped, morphs into a song: "sometimes behaves so strangely." ...
Science Fair Glory
Friday, April 26, 2013
Rubbing elbows with a whole bunch of smart kids and President Obama at the annual White House Science Fair left Radiolab wondering: did you ever have a science project that made you w...
Have You Lived Through a Cicada Emergence?
Friday, April 05, 2013
If you've got cicada war stories, we want to hear 'em! Tell us what it was like, and let us know if you have any words of bug wisdom to share.
Mornings Are Tougher Without a Name
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Look who we spotted grabbing a cup of coffee this morning. We would've said hi, but it's kind of awkward...we still don't know this critter's name. Help us out -- vote now and let us know who you'd rather wake up to: Schrëwdinger or Mancestor.
An Illustrated History of Heimlich
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Check out a timeline of key moments in the history of the Heimlich maneuver, plus a list of celebrities who've been Heimliched.
Speedthoven
Thursday, February 21, 2013
One blizzardy February afternoon, Jad and a handful of Radiolabbers headed to midtown Manhattan to meet a fleet-fingered string quartet.
Splitting Hairs: A Hair Part Survey
Friday, February 01, 2013
Take Radiolab's wildly informal poll on hair parting preferences.
Snowflake Science
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Snowflakes 101 -- inspired by the snowflake story in Radiolab's new episode Bliss, a little backstory on how snowflakes form. Plus lots of sparkly pictures.
Diagnosis Hangout Party
Thursday, October 11, 2012
This weekend, our episode Diagnosis airs on public radio stations across the country. Get fired up with our studio party experiment -- we hosted a quick Google Hangout On Air with a ...
Watch our Hangout: Ring in the Mars Rover
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to watch our first-ever Google Hangout. We had a blast!
Ringing in the Mars Rover Landing
Thursday, August 02, 2012
We'll be hosting our first Google Hangout On Air this Sunday, 8/5 at 11:30pm EDT to cheer on the landing of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. Watch the online festivities on our brand-new ...
The Argentine Ant Invasion
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Our short Argentine Invasion traces the relentless and bloody march of a band of ant warriors whose empire now wraps around the planet (they've been found on every continent except ...
Video: Hallelujah Mantis Shrimp
Monday, July 30, 2012
How do you put a rainbow on the radio? You call on a choral SWAT team to turn the spectrum into a wall of sound (and pay tribute to a sea creature that sees way beyond anything huma...
Like 1,000 blockbusters exploding all around you
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Our short Double Blasted tells the story of a man who survived not one, but TWO atomic bomb blasts--first in Hiroshima, and then in Nagasaki--in 1945. After hearing it, the wonderfu...
When Brains Attack!
Friday, June 22, 2012
Strange stories of brains leading their owners astray, knocking them off balance, and sometimes propelling them to do amazing things.
Basal ganglia gone wild
Friday, June 22, 2012
The basal ganglia is a core part of the brain, deep inside your skull, that helps control movement. Unless something upsets the chain of command.
