Molly Webster appears in the following:
Dispatch 3: Shared Immunity
Friday, April 03, 2020
Could a century-old treatment become our best weapon in the fight against Covid-19?
Goo And You
Thursday, March 26, 2020
When producer Molly Webster peers inside a pupa, she witnesses some of the most complex biology happening on earth...and catches sight of an ancient question of change.
Super Cool
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Walter Murch (aka, the Godfather of The Godfather), joined by a team of scientists, leads us on what felt like the magical mystery tour of super cool science.
Right to be Forgotten
Friday, August 23, 2019
Today, we find ourselves in a room in Cleveland, Ohio, where a group of journalists are challenging the way we think about newspapers, and ourselves.
Ice Cream Science, Online Language
Friday, July 26, 2019
Are you a fluent texter? We’ll talk with an internet linguist about how online communication has changed the way we write. Plus, the tasty science of your frozen desserts.
Anonymous Data, Birding Basics
Friday, July 26, 2019
A new study found that just 15 pieces of demographic data were enough to identify just about anyone. Plus, how beginner birders can find, identify, and appreciate them.
Gender Bias In Research Trials, Antarctica, Tornado Engineering
Friday, June 07, 2019
Why research trials should include both male and female lab rats. Plus, a trip to the longest ongoing climate record in Antarctica.
Science Friday 2019-06-07
Friday, June 07, 2019
A trip to the longest ongoing climate record in Antarctica, gender bias in research trials, and real-life quantum leaps.
Asking for Another Friend
Thursday, March 07, 2019
Parasitic genes, public poop, and the eerie sound of a subway train. What is ... the answer to your stupid question?
X & Y
Monday, November 26, 2018
We understand biological sex very simply: if you’re born with XX chromosomes, you’re female; if you’re born with XY chromosomes, you’re male. But it's more complicated than we think.
Breaking Bad News Bears
Friday, September 28, 2018
We decided to shake things up at the show...bear with us.
In 'Gonads' Series Finale, WNYC's Radiolab Tackles Sex Education
Friday, July 27, 2018
In the last episode of the special series, host and producer Molly Webster walks listeners through the most awkward of conversations.
Gonads: Sex Ed
Friday, July 27, 2018
If gonads are magical, and male and female are blurry categories, how the hell do you tell young people about the birds and the bees?
Gonads: Dana
Sunday, July 22, 2018
When Dana Zzyym applied for their first passport in 2014, there was one question they couldn’t answer: male or female? This episode, biological realities and the power of words.
Gonads: X & Y
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Science pushes back against the century-old notion that X equals girl and Y equals boy, and wonders: are we who we think we are?
Beef Genetic Testing, Chasing Whales, Radiolab Gonads
Friday, June 29, 2018
Paleontologist Nick Pyenson pieces together the evolutionary story of how whales came to be the animals we know today. Plus, a new series from Radiolab investigates our “magical organs.”
Gonads: Fronads
Saturday, June 23, 2018
When Annie Dauer was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at 29, she took a chance on an experimental fertility procedure that sounds like science fiction: ovary freezing.
Gonads: The Primordial Journey
Friday, June 15, 2018
Deep inside the human embryo, a band of nomadic cells embarks on an epic journey, with the future of humanity resting on their microscopic shoulders.
Birthstory
Thursday, June 07, 2018
In this episode, conception takes on a new form—it’s the sperm and the egg, plus two wombs, four countries, and money. Lots of money.
