Soren Wheeler

Executive Editor, Radiolab

Soren Wheeler appears in the following:

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.  

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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.
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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.

Creation Translation

Thursday, August 27, 2020

We all know DNA is the Book of Life, the recipe to make you you. But what if the story of us is really DNA's sidekick?

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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.
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Infective Heredity

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Today, a fast moving, sidestepping, gene-swapping free-for-all that would’ve made Darwin’s head spin.
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Match Made in Marrow

Thursday, November 09, 2017

If you donate bone marrow, you might save a life… or you might land a starring role in the greatest story ever told.
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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.
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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.

Cellmates

Wednesday, April 06, 2016

There’s a black hole in the middle of the history of life: how did we go from tiny bags of chemicals to the vast menagerie of creatures we see around us? 
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Update: New Normal?

Monday, October 19, 2015

In this hour of Radiolab: reframing our ideas about normalcy. Three stories where choice challenges destiny. 

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The Monkey Calls

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

A tantalizing taste of words in the jungle.

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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.

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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?

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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?

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Ghosts of Football Future

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Parents, players and coaches offer different perspectives on the current state of football. And hint at where the sport might go next. 

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American Football

Thursday, January 29, 2015

The most popular sport in the US is savage, creative, brutal & balletic. Love it or loathe it, it’s a touchstone of the American identity.  

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Worth

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

We’ve gathered a handful of stories that show how every time we think we’ve settled on a price for something, it slips out of our grasp. 

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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.
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Cut and Run

Friday, November 01, 2013

Cut and run
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