This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
A study that finds a link between President Obama's election and the test scores of African Americans gets Jad and Robert thinking about an earlier study on a psychological effect called "stereotype threat."
This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
photo by Jef Poskanzer
When Jad and Robert saw this article it made them think about an earlier study by Claude Steele.
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On this podcast, they’ll tell us about that and answer some listener mail (in the aggregate) answering questions about Patient X and questionable Jad’s use of the term ‘bitches’ in the Choice episode.
Also, dear all, the piano piece you’ve been asking about from this podcast is: “Vladimir’s Blues” by Max Richter.
This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
Special bonus of the week! A video inspired by the mathematician, Steve Strogatz. At the age of thirteen, Steve was astonished to find that pendulums and water fountains had a strange relationship that had previously been completely hidden from him.
This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
Special bonus of the week!
A video inspired by the mathematician, Steve Strogatz. At the age of thirteen, Steve was astonished to find that pendulums and water fountains had a strange relationship that had previously been completely hidden from him.
Directed by Will Hoffman with Director of Photography Derek Paul Boyle.
This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
Ah, discovery. One of the great and noble pursuits of humankind. Also one of the most dangerous, frustrating, ego-driven, transcendent, sublime, dirty, long, demoralizing, inspiring……you get the idea. Why are inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge so seductive? In Yellow Fluff and Other Curious Encounters we take a grand tour of characters and their stories of love and loss in the name of science.
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This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
The pursuit of knowledge leads sometimes to answers, often to failure, and almost invariably to more questions. In this hour of Radiolab, stories of love and loss in the name of science.