This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
We follow up on our Stochasticity show with an exploration pf whether the little choices we make every day are predictable or not.
Archive for June, 2009
Shorts: Are We Coins?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Shorts: Are We Coins?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
After we released our show about Stochasticity, we received a lot of comments about the idea humans can be just as predictable as coins. In that show, Jonah Lehrer was telling us about a study on the 82-83 76ers, and he was saying that even when a basketball player is supposedly hot – really on a streak – he is no more likely to make his next shot that any other time. Basketball players are slaves to their averages. Well, it turns out this isn’t the whole story.
In fact, right before we released the show, Jad got a call from Steve Strogatz, a mathematician from Cornell University.
After talking to Steve, we turn to neuroscientist Paul Glimcher, as he and Gregory Warner explore whether the little choices we make every day are predictable or not.
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Steve Strogatz’s new book, “The Calculus of Friendship”
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Engadget Mobile Podcast 023 – 06.24.2009
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget Mobile.
Filed under: Features, Podcasts
It's been a little while since we've taken listener questions, so they finally take a top priority in this week's cast -- over 90 minutes of them, in fact. Buckle up and tune in!
Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)
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Engadget Mobile Podcast 022 – 06.17.2009
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget Mobile.
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Did you hear? There are a bunch of blockbuster launches this month, and we wanted to talk about them -- because, you know, that's what we do. Sean's out this week, so Chris holds it down for a solid 40-plus minutes without taking a single breath. Seriously. New world record, you can look it up.
Hosts: Chris Ziegler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)
01:25 - Check out all our Pre launch coverage!
20:30 - Nokia N97 NAM unboxing
29:25 - iPhone 3G S announced: $199 16GB, $299 32GB, June 19
39:12 - Verizon launches BlackBerry Tour teaser page
41:30 - BlackBerry Tour announced by Sprint, too: $199.99 later this summer
20:30 - Nokia N97 NAM unboxing
29:25 - iPhone 3G S announced: $199 16GB, $299 32GB, June 19
39:12 - Verizon launches BlackBerry Tour teaser page
41:30 - BlackBerry Tour announced by Sprint, too: $199.99 later this summer
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Stochasticity Bonus Video!
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
We have a special bonus this week to accompany our Stochasticity episode. We asked our friends, Higher Mammals to produce a song and video for our Stochasticity show. We hope you find it completely Random!
Stochasticity
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
Radiolab is doing something new in our podcasts. Starting with this podcast, we will be releasing our hour-long episodes on a regular, rhythmic schedule. Between each episode, you will get two podcasts that follow some detour or left turn, explore music we love, take you to live events, and generally try to shake up your universe.
This hour, Radiolab examines Stochasticity, which is just a wonderfully slippery and smarty-pants word for randomness. How big a role does randomness play in our lives? Do we live in a world of magic and meaning or … is it all just chance and happenstance? To tackle this question, we look at the role chance and randomness play in sports, lottery tickets, and even the cells in our own body. Along the way, we talk to a woman suddenly consumed by a frenzied gambling addiction, two friends whose meeting seems purely providential, and some very noisy bacteria.
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photo credit: flickr/Etherhill
Stochasticity Bonus Video!
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
We have a special bonus this week to accompany our Stochasticity episode. We asked our friends, Higher Mammals to produce a song and video for our Stochasticity show. We hope you find it completely Random!
Higher Mammals features Josh Kurz and Shane Winter, with additional vocals from Jason Major, Kendra May, and Wendy Roderweiss.
Stochasticity
Monday, June 15th, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
Stochasticity is a wonderfully slippery and smarty-pants word for randomness. This hour of Radiolab: making sense of the patterns we see-- from lucky streaks to gambling odds, to two girls named Laura.
Shorts: Stayin’ Alive
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
A look at four unconventional ways to stay alive.
Stayin’ Alive
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.
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This week on the podcast we take a look at four unconventional ways to stay alive. We talk to geneticist George Church, who originally appeared in our So Called Life Show, biologist Bernd Heinrich, neuroscientist David Eagleman, and finally, we visit a CPR class.
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You can also check out Bernd Heinrich’s most recent book, “Summer World“