Cruelty, violence, badness... This episode of Radiolab, we wrestle with the dark side of human nature, and ask whether it's something we can ever really understand, or fully escape. Listen to The Bad Show here.

Robert exposes some startling realities hiding behind doctored photos, and points to evidence about how new technology is making this kind of deception even more convincing...and easy to use. Read the full post here.  

In our new podcast short, a strange twist of legal language sparks a court case about dolls, toys, what it means to be human—and/or mutant!  Read more here.

We're adding more dates and venues to our Radiolab Live: In the Dark tour--let us know where you'd like us stop!

We keep a running list of all the books that inform and inspire our episodes, and we've just updated it with some picks from our brand-new hour The Bad Show. Take a look, and feel free to make recommendations in the comments. Enjoy!