The healing powers of belief, from the symbolic power of the doctor coat, to the very real stash of opium in your brain. Find out where you can hear Placebo this week.
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Catch us live in a city near you -- tickets are on sale now for Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical, a show about endings, cataclysmic destruction, and surprising survival.
What's that beetle doing to that beer bottle? The beetle dropped down from the sky, grabbed the bottle's bottom, keeps hugging and hugging it, even when being attacked by ants, and it won't — refuses to — let go. It can't be the beer it's after. The beer is ...
Take something old, familiar and classical, add denim, polyester and glasses, and watch what happens! Two French artists create a new form of time travel.
In Detective Stories, Jad reveals his favorite Greatest Hits of Ancient Garbage: three discoveries from a trash heap in Egypt that reshaped our understanding of ancient history. Now, you can help scholars unlock more secrets -- by transcribing scraps of papyri in your pajamas.
A lot goes into making Radiolab. If you've ever wondered how a show comes together, take a look at this sneak peek, and consider chipping in to help support the podcast.
In our show Musical Language, Diana Deutsch warps our brains with an insanely catchy little snippet of speech that, when looped, morphs into a song: "sometimes behaves so strangely." And she's got more audio illusions where that came from.
