Lulu Miller ponders the idea of an afterlife, by way of a puppet show designed by psychologists...and some early childhood lessons about peek-a-boo and how the world works.

Robert responds to concerns about the "Yellow Rain" segment from our latest podcast, and offers an apology. Read his full statement here.

A collection of the strange and wonderful things on the minds of Radiolab staffers this week.

Jad offers some more context on the "Yellow Rain" segment from our new episode The Fact of the Matter.

We're so wired to recognize faces, we sometimes see them where they're not -- in clouds, in coffee swirls, in splotches of ink. This week, Lulu Miller leads a scavenger hunt for found faces. Take a look, and send us your photos (through our blog, or using our mobile app).

Robert offers some practical advice on what to do if you survive a nuclear blast... and really want to drink that beer that made it through with you.

Inspired by our Emergence episode, Lulu Miller shares a poem and a video that capture that jolt of awe you feel when nature overwhelms you.

Robert takes a look at a series of dissected cities, and finds himself falling for the charmingly crooked bits and pieces of one in particular.

Lulu Miller wonders if there's any truth to Mr. Rogers' claims about the "Garden of the Mind."

This is the blog where Radiolab asks you to send us all your science questions, so we can answer them!

Lulu Miller on staving off gravity, and the uplifting hilarity of one photographer's stunning portraits of Olympic divers in flight.

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us in Seattle! We're headed to the Midwest next -- get your tickets now for our September shows in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison. And if you've got 45 seconds and like dancers and flying fish...check this out.

Jonah Lehrer has been in the news a lot recently.

We’ve known Jonah a long time, almost since the beginning of Radiolab. He's been one of our most valuable contributors. And he is, and remains, a close friend.

We take the editorial integrity of our show very seriously. Over the ...

The Mars rover Curiosity begins to explore that distant, dusty planet, shooting lasers, and sending pictures.

As our Parasites episode airs around the country this week, Lulu Miller considers the Zen-like hunting style of ticks... and encourages you to fight back with a technique that lends itself more toward making love than war.

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 2 (it rocketed off Earth on 8/20/77 carrying a copy of the Golden Record), and tip your hat to the Mars rover Curiosity as it kicks off its third week on the red planet, with a rebroadcast of one our favorite episodes: Space.

The yearly Perseid meteor shower peaked this past weekend (8/11-8/12), but you may still catch some shooting star sightings through 8/22. Lulu Miller gives us a quick bit of background on the Perseids, and makes a case for getting outside for some stargazing.

If you've ever felt sick to your stomach trying to do something creative, Jad knows how you feel...and even better, he suspects those knots in your gut just might be a sign you're onto something good.

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to watch our first-ever Google Hangout. We had a blast!