Jad--a brand new father--wonders what's going on inside the head of his baby Amil. Is it just chaos? Or is there something more, some understanding from the very beginning?

After hearing our show about moments of death, filmmaker Will Hoffman went out in search of moments of life. What follows is what he found.

For meditation number fifteen we have a reading from David Eagleman's book Sum. It's a vision of the after life that's both playful and... horrifying. Sum is read by actor Jeffrey Tambor.

Another meditation on what happens after the moment of death, this time as Shakespeare envisions it. 

We continue our meditations on death with a reading from poet and writer, Mark Doty. This is an excerpt from Doty's 1996 memoir Heaven's Coast.

This week on the podcast, we continue our meditations on death (our After Life episode had eleven). We'll throw a new one at you each day, all week long, culminating in a very special treat at the end of the week.

Robert challenges Richard Dawkins on a number of sticky spots on the subject of biological evolution.

We follow up on our Stochasticity show with an exploration pf whether the little choices we make every day are predictable or not.

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!

A look at four unconventional ways to stay alive.

Hey everyone, Jad here. Times have been tough lately, for everyone, and public radio is no exception. I wonder if you could shake out the couch cushions and then make a pledge of support of… $10? $20? $75? Anything would help. If you like the show, help support us so ...

We open up an age old can of worms at WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space: which medium is superior -- television or radio? Jad and Robert face off, with This American Life's Ira Glass as referee.

If you plan on being in front of your Televisions tonight, Jad will be appearing on the Science Channel's Brink program. Jad sits down with host Josh Zepps, to discuss this week’s science stories.

Sometimes on the podcast, we like to talk about musicians and the music they make. Today we introduce you to Juana Molina. Last season we used some of her of music in the breaks for the Sperm show.

Join us Wednesday night, May 6, at WNYC's new Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, where we are going to open up an age old can of worms. Jad and Robert will face off over which medium is superior -- television or radio -- with Ira Glass, whose program This American ...

Feeling spaced out? Join Jad Abumrad at the Museum of Science in Boston for a special listening party on April 29. We'll listen to the Radio Lab episode on 'Space' under the stars of the planetarium, and after the show Jad will share behind the scenes stories about the ...

There are some questions that just don't give in to experiments and data. We take on one of those questions.

It is official!! Radiolab has joined the ranks of Twitter. You can hear us tweet here: http://twitter.com/wnycradiolab. We will keep you updated on what we are up to and reach out for story ideas.

Here's a little soundtrack to our tweets.

Can you make your own universe? We usually think of the universe as 'everything that exists,' so how could you make another one?

Psychologist Walter Mischel explains how one little test involving a marshmallow might tell you a frightening amount about what kind of person you are.