Robert Krulwich
NPR Science Correspondent, Robert Krulwich, joins Jad Abumrad in studio as co-host of Radiolab. Robert Krulwich has been called "the most inventive network reporter in television" by TV Guide. His specialty is explaining complex subjects - science, technology, economics - in a style that is clear, compelling and entertaining. He has explored the structure of DNA with a banana, explained arbitrage by wearing Groucho glasses and illustrated the Texaco-Pennzoil battle with Barbie and Ken dolls. A Special Correspondent for ABC News, Krulwich appears regularly on Nightline and other news programs, including ABC News Tonight and Good Morning America.
His rare talent for on-air teaching is often called upon to make complicated subjects comprehensible, from the intricacies of Enron's accounting irregularities to the impact of the Human Genome Project. As host and executive editor of PBS's new five-part documentary series, NOVA scienceNOW, Krulwich explored scientific breakthroughs and their applications, from fuel cells and hydrogen-powered cars to secrets of the genetic code and nanotechnology. "The most exciting news being made at this moment is what human beings have learned about themselves, the planet they're on, and the universe they're part of," says Krulwich. "This is a time when our gaze has widened, and this is a show about what we can see now."
He won an Emmy Award, a Polk Award and a DuPont Award for his PBS Frontline programs on Internet privacy, the savings and loan scandal and campaign finance, respectively. The National Cancer Institute gave him their Extraordinary Communicator Award. He also won an AAAS Science Journalism Award for a 2001 NOVA special, Cracking the Code of Life.
It's not like it hasn't been done before; it has. The problem is, it is so easy now, anyone can do it, and we'd never know because the tools are so subtle. I'm talking about doctored pictures — manipulating images, or what simpler folks call "lying." There used to be a saying on the Web: "Pictures, or it didn't happen." No more.
Look at this animal. ... What do you see? Or more importantly, what don't you see?
Here's something you should know about yourself. Vowels control your brain.
He? She? It? Whoever it is, the Phantom Sculptor is suddenly back!
They don't have towels. So when they get wet, what do they do? They shake themselves into a frenzy and the water flies off like this:
A post from Robert's excellent Krulwich Wonders blog.
One night, somewhere, they won't say where, but I'm guessing it was a Manhattan loft with a big kitchen, a food anarchist named Mike Lee got 40 people to perform a daring experiment in food camouflage.
I love illusions, where your brain makes weird things happen. Those of you who come here often have seen some doozies, but this one ... oooh, this is one of the strangest.
Little kids love dinosaurs, bugs and exploring the woods. Science doesn't scare them; they find it fun — until 9th grade. That's when most of us take our first biology class and everything changes. That's when we learn, not because we choose to, but because we know it might be on The Test, and too often, curiosity gets replaced by fear.
The following post is from Robert's excellent blog Krulwich Wonders. You can read all the articles from Krulwich Wonders here.
The following post is from Robert's excellent blog Krulwich Wonders. You can read all the articles from Krulwich Wonders here.
What we have here is better, more cunning and a damn sight more beautiful than magic. It's a pendulum dance.
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