In this time of Radiolab, levels of cross-species announcement. When we look into the eyes of a rough animal, or smooth a beloved pet, can we forever really distinguish what they might be rational? This time of Radiolab centers around a frightening question: in what way well can you ever really distinguish the folks about you? We conversed to neuroscientists, primatologists, actors, zookeepers, and ancestors who are all annoying to get inside another’s mind--from in what way a new sees his dad, to
In the Radiolab episode “Colors,” Adam Cole hosts Jay Neitz, a neurologist and color vision researcher at the University of Washington, to discuss colorblindness in primates and humans. Neitz hypothesizes that the test they used to cure colorblindness in squirrel monkeys could also cure the same disorder in humans. Colorblindness is a genetic disorder that causes the cones in the eye to perceive colors differently. In the back of the eye lies the retina that holds three photoreceptor cells called
The podcast I listened to on RadioLab is called “An Equation for Good,” which portrays a long conversation between three different guests Richard Dawkins, Oren Harman and Carl Zimmer and the producer is Lynn Levy. This podcast was very interesting to me because Robert Kulwich shared a story about his discussion about natural selection with Richard Dawkins and eventually natural selection gets known as “the total horror of this suffering in nature” (Levy, 2010). From this remark, I quickly realized
In this episode of Radiolab they discuss the unfortunate circumstances that involved a man named Oliver Sipple after he saved Gerald Ford from an attempted assassination. In San Francisco while Gerald Ford was leaving his hotel a large crowd gathered outside along the street to see the President. Two of these people were Sarah Jane Moore and former marine Oliver Sipple. As the President made his way to the car Moore pulled a gun from her bag and fired a single shot at the President. Not expecting
The radiolab program “Guts” the cast talk about the fascinating world that is our intestines. They begin by introducing William Beaumont an army doctor at fort mackinac, who saves Alexis Saint Martin from a gunshot wound that had left a giant hole in his stomach. Being a doctor and a scientist in 1822 Beaumont was intrigued with he had seen coming out of this hole; guts, lungs, and food. A year after the GSW the hole hadn’t gone away, Alexis had grown a fistula with just a flap of skin covering the
In recent discussions on torture, a disputable issue has been whether torture is wrong. On one side of the argument, some people claim that torture is wrong in all situations no matter the circumstance. From this point of view, many people such as Philip B. Heymann believe that “the overall, longer-term cost of any system authorizing torture, openly or tacitly, would far outweigh its occasional, short term benefits” (536). Basically, the major long lasting effects that are a result of using torture
information for differentiating between the traits we have inherited from our ancestors and those that the environment shaped. Although, the traits are inherited from parents to offspring, they can be affected by the environment. According to a podcast “Radiolab: Inheritance,” scientists did an experiment on rat pups from two different mothers, one set of mothers would lick their pups and the others would not lick their pups. Eventually, when the rat pups grew, they did the same thing to their pups. This
Motivational Essay & Journal Synopsis: A man who is the lead role in a stage play has gone to fetch his costume and get his makeup done before his show. The man does not realize that he locked his car keys, phone, and wallet inside his locked car. This man must now get over his insecurities and fears in order to overcome this obstacle and finally break into the car in order to make it to his show on time. Concept: Man prioritizes his career over his insecurities and self-doubt in order to achieve
continue in our society. Works Cited Foster, Wallace. “Consider the Lobster.” Mercury Reader. Compiled by Marisa Carlson. Ed. Jancie Neuleib, Kathleen Shine Cain, and Stephen Ruffus. Boston: Pearson, 2014. 159- 177. Print “The Luckiest Lobster.” Radiolab. WNYC Radio, 12 July 2010. Web. 27 April 2014
those with power accountable. Give voice to the voiceless.” This shows Munro was accurate in his movie because he gathered information from people that were being slaves and experiencing what he was talking about. However, in Robert Krulwich’s Radiolab interview I found that the interview could have gone more proficiently. I did not think the interview was very fair to Eng Yang, and his niece Kao Kalia Yang. During the interview some of the questions that
Land is a precious resource; it is one of the most finite in the world. If someone has land, they can produce things like food or clothes, mine for precious metals, or raise, feed, and house an army. The uses for this resource are the keys to power. It only makes sense then, that for as long as humans have traded with each other they have also fought over this resource. The majority of wars have been fought over rights to control rights to land. The European approach to this was to take over land
the people living near it. So obviously the wall is disliked because no one in the area wanted it. 60 Minutes Segment"The Ascent of Alex Honnold" Perf. Alex Honnold. 60 Minutes, Oct.-Nov. 2011. Web. Anderson, Curt. "Border, PexbaA, Lenny Bruce." Radiolab. Studio 360, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2017. Topic- Wall of Pyramus and
Imagine attaching a note to a helium balloon with your contact information on it and letting it go. Only to receive a letter in the mail from someone with the exact same name, informing you they found it! Do you find this to be bizarre? Would you ever attempt something like this? Here at Bizarre but True Magazine we have a large variety of stories you will find bizarre and unbelievable. Although you will find them hard to believe every story will be true. Our award-winning journalist and researches
Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi, and Jorge Luis Borges’ poem, “Inferno I, 32”, the main characters all go through religious experiences and tribulations that shape them forever. Martel’s Pi sees God in a tiger named Richard Parker. He has a great appreciation and fear of him because he has given and taken so much away for him, just like Borges’ God that visits the leopard and Dante. All three experience a moment of clarity before losing a piece of their soul. Religion has a profound affect and
People today live in an absurd world, where they are constantly working and on the go, they forget what matters most to them like their dreams and aspirations and become work zombies. That is why the stories of the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy speak to me, they comment on the absurdity of mundane daily life and tasks that we have become accustomed to and make you think about the life that you are living. The main characters of the two stories, Gregor Samsa
just earn extra cash." Christian Science Monitor 30 Dec. 2005: 07. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. Ellin, Abby. “Making a Child, Minus the Couple.” The New York Times. Nytimes.com. 8 Feb. 2013. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. "Fatherhood." Radiolab. WNYC. Narr. Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich. National Public Radio. 2 Dec. 2008. Radio. Mroz, Jacqueline. "One Sperm Donor, 150 Offspring." The New York Times. nytimes.com. 5 September 2011. Web. 18 February 2013.
For this paper, I listened the RadioLab episode on musical language. I chose this one because, being a musician myself, I’ve always been interested in the psychology behind music, specifically why certain sounds can so drastically alter our emotion. After all, they’re all just vibrations. So what is it about some vibrations that make them so much more significant to us than others? This is one of the primary questions addressed in this podcast. In discussing how music affects us emotionally, the
class was podcasts. One podcast was NPR's Backstory: "Legislation Impossible". This podcast, for example, uses facts that they have learned and uses that to backup the details and opinions they are giving to their audience. The other podcast was from Radiolab, "Detective Stories" season 2, episode . In this podcast they found different facts and items from the past, such as painting and letters. Similar to what we did in class, they put their findings together and told a story from
Causes Rabies?" Medical News Today. MediLexicon International, 10 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. . "Rabies Vaccine: MedlinePlus Drug Information." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 01 Nov. 2009. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. . Radiolab. Rodney Versus Death. Rec. 13 Aug. 2013. NPR, 2013. Radio. 22 Feb. 2014.
Annotated Bibliography #1 Topic- The Berlin Wall and freedom Citation: Reagan, Ronald. "Tear Down This Wall." Germany, Berlin Wall, West Berlin. Speech. June 12, 1987 Throughout his speech, Ronald Reagan (1987) presented a direct notion concerning the Berlin wall. Specifically, that it acts as a hindrance of freedom between East and West Berlin. His beliefs extended to worldwide implications, suggesting that liberty eventually leads to prosperity for all citizens. In other words, citizens