Congratulations, Here's Your Mountain!
Jun 24th, 2008 · Ever wonder how some places got their names? So did NPR's Robert Krulwich.
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Geeks Unite for World Science Fest
May 29th, 2008 · NPR's science correspondent Robert Krulwich regales the Bryant Park Project multitudes with highlights from the World Science Festival held this week in New York.
Best Thing You Can Do Is Watch Krulwich ***
May 5th, 2008 · The 12th Annual Webby Awards are announced tomorrow. NPR is nominated for many — including best overall radio site. Robert Krulwich — and his team of Odd Todd and BPP Video Producer Win Rosenfeld — have also been nominated in the Best Use of Animation/Motion Graphics category for their feature on carbon.
The Tricks and Troubles of Sleeping in Space
Mar 28th, 2008 · NPR science guru Robert Krulwich investigates the steps astronauts take to catch a few winks, including special fasteners that prevents floating arms. Human bodies, he found, grow accustomed to zero gravity.
Why Your Brain Is Humming to Itself ***
Mar 18th, 2008 · NPR's Robert Krulwich talks to Dr. Oliver Sacks about his new book, Musicophilia, about the relationship of music and neurology.
Weighing the Good and Bad at Christmastime **
Dec 25th, 2007 · NPR's Robert Krulwich discusses the calculus of good and evil with Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired magazine. Kelly theorizes that the things that give us hope for the world outweigh -- just slightly -- the sources of despair. And since it is Christmas, we're inclined to believe it.
Break a Carbon Bond and -- Presto! -- Civilization ****
Jun 25th, 2007 · One could argue that civilization began when we figured out how to break a carbon bond through fire. Breaking carbon bonds releases a cheap and addictive energy. It's a habit many countries find hard to kick, NPR's Robert Krulwich explains in episode 3 of the cartoon series, Global Warming: It's All About Carbon.
Episode 2: Global Warming? It's All About Carbon ****
Jun 14th, 2007 · In a cartoon series, NPR's Robert Krulwich explains how the behavior of this very social atom leads to global warming. In the latest installment, a look at the carbon atom's special talent: It's seriously good at hooking up with other atoms.
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