Robert Krulwich

Robert Krulwich works on radio, podcasts, video, the blogosphere. He has been called "the most inventive network reporter in television" by TV Guide.

Krulwich is a Science Correspondent for NPR. His NPR blog, "Krulwich Wonders" features drawings, cartoons and videos that illustrate hard-to-see concepts in science.

He is the co-host of Radiolab, a nationally distributed radio/podcast series that explores new developments in science for people who are curious but not usually drawn to science shows. "There's nothing like it on the radio," says Ira Glass of This American Life, "It's a act of crazy genius." Radiolab won a Peabody Award in 2011.

His specialty is explaining complex subjects, science, technology, economics, in a style that is clear, compelling and entertaining. On television he has explored the structure of DNA using a banana; on radio he created an Italian opera, "Ratto Interesso" to explain how the Federal Reserve regulates interest rates; he has pioneered the use of new animation on ABC's Nightline and World News Tonight.

For 22 years, Krulwich was a science, economics, general assignment and foreign correspondent at ABC and CBS News.

He won Emmy awards for a cultural history of the Barbie doll, for a Frontline investigation of computers and privacy, a George Polk and Emmy for a look at the Savings & Loan bailout online advertising and the 2010 Essay Prize from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Krulwich earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Oberlin College and a law degree from Columbia University.

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10:08am

Tue February 19, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

The Filibuster Solution, Or 'What If Honeybees Ran The U.S. Senate?'

Bees are democrats. They vote. When a community of bees has to make a choice, like where to build a new hive, they meet, debate and decide. But here's what they don't do: they don't filibuster. No single bee (or small band of bees) will stand against the majority, insisting and insisting for hours. They can't.

Bee biology prevents it.

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9:53am

Fri February 15, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

A Crazy But Rational Solution To Our Electoral College Problem

Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 2:26 pm

Credit Courtesy of Fake Is The New Real

Let's pretend. Let's pretend that politics doesn't matter, politicians don't matter, history doesn't matter, nostalgia doesn't matter, emotion doesn't matter, habit doesn't matter, romance doesn't matter, prejudice doesn't matter — all that matters is good old rational, mathematical, look-at-the-numbers common sense.

And now let's look at the Electoral College.

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8:09am

Thu February 14, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

Guy Pumps Out A Valentine — Literally

Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 1:47 pm

11:11am

Tue February 12, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

What Is It About Emily?

Originally published on Tue February 12, 2013 3:46 pm

12:40pm

Mon February 11, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

The Egg Makes Its Move In A New Version Of Which Came First: The Chicken Or the Egg?

Which came first? I just bumped into a new take on this old puzzler.

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4:59am

Sat February 9, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

Yes, Cats Know How To Fall On Their Feet. But These Guys Do It Better

The champ has met its challenger.

Drop a cat and it will swing its head to a horizontal, rearrange its rear, arch its back, splay its legs, and — amazingly often — land on its feet.

This is what cats do. They're famous for it. But now they have a rival.

This is an aphid.

Aphids spend their days sucking sap from leaves. Those leaves can be high off the ground. "High" of course, being a relative term, but think of it this way: Five feet high up is 381 aphids tall. Which is why things get so dicey when a ladybug comes by.

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12:25pm

Thu February 7, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

Next Time Your Mom Says Don't Go Out in The Rain, Spray Yourself With This

Originally published on Thu February 7, 2013 12:38 pm

Credit YouTube

2:13pm

Tue February 5, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

Dinosaurs With Attitude

Come on, this isn't serious, is it? There was an animal that looked like this?

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11:22am

Mon February 4, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

Irresistible Meets Unstoppable. Who Wins?

Originally published on Mon February 4, 2013 11:37 am

2:11pm

Wed January 30, 2013
Krulwich Wonders...

Pale Blue Blobs Invade, Freeze, Then Vanish

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