Radiolab: Podcasts | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

Time 2020-09-27 20:04:20

Web Name: Radiolab: Podcasts | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

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It s the dead of night, you re wide awake. And you re not alone. So we put a phone number on twitter, and spent all night talking to the sleepless among us. HowRuth Bader Ginsburg used atrojan horse, filledwith frat boys and beer, to win a battle for gender equality. We plunge into a black hole, take a trip over Niagara Falls, and upend some myths about falling cats. What can flashing lights and an eerie reverberating sound do for the brain of someone suffering from Alzheimer s? We update one of our favorite episodes. There s a new bug popping up around the world. Or it might just be an old bug that finally met its moment. Howthe right words can have the wrong meanings, and the best translations lead us to an understanding that's way deeper than language. In thisadapted pieceby Kerning Cultures, we take a road trip across America -startingwith two Jads andendingwith forty-seven Lebanons. In the 1980s, as China was modernizing, they ran into a problem. There was no way to fit their 70,000 plus character language on a QWERTY keyboard. Today, the story of how they did it. A look at two groups of uncounted Americans who want to have a say in our democracy. Plus, Latif has a new show on Netflix! By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms of Use.

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