Robert Krulwich

Robert Krulwich is a retired American radio and television journalist best known as the longtime co-host of WNYC Studios’ science and storytelling show Radiolab. He previously served as a science correspondent for NPR and spent over two decades as a correspondent at ABC and CBS News, covering science, economics, and foreign affairs. He is now Host Emeritus at Radiolab.

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Being Mortal👍 Recommends
…acknowledging sources and books that informed the episode reporting
“And thanks also to Dr. Atul Gawande for all his help and his latest book. Which is really, I really thought it was wonderful. It's called Being Mortal.”
on Radiolab
Parasitic Diseases👍 Recommends
…discussing dixon despamier's authoritative textbook on parasites
“He literally wrote the book on parasites. The book is called Parasitic Diseases. You know it very well. It's soon to be a major motion picture, but now in its fourth edition.”
on Radiolab
Resilience: The Science of Why Things Bounce Back💬 Mentioned
…introducing andrew zolli and his forthcoming book on resilience and prisoner's dilemma
“Okay, so The Prisoner's Dilemma is a very famous thought experiment. It's a little tricky to describe, but I got a friend of mine, Andrew Zolli, who's written about The Prisoner's Dilemma in an upcoming book. Resilience, the science of why things bounce back.”
on Radiolab
The Accidental Universe💬 Mentioned
…theoretical physics and the limits of what can be explained through mathematics
“Inspired by an essay written by physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, called The Accidental Universe, taken from a book of the same name. I was reading Harper's Magazine, and I found an article written by another physicist and a novelist, Alan Lightman. And I thought, oh, boy, this is going to drive Brian bats. Because Alan says there is a group of physicists, and Brian happens to be one of them, who've embraced a very exciting idea with an unfortunate effect.”
on Radiolab
Why Does the World Exist?👍 Recommends
…exploring the fundamental nature of reality and whether matter is solid or ethereal
“His name is Jim Holt. Okay. And he wrote this really good book called Why Does the World Exist? And just to get us started. In that book, he quotes a poem. Kick at the rock, Sam Johnson. Break your bones. But cloudy, cloudy is the stuff of stones. Special thanks to Jim Holt, who—actually, we're both too shy to ever headbutt each other and too weak ever to try it. But anyway, he has a wonder—the book is called Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story.”
on Radiolab