Robert Krulwich

Moths That Drive Cars (Really)

Robert Krulwich — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:56:29 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2k1T2X7_Aw

The Boomerang Rocket Ship: Shoot It Up, Back It Comes

Robert Krulwich — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:45:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxiK7K28PU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orUjSkc2pG0

A 'Who Do You Hang With?' Map of America

Robert Krulwich — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:55:00 +0000

Look at the center of this map, at the little red dot that marks Kansas City. Technically, Kansas City is at the edge of Missouri, but here on this map it's in the upper middle section of a bigger space with strong blue borders. We don't have a name for this bigger space yet, but soon we will.

I would call it, for the moment, "The Part Of America Kansas City Hangs With" because that's what this map is saying. It's a new, intriguing way to see our country. This one was built by tracking dollar bill circulation. There've been similar maps built from phone call data.

The Big Squeeze: Can Cities Save The Earth?

Robert Krulwich — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:18:00 +0000

Let's get dense. If we take all the atoms inside you, all roughly 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 of them, and squeeze away all the space inside, then, says physicist Brian Greene:

That's a very tight fit. So tight that in real life, it couldn't happen. It's not physically possible. Atoms won't crunch that close. But people, it seems, are willing to try.

Monty Python's John Cleese Almost Explains Our Brains

Robert Krulwich — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:48:24 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQjgsQ5G8ug

Guy Builds Solar-Powered Death Ray In His Backyard (Yawn)

Robert Krulwich — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:09:09 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrje73EyKag

What Happened When Humans Met An Alien Intelligence? Sex Happened

Robert Krulwich — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:16:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i_oJn-9d_0

What's That Thing Hanging Outside My Bathroom Window? My Neighbor's Drone

Robert Krulwich — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:43:31 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze84IaSnKFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxPTbf8OKaM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJafR9dMV2k

Falling Off The Moon

Robert Krulwich — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:02:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3Oi9JWsyM

Phooey On Flu

Robert Krulwich — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:33:00 +0000

A lot of you have had it by now, or are having it or are about to be exposed. This year's flu is called "H3N2" and this week it's doing big business in about 47 states, Chicago and New York. If you've had a flu shot and if you wash your hands several times a day for 20 seconds, (which is the time it takes to hum "Happy Birthday to You" two times through) you might reduce your odds of getting sick.

But your biggest ally is your immune system. It's hard, during flu season, to avoid inhaling a virus or two (or three, or 10,000), but that doesn't mean they're going to take you over.