Former co-host of NPR’s Radiolab, Robert Krulwich is one of the most original and widely listened to broadcasters in the world. A winner of a Peabody Award, Radiolab has been praised throughout the intellectual community and credited with inventing “a new aesthetic for the medium” by Ira Glass.
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Former co-host of NPR’s Radiolab, Robert Krulwich is one of the most original and widely listened to broadcasters in the world. A winner of a Peabody Award, Radiolab has been praised throughout the intellectual community and credited with inventing “a new aesthetic for the medium” by Ira Glass.
Called “a storied figure in public radio history” by The New York Times, Krulwich is renowned for his boundless curiosity and ability to explain complex subjects in creative, compelling, and entertaining ways. He brings this talent to the stage as he illustrates hard-to-see concepts in science with anything at his disposal, including audio and video clips, drawings, gifs, cutting-edge animations, and more.
Over the years, Krulwich has explored the structure of DNA with a banana; created his own Italian Opera, “Ratto Interesso,” to explain how the Federal Reserve regulates interest rates; and explained arbitrage by wearing Groucho glasses.
On Radiolab, Krulwich explores “big ideas” and the mysteries of science and life through visceral storytelling. The show was awarded the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s top honor for excellence in communicating science to the general public and was named #7 on Slate’s 25 Best Podcast Episodes Ever. The show’s podcasts are downloaded over five million times each month.
“I like talking about big ideas, and I especially like creating images that will keep those ideas in peoples’ heads for hours, days, even months,” Krulwich says. He currently explores these issues through drawings, cartoons, videos, and more on his National Geographic blog, “Curiously Krulwich.”
A Special Correspondent for ABC News, Krulwich made regular appearances on Nightline, ABC News Tonight, and Good Morning America. TV Guide called him “the most inventive network reporter in television.”
As host and executive editor of PBS‘ documentary series NOVAscienceNOW, Krulwich looked at scientific breakthroughs and their applications, from fuel cells and hydrogen-powered cars to nanotechnology. For ABC‘s Brave New World series, he examined subjects ranging from artificial intelligence to human cloning.
Krulwich has won Emmy Awards for a cultural history of Barbie, a Frontline investigation of internet privacy, and a look at the Savings & Loan scandal. He also took home the 2010 Essay Prize from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, The Extraordinary Communicator Award from the National Cancer Institute, and the Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award.
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TALKING SCIENCE TO NON-SCIENTISTS: THE LANGUAGE OF CURIOSITY
INSIDE SCIENCE WITH RADIOLAB’S ROBERT KRULWICH
THE ART OF STORYTELLING: WHY LESS IS MORE
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