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70 years ago, screwworms feasted on the flesh of warm-blooded creatures. A young scientist almost wiped them out. But now, they’re coming back, forcing us to ask: in an era of climate change and mass extinction — should we kill off a species on purpose? radiolab.visitlink.me/ZPUyKp!facebook

Should we make a species go extinct… on purpose??

This week, we consider snail's sex lives. Which, as it turns out, are epic. There is persuasion and subterfuge, spaghetti penises and co-copulation. And this very surprising habit—erm kink—of making tiny arrows and stabbing each other with them. lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

This week, we examine three very different kinds of black boxes: spaces where we know what’s going in, we know what’s coming out, but can’t see what happens in-between. Listen to "Black Box" wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

Our host Lulu Miller is leading a brand new experiment at On Air Fest this year! On Air Fest is a sound and storytelling festival this week in Brooklyn. If you wanna come, use the code w3lcom3-wnyc for 30% off tickets. radiolab.visitlink.me/SMFQuf

Sarah and Ross Gray knew their son wouldn’t live long. As they let go of him, they made a decision that reverberated through a world they never thought about. Years later, they meet the people for whom their son's short life was a different kind of gift. lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

Radiolab will be at On Air Fest for a Music Apothecary with co-host Lulu Miller and guitarist/composer Kaki King. Bring your psychic ailments, big or small, for a chance to receive a musical prescription concocted just for you. Tickets here: radiolab.visitlink.me/OYU-0f

In the 2000s, websites crashed all the time. Sunil Nakrani decided he was going to fix that. But after a year of studying, he was no closer to an answer. Eventually, he learned the internet could only be fixed if he paid attention to the humble honeybee. lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

Tickets to our live show, Viscera: Gripping Tales of The Human Body, are SOLD OUT. But good news: you can still stream the live show TOMORROW, Feb 12, for free! Register for live steam tickets here: radiolab.org/live

This week on Radiolab: We break the thermometer and watch the mercury spill out as we discover that temperature is far stranger than it seems. We've got five stories that run the gamut from snakes to stars. Listen to Kleptotherms: lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

The bad news: At 35, Rachel E. Gross found out she had a stroke. The good news: the stroke was in her cerebellum, a part of the brain that doctors assured her was "redundant." But after Rachel had surgery in her cerebellum, she didn't feel like herself. lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

In 2024, I had a bleed in my cerebellum, a fist-sized part of my brain surgeons told me was "redundant" & mainly concerned with motor control. So why, after months of recovery, did I no longer feel like myself? I went to @Radiolab to find out. radiolab.org/podcast/song-o… #karaoke

HEY NYC! Avir has a fascinating, terrifying, really fun story to share with you about a war being waged ACROSS THE WORLD. If you want to hear that very serious, vaguely chicken-related story live on Thursday, Feb 12 in Manhattan, grab tickets here: radiolab.org/visceranyc

Only two days left to make a year-end donation and secure one of these Radiolab items. We’ve got a bumper sticker, a Radiolab story structure shirt, and our first-ever puzzle. Donate here to get an item: radiolab.org/donate

A year ago we brought you a show called Shell Game where a journalist named Evan Ratliff made an AI copy of himself. Now, Evan’s using AI to do more than just mimic himself — he’s starting a company staffed entirely by AI agents. Listen here: lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

Love it or hate it, the freedom to say obnoxious and subversive things is the quintessence of what makes America America. But our say-almost-anything approach to free speech is actually relatively recent, and you can trace it back to one guy. Listen here: lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

TikTok has radically changed the online world, but maybe not how you’d expect. This week, we look at how Facebook’s approach to free speech has evolved since Trump’s victory and how TikTok upended everything we see. Listen to “Content Warning” here: lnk.to/radiolab?utm_s…

There are only a few days left to get our Radiolab tote bag WHICH CAN FIT A TODDLER. You can get it by joining The Lab by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. The Lab is our membership program, it supports the work we do and gets you access perks. Go here to join: members.radiolab.org

We’re so excited that our lovely Molly Webster and Heather Radke were on NPR’s It’s Been a Minute with Brittany Luse! They talked about menopause, orcas, and a brand new way to think about an ancient experience. Listen here: radiolab.visitlink.me/FmiKu7

Over millions of years, human voices have evolved to hold startling power. These clouds of vibrating air carry crucial information about who we are. This week, we try to understand how we got our sonic fingerprint, and what happens when it’s taken away. lnk.to/radiolab!x