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Jad Abumrad is the creator of WNYC's Radiolab and a 2011 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. He is a radio host and producer whose engaging audio explorations of scientific and philosophical questions[…]

Jad Abumrad Livestream

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Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad answer’s Big Think users’ questions.

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