(So-Called) Life

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WNYC Studios

Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2008

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In a world where biology and engineering intersect, how do you decide what's "natural"?

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0:00.0	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:04.8	From New York Public Radio.
0:06.6	Public Radio.
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0:12.5	And NPR.
0:15.5	It's alive.
0:16.8	It's alive.
0:18.3	It's alive. It's alive. It's alive.
0:20.6	It's alive. This is Radio Lab It's alive. It's alive.
0:22.9	This is Radio Lab. I'm Chad Abramrod. Today we're in a Dr. Frankenstein sort of mood.
0:26.9	So we figure where better to start.
0:29.2	Test test. Then at the museum.
0:30.6	American Museum of Natural History.
0:33.8	Where they have on a kind of Frankenstein exhibit.
0:36.4	Okay, I'm Laurel Kendall. I curate the American Museum of Natural History's exhibit, mythic creatures.
0:42.3	We're standing in front of a dragon.
0:45.3	Now, why would there be a dragon at the Museum of Natural History?
0:49.3	Well, according to the curator Laurel Kendall, why not?
0:53.3	The human mind loves to wonder, well, what would happen if we put wings on a horse or put a tail on a beautiful woman.
1:00.0	That is human.
1:01.0	Justified however you want.
1:02.0	That belongs in the museum.
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