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I just discovered 99% Invisible yesterday. http://99percentinvisible.org/ It's a podcast devoted to discussions on architecture and design and how they affect real people in the real world. It's as fascinating as RadioLab and as well-produced. The episodes tend to run 10-15 minutes, occasionally longer. The producer, Roman Mars, has a great voice and a great "attitude" as he presents, but most of the meat of the episodes is presented by experts or commentators concerned with whatever the topic is. Recommended 1st Episode: 68 - Built For Speed - http://99percentinvisible.org/post/37800145222/episode-68-built-for-speed - "I want you to conjure an image in your mind of the white stripes that divide the lanes of traffic going the same direction on a major highway. How long are the stripes and the spaces between them? You can spread your arms out to estimate if you want to. Over the course of many years, a psychology researcher named Dennis Schafer at Ohio State asked students from many different parts of the country this question and the most common response was that the white stripes are two feet long. Tom Vanderbilt, author of the brilliant book Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), reveals the real answer and some of the other perceptual countermeasures that are designed to make you feel comfortable going way faster than your brain can adequately process."
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WEH posted:Paved the way, sure, but slick production values and listenability don't make up for the fact that they are (or at least were) flat out wrong about lots of stuff. Curious, what are some examples of topics they were wrong about? Radiolab is one of my favorite podcasts, so I'm genuinely interested in where they go astray
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