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No. 02 · Natural Sciences

Radiolab

Rank
02
Score
89
People
135
Months
95
Years
2008–2026

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Why people recommend it

There's an excellent Radiolab podcast episode about how often cosmic rays cause computer errors in practice. It's engaging and educational

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I love Radiolab, it's like christmas morning every time they put a new episode up on their podcast.

I think Radiolab is one of the best podcasts out there and it's certainly worth a listen if you've never heard it before.

Radiolab (a podcast that any HN reader would love) did a piece once about a Russian who had perfect recall of his life

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