Notes Design

Regular readers of the We Made This blog will by now know that we’re all about visual culture, in its myriad different forms. But we’re also aware that there is some other incredibly good stuff out there; the sort of stuff that doesn’t always enter your head through your peepers.

So we wanted to share a bit of aural pleasure with you, in the form of the fantastically brilliant Radiolab show coming out of WNYC public radio in New York.

They desribe the show like this: ‘Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we'll feed it with possibility.’

The latest season has explored laughter, lying, man-made life, and the various incarnations of War of the Worlds. Each show is around an hour long, and each one is a conceptual and audio delight. They’re available as downloadable MP3s and also as podcasts. Go listen.