Aug
05
Robert Krulwich is one of my media heroes. He’s been working in radio forever, telling entertaining stories about topics that are difficult to explain. These days, he reports for the science desk at NPR and cohosts Radiolab, which is produced at WNYC in New York.
Two summers ago he gave a commencement address at Caltech about how important it is for scientists to tell stories about their work. As an example of how to do it right, he used a story from Smithsonian. And it’s by me! He doesn’t name me, but he quotes extensively. (Yes, I do pick funny quotes, thank you for noticing.) You can listen to the whole speech here – he starts talking about my story at 19:45.
This was possibly even cooler than being anthologized.
Hmmm… Why didn’t he say your name?
I dunno. It would’ve been nice for me, but probably not a very interesting detail for the people listening to the speech.