PRI: Science and Creativity from Studio 360

Science and Creativity from PRI's Studio 360: stories about the art of discovery and innovation. From the TV to the fax machine, to the telephone itself, if Bell Labs didn't invent it, the probably perfected it. Produced by PRI and WNYC, and supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

When NASA launches the space shuttle, mission control wakes up the astronauts every morning with a song. But that's not the only music heard in outer space. The astronauts often bring instruments with them to play. We asked Richard Paul to find out what it's like to rock out in space.

Science and Creativity from PRI's Studio 360: Stories about the art of discovery and innovation. A sculpture unlocks a secret of cell structure, a tornado forms in a can, and a child's toy gets sent into orbit. Exploring science as a creative act since 2005. Produced by PRI and WNYC, and supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Today Jeff Lieberman is the host of "Time Warp" on the Discovery Channel. But years ago, when Lieberman was a teenager, he was unsure whether to choose a creative or scientific path. Then he encountered an amazing sculpture by the artist Arthur Ganson. (piece produced by Lindsay Patterson)

Studio 360 commissioned the author Lydia Millet to write a short story inspired by the LHC's "grand opening." Her acclaimed 2005 novel Oh Pure and Radiant Heart was about the physicists who created the atomic bomb. Actor Martha Plimpton reads "Telford."

Studio 360's Kurt Andersen talks with Will Wright, the creator of the evolutionary video game Spore.

Bernie Krause talks about the symphony of the natural world.