Kathryn Tam

Kathryn Tam likes to nerd out on a lot of things, and right now she’s going through a phase of nerding out on architecture, urbanism, and everything in between. Even though she is the opposite of a science genius, she finds everything about it fascinating, and that only feeds her curiosity more. If you don’t find her watching every documentary by this guy, or listening to this guy (or these guys), then you’ll probably find her with her camera, trespassing into cool-looking buildings she’s not allowed in. She hasn’t been arrested yet, but don’t worry, she always knows where the other exit is.
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Marathon Running
It's marathon time! Jon Chang interviews experts about running tips, Kevin Dell'Aquila looks into the neuroscience of why people exercise and Kathryn Tam interviews her friend about the holy grail of running—the runners' high.
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Hurricane Sandy
Kevin Dell'Aquila and Kathryn Tam interview researchers at New York University and Tulane University to see how hurricanes Sandy and Katrina affected their research.
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Science and the City
Both our stories this week feature New York City itself. Camila Kerwin speaks with members of a club at NYU dedicated to furthering technological innovation in the city’s surroundings. Then, Kathryn Tam describes what the city’s future living spaces might look like in her piece on micro-apartments.
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Hurricane Sandy One Year Later
On this anniversary of Hurricane Sandy we revisit a segment by Kathryn Tam and Kevin Dell'Aquila who interviewed a researcher whose animal research lab was flooded by the storm. Then Kevin and Kathryn head out to the streets of New York to explore what we've learned since then.
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On this anniversary of Hurricane Sandy we revisit a segment by Kathryn Tam and Kevin Dell'Aquila who interviewed a researcher whose animal research lab was flooded by the storm. Then Kevin and Kathryn head out to the streets of New York to explore what we've learned since then.
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Fracking: The Bigger Picture
Kathryn Tam interviews Colin Jerolmack, an assistant professor of sociology at NYU. He recounts his time spent at a shale gas boomtown in rural Pennsylvania, and reveals that the debate over fracking is far from being a black and white issue.
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Kathryn Tam interviews Colin Jerolmack, an assistant professor of sociology at NYU. He recounts his time spent at a shale gas boomtown in rural Pennsylvania, and reveals that the debate over fracking is far from being a black and white issue.
Listen here.