Jad Abumrad (“Radiolab”, “Dolly Parton’s America”) – American Multiverse To create the podcast series "Dolly Parton's America", Jad Abumrad and … A detective story that’s at once mythically large and painfully intimate. Hello. I have greatly enjoyed reading the story of the Lacks family, of Henrietta Lacks' life her background, her life, her personality, her children etc. . Jad Abumrad is the creator and host of Radiolab, a public radio program broadcast on nearly 600 stations across the nation and downloaded more than 12 million times a month as a podcast.The show is co-hosted by Lulu Miller, and Latif Nasser. ... And coming back from that trip on the mountain, a friend of mine gave me a book that gave this whole idea a name. How did she live? She is coeditor of The Best American Science Writing 2011 and has worked as a correspondent for NPR’s Radiolab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW. He is the founder of the syndicated public radio program Radiolab , which is broadcast on over 600 radio stations nationwide and is, as a podcast, downloaded more than 120 million times a year. It is equal parts popular science, historical biography, and detective novel.” —Ed Yong, DISCOVER.COM “Best book I’ve read in years.” —Brian Sullivan, Fox Business Network “Thanks to Rebecca Skloot, we may now remember Henrietta—who she was, how she lived, how she died.” —The New Republic “We need more writers like Rebecca Skloot.” —E.O.Wilson. a real page turner.” —Hanna Rosin, Slate “Skloot explores human consequences of the intersection of science and business, rescuing one of modern medicine’s inadvertent pioneers from an unmarked grave.” —US News & World Report “Remarkably balanced and nonjudgmental . Finally, the author's passion, attention to details and strong desire to uncover the truth in addition to her genuine intentions and actions to help this family is admirable. I make music and I make Radiolab and More Perfect. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The emotional impact of Skloot’s tale is intensified by its skillfully orchestrated counterpoint between two worlds.” —Nature“A jaw-dropping true story . ROBERT KRULWICH: This is a book of logarithmic tables. . Deborah with her children, LaTonya and Alfred, and her second husband, James Pullum, in the mid-1980s. --This text refers to an alternate, Starred Review. Abumrad employs his dual backgrounds as composer and journalist to create what’s been called “a new aesthetic” in broadcast journalism. Meanwhile Lacks, a vivacious 31-year-old African-American who had once been a tobacco farmer, tended her five children and endured scarring radiation treatments in the hospital’s “colored” ward. a searching moral inquiry into greed and blinkered lives . a very thought provoking book. . . It is a good read, but make no mistake about this: It is a story of a black family told from the point of view of a white woman author. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. He’s co-host and creator of “Radiolab,” a popular public radio show that’s broadcast on more than 500 stations across the United States and has been downloaded as a podcast over 9 million times per month. It places scientific research, informed consent, and patient privacy in its historical context. For many people, including myself, Radiolab was one of the first podcasts we listened to that introduced us to a … Abumrad also hosts Everything.Together. [and] challenges much of what we believe of ethics, tissue ownership, and humanity.” —Science “Indelible . I work in scientific research and clinical trials and the entire 'story' was so interesting to me, I have even worked on HeLa cells - but had no idea of their background, and the way they were obtained and used in the early days without consent horrifies me. Jad Abumrad Roadtrip Nation interview. Her story shocked and surprised me, but I didn't think it would stay in my thoughts during the day as it has. It also raises sometimes uncomfortable questions with no clear-cut answers about whether people should be remunerated for their physical, genetic contributions to research and about the role of profit in science.” —National Public Radio “An indelible, marvelous story as powerful as those cells.” —Philadelphia Inquirer “As much an act of justice as one of journalism.” —Seattle Times “A stunning book . There's a feeling of dread and a feeling of anxiety that you have at this point, and there's a tendency to want to curtail the uncertainty…but premature certainty is the enemy-it's always the enemy. I highly recommend this book. Just the simple facts are hard to believe: that in 1951, a poor black woman named Henrietta Lacks dies of cervical cancer, but pieces of the tumor that killed her--taken without her knowledge or consent--live on, first in one lab, then in hundreds, then thousands, then in giant factories churning out polio vaccines, then aboard rocket ships launched into space. It has even made me question myself and my husband about our own thoughts on what happens to bits of our body, from blood tests to biopsies! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. The author has given life to the woman and her family besides her cells stored in the lab. . . In the process, she exposes the minefield of scientific, legal, and philosophical questions raised by Lacks's unwitting legacy. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Rebecca Skloot tells the story with great sensitivity, urgency and, in the end, damn fine writing. Jad Abumrad is the host and creator of Radiolab, a public radio program broadcast on nearly 600 stations across the nation and downloaded more than 12 million times a month as a podcast. It has a power and resonance rarely found in any genre, and is a subject that touches each of us, whether or not we are aware of our connection to Henrietta’s gift.” —The Oregonian “This is the perfect book. Removed during a biopsy and cultured without her permission, the HeLa cells (named from the first two letters of her first and last names) reproduced boisterously in a lab at Johns Hopkins — the first human cells ever to do so. Falling. Look Inside The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I didn't really know what to expect from this book. It reads like a novel but has the intellectual substance of a science textbook or a historical biography.” —The Daily Nebraskan “Illuminates what happens when medical research is conducted within an unequal health-care system and delivers an American narrative fraught with intrigue, tragedy, triumph, pathos, and redemption.” —MS.“A tremendous accomplishment —a tale of important science history that reads like a terrific novel.” —Kansas City Star “Good science writing isn’t easy, but Skloot makes it appear so.” —The Wichita Eagle “Encompasses nearly every hot-button issue currently surrounding the practice of medicine.” —Madison Capital Times “Defies easy categorization . ROBERT KRULWICH: So remember, this is before there were calculators. She explains how she didn't talk down to people in one breath and then in another breath explains how (in her eyes) uneducated x person is ("Do you know what a cell is?"). 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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2017. . The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a heroic work of cultural and medical journalism.” —Laura Miller, Salon.com “No dead woman has done more for the living . . . Failure is an inevitable part of any creative practice. This biography ensures that she will never again be reduced to cells in a petri dish: she will always be Henrietta as well as HeLa.” —The Telegraph (U.K.) “Brings the Lacks family alive . They spawned the first viable, indeed miraculously productive, cell line—known as HeLa. JAD ABUMRAD: What are logarithmic tables? Even though none of this was rock solid science by any means Amy says that … raises urgent questions about race and research for ‘progress’ . Highlight, take notes, and search in the book, In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. Good story about a black family, but told from a white woman POV. Scientifically challenged readers will rejoice in Skloot's ability to explain complex technical processes in layperson's terms. In a time when it’s fashionable to demonize scientists, Skloot generously does not pin any sins to the lapels of the researchers. . J.J.B. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2020. As it happened, his Lebanese-born father, Naji Abumrad, was a physician at Vanderbilt Hospital who had treated the singer in 2014 for minor injuries from a … .No matter how much you may know about basic biology, you will be amazed by this book." . Click on thumbnails for larger images. A detective story that's at once mythically large and painfully intimate. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks will leave readers reeling, plain and simple. She has taught creative writing and science journalism at the University of Memphis, the University of Pittsburgh, and New York University. . As it happened, his Lebanese-born father, Naji Abumrad, was a physician at Vanderbilt Hospital who had treated the singer in 2014 for minor injuries from a car accident. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try again. Henrietta Lacks was a 31-year-old black mother of five in Baltimore when she died of cervical cancer in 1951. Jad Abumrad doesn’t do things by the book, and he’s been rewarded for it. . Margaret Gey and Minnie, a lab technician, in the Gey lab at Hopkins, circa 1951. . --This text refers to an alternate, Wisdom Is a Gift: A Guide to Preserving Family Stories, Albert Einstein: A Life From Beginning to End (Biographies of Physicists Book 1). —Paula J. Giddings, author of Ida, A Sword Among Lions; Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor, Afro-American Studies, Smith College “Skloot’s engaging, suspenseful book is an incredibly welcome addition for non-science wonks.” —Newsweek“Extraordinary . Henrietta died a cruel death and was all but forgotten, while her miraculous cells live on, “growing with mythological intensity.” Skloot travels to tiny Clover, Virginia; learns that Henrietta’s family tree embraces black and white branches; becomes close to Henrietta’s daughter, Deborah; and discovers that although the HeLa cells have improved countless lives, they have also engendered a legacy of pain, a litany of injustices, and a constellation of mysteries. . I can’t think of a better way to capture the corrosive effects of ethical transgressions in medical research. The show is nationally syndicated and is available as a podcast.In 2008, live shows were first offered. There are several stories which require the storyteller to insert themselves within the story to set the tone and context of their respective stories. This book, perfectly narrated, touches on multiple topics, from segregation to biology. Please try again. Even before killing Lacks herself in 1951, they took on a life of their own. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017. Amazing Story Let Down by White Saviour Narrative, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2020. MARK NIGRINI: So log tables were a very convenient way of doing multiplication in the early part of the last century. By letting the Lackses be people, and by putting them in the center of the history, Skloot turns just another tale about the march of progress into a complicated portrait of the interaction between science and human lives. SS: Picture it. Skloot, who deftly weaves together the disparate threads of biography, science, and social history, provides a remarkably evenhanded assessment of the shadier dealings of the biomedical industry despite her obvious affection and sympathy for the Lacks family. Radio journalist Jad Abumrad spent years developing a formula for storytelling—then one contentious report upended it all. It boils down to this: There’s a benefit to being lost, and that should be shared. Much like "The Help". Jad Abumrad, 47, and Karla Murthy, 47 Occupations: He is the creator and a host of the Peabody Award-winning radio show and podcast “Radiolab”; she is a documentary filmmaker. I feel moved even to say on behalf of the thousands of anonymous black men and women who’ve been experimented on for medical purposes, thank you. . . At on point the author relays an experience where she had to relay what she knew about how black people have historically been treated in medical situations and she seems to figuratively pat herself on the back for being able to name two situations. Jad Abumrad sits down with Dolly Parton. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. A fascinating read - thoroughly enjoyed the book. I have learnt far more in the book around the story of cell culture than I did in my undergrad and I wish we had been recommended this book. Photograph: Shima Oliaee Three years on, Dolly Parton’s America is the result of much digging, research and time spent speaking to the star herself. Jad Abumrad: Like this guy, mathematician, Steve Strogatz, and he would paint a picture. As a Life Sciences Graduate, I knew of the HeLa cells and of the woman behind the cells, but only by name. Science journalist Skloot makes a remarkable debut with this multilayered story about faith, science, journalism, and grace. . Main Street in downtown Clover, Virginia, where Henrietta was raised, circa 1930s. She lives in Chicago. a vivid portrait of Lacks that should be as abiding as her cells.” —The Times (U.K.) “I can’t imagine a better tale. . How she did die? . Jad Abumrad doesn’t do things by the book, and he’s been rewarded for it. How to confront, embrace, and learn from the unavoidable failures of creative practice; with case studies that range from winemaking to animation. You are listening to a sample of the Audible narration for this Kindle book. Henrietta and David Lacks, circa 1945. WNYC. . It was chosen as a best book of 2010 by more than sixty media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, People, and the New York Times. REBECCA SKLOOT is an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Discover; and many others. --Jad Abumrad. I ordered this book to read for one of my Ethics classes. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? For more information, visit her website at RebeccaSkloot.com, where you’ll find links to follow her on Twitter and Facebook. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks an instant classic – this is one of those stories that genuinely needed to be told. Interesting essays on radio and audio documentary by some influential names in those worlds, including Chris Brookes, Scott Carrier, the Kitchen Sisters, Jad Abumrad (Radiolab), Ira Glass, Joe Richman, Jay Allison, and many people I had never heard of before. The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.” —Entertainment Weekly“Science writing is often just about ‘the facts.’ Skloot’s book, her first, is far deeper, braver, and more wonderful.” —New York Times Book Review“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a triumph of science writing...one of the best nonfiction books I have ever read.” —Wired.com“A deftly crafted investigation of a social wrong committed by the medical establishment, as well as the scientific and medical miracles to which it led.” —Washington Post“Riveting...a tour-de-force debut.” —Chicago Sun-Times“A real-life detective story, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks probes deeply into racial and ethical issues in medicine . . All of which is to say: the science end of this story is enough to blow one's mind right out of one's face. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine He was a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, the creator of “Radiolab” and the closest thing public radio has to royalty. Andrew Zolli (curator and executive director of PopTech), is joined by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point), and Radiolab host Jad Abumrad to discuss resilience, the emerging field of study explored in Zolli's new book, Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back.Uncovering the interconnectedness of both natural and man-made failures, Zolli shares lessons in recreating stability … It’s a heartbreaking story, beautifully rendered.” —The Lancet “Read this . . He’s co-host and creator of “Radiolab,” a popular public radio show that’s broadcast on more than 500 stations across the United States and has been downloaded as a podcast over 9 million times per month. 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