Matthew Cloutier
Matthew Cloutier is a producer for TED Radio Hour. While at the show, he has focused on stories about science and the natural world, ranging from operating Mars rovers to exploring Antarctica's hidden life. He has also pitched these kinds of episodes, including "Through The Looking Glass" and "Migration."
Cloutier began in January 2020 as the intern for TED Radio Hour, following which he expanded into social media and audience engagement. He created a series of activities and lessons to pair with show segments. He began producing at his current capacity in the fall of 2020.
Prior to NPR, Cloutier worked for the independent station WPKN in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
He graduated from Middlebury College in 2019 with a degree in Environmental Studies and never outgrew his childhood obsessions with dinosaurs, moths and sea life.
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A newly discovered species of caterpillar eats other bugs and then wears their dead bodies.
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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reflects on her term and the urgency of connecting to nature through poetry. -
Scientists have discovered a new color... but you can only see it through a laser. How did scientists make the discovery and what could it mean for how we see color?
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Researchers from Rice University imaged the magma underneath Yellowstone and showed how it vents pressure, reducing the likelihood of a massive eruption anytime soon.
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When bats swarm out of caves in the thousands, they almost never crash into each other. Why?
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12th century French monks used animal skins to bind and cover their books. One group of books covers didn't look at all like the others. Protein fingerprint and DNA analysis revealed them to be not local cows or sheep, but seals from as far away as Greenland. The find highlights the extent of medieval trade.
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Researchers have discovered a manuscript of one of the oldest versions of the story of King Arthur. How did they find and decipher it?
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rana Foroohar, a columnist for the Financial Times, about President Trump's goal with tariffs.
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NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department and recent arrests of international scholars. -
Christie's held an auction for "The Bay of Eze," a painting by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. With fees and all, the painting ended up selling for 945,000 pounds.
