Michael De Bonis
Producer
mdebonis@wbez.org
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Michael De Bonis is a producer on WBEZ's science program Clever Apes. He began his journalism career at WBEZ with a production internship on the station's award-winning news magazine show, Eight Forty-Eight.
He built up his journalism chops writing scripts, reporting feature stories and news spots, and producing interviews with high-profile guests such as Cindy Crawford and Rev. Jesse Jackson. He was a Carl M. Wilson Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated in 2002 with a BA in Philosophy.
RECENT STORIES
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Dec. 15, 2011
Memory can be a tricky thing. As we learned in yesterday's episode of Clever Apes, our earliest recollections are re-written in our brains every time we think of them. This can increase the chances...
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Sep. 21, 2011
In last week’s episode, we talked to Leo Smith about his work with venomous fish and the promise they may hold for medical science. It turns out that there are more venomous fish than any other kind...
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Sep. 09, 2011
If you’ve ever looked for some soothing sounds to help you relax, you may have come across something called binaural beats. If you search online, you’ll find hundreds of websites touting CD’s, mp3’s...
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Aug. 18, 2011
When you think of the geniuses that have shaped the modern world, certain names may come to mind: Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, perhaps. One name that doesn’t get as much attention is that of...
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Aug. 09, 2011
It’s been just over a year since WBEZ started this science experiment called Clever Apes. We’ve explored the cosmos, delved into the origins of consciousness, and even won a couple...
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Jun. 30, 2011
Juvenile chimpanzee with tool from WBEZ on Vimeo.
In the latest episode, Elizabeth Lonsdorf of the Lincoln Park Zoo explained that everywhere chimpanzees are studied, they use sticks to investigate...
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Apr. 14, 2011
In the latest episode, we took you behind the scenes at the Field Museum where Dermestid beetles and their larvae chew the flesh off of animal specimens, leaving only the skeletons...
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Feb. 22, 2011
3rd Ward
Alderman Pat Dowell was successful in her re-election campaign for City Council. In 2007, she replaced long-time Ald. Dorothy Tillman. Tillman’s daughter Ebony tried to best Dowell...
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Feb. 22, 2011
12th Ward
The Southwest Side 12th ward, mostly Latino, covers parts of Brighton Park, McKinley Park, Back of the Yards and Little Village. It’s struggling with overcrowded housing, foreclosure...
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Feb. 22, 2011
Updated At: 11:00 p.m. There were a number of tight North Side aldermanic contests, with runoffs to follow in April. Among the highlights are a virtual tie in the 46th Ward race to replace retiring...
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