National Public Radio (NPR) released an account of the Poincaré conjecture and the controversy surrounding "The New Yorker" article. David Kestenbaum, a former Harvard Physics graduate student, reported on the story. In his interview, Yau called Perelman’s work “truly original and genius”, and the "New Yorker" article as inaccurate, denying having given a quote concerning credit contributions at a specific press conference referenced by "The New Yorker". He did not directly answer if he had ever made such a statement. "NPR translated an audiotape provided by Yau" and their analysis was in agreement with Yau's statements. Sylvia Nasar was said to have declined multiple attempts for interview by NPR.