Someone's Calling From 15,000 Years Ago

Something 15,000 light-years from Earth is sending out a mysterious signal every 44 minutes. Astronomers can't explain it, and just when they thought they were beginning to understand it, something changed. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro explores the baffling discovery of ASKAP J1832−0911, a mysterious object in the Milky Way emitting synchronized radio waves and X-rays unlike anything scientists have observed before. Could it be an exotic dead star, an entirely new cosmic phenomenon, or something even more extraordinary? Then, Kat takes us back to September 3, 1967, when Sweden attempted one of the most remarkable traffic experiments in history: switching an entire nation from driving on the left side of the road to the right. With thousands of road signs, redesigned buses, a nationwide publicity campaign, and millions of nervous drivers, what could possibly go wrong? Plus, the bizarre secret lives of queen ants, including royal coups, brain-changing promotions, and an ant species whose reproductive strategy seems almost impossible. Mysterious signals from deep space, Sweden's Great Traffic Switch, and the astonishing biology of queen ants. All this and more on The Box of Oddities. The Box of Oddities. Curated weirdness for curious minds. Subscribe, follow, and keep flying that freak flag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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