Strange News: Gabby Petito, Potty-training Cows and Google's Bizarre Time Crystals
Authorities discover a body they believe to be the remains of Gabby Petito. Scientists wonder whether toilet training cattle may help the environment. Google goes full sci-fi with the creation of "tim...
27 Syys 202159min
ABCs in Europe: Abnormally Big Cats
For decades, people across the United Kingdom have been reporting something strange: enormous, cat-like beasts popping up on the edges of cities, only to disappear without a trace. In today's episode,...
24 Syys 202153min
Listener Mail: Big Almond, Fitbit and the Nature of Addiction
What makes California's almond industry so controversial? Is Fitbit gamifying physical fitness? What more can people learn about video game addiction (and why is this research so important)? Ben and M...
23 Syys 202155min
Guantanamo Bay, Part Two: The Future
What will happen to one of the world's most infamous modern prisons? How long can a person be held without trial -- and what happens when the government sets those people free? In the second part of t...
22 Syys 202145min
CLASSIC: Big Data and You
We hear about "big data" more and more these days - but how much of it is sensationalism, and how much is true? The answers may surprise you. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...
21 Syys 202147min
Strange News: The US vs. Prince Andrew, China Moves World's Largest Guan Yu Statue, Facebook Makes Ray-Bans
In the UK, Prince Andrew's legal team attempts to dodge US rulings regarding Virginia Giuffre. In China, local protests trigger the relocation of a massive statue. Facebook and Ray-Ban team up to depl...
20 Syys 202157min
Guantanamo Bay, Part One: An Origin Story
Today, the word "Guantánamo" is, for most people, synonymous with one of the world's most infamous prisons -- but, as it turns out, the troubled story of this location dates back much further. In part...
17 Syys 202138min
CLASSIC: Operation Gladio: Invisible Armies and The Secret War
At the close of WWII, US allies created secret, "stay-behind" armies, designed to protect the population in the event of a Communist invasion. So why are they linked with terrorist groups? What were t...
16 Syys 202144min
