Listener Mail IV: The Listening
It's that time again. Join Robert, Joe and Christian for another round of robot-delivered listener mail. They're read your missives concerning everything from the Chinese zodiac and psychopaths to sol...
25 Feb 201658min
John C. Lilly: Province of the Mind
The figure of John C. Lilly as psychedelic dolphin communicator burns in the collective memory as a counterculture avatar, yet his legacy embodies far more than the mythologized and/or vilified figure...
23 Feb 20161h 15min
Dreams of Orgonon: Sex, Storms & Death
Do you believe there's a natural energy that permeates the universe? Wilhelm Reich did, calling it "orgone." He also thought it was generated by orgasms, could manipulate the weather and cure cancer. ...
18 Feb 20161h 9min
Echoborg: The Computer Controls You
Imagine a future in which powerful AIs use human surrogates or "echoborgs" to speak their words and socialize with humans. The living, breathing avatar simply recites the computer's words at the confe...
16 Feb 201647min
Tractable Thunder: Early Days of Electricity, Part 2
Electricity lost its magic over the course the 18th and 19th centuries. The "invisible fire" steadily transitioned from a mysterious force of wonder to a mundane reality of daily modern life. In this ...
11 Feb 20161h 6min
The Holy Amber: Early Days of Electricity, Part 1
Electricity lost its magic over the course the 18th and 19th centuries. The "invisible fire" steadily transitioned from a mysterious force of wonder to a mundane reality of daily modern life. In this ...
9 Feb 201653min
Weaponized Animals: From Fire Pigs to Bomb Bats
Warfare has always played a central role in human civilization, but we've always invited to share the rest of the animal kingdom to share in the violence and misery -- sometimes as actual weapons. Joi...
4 Feb 201638min
Tooth, Mind and Soul: Dental Modification
When you think of body modification, you probably don't think about your teeth. Yet dental modification takes place throughout the world, from ancient superstitious practices to the modern cult of the...
2 Feb 201657min
