547: The Genetic Arms Race | How CRISPR and AI Destroy the World

THE BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred years, an object has been seen, heard and *photograp...

19 Jul 202225min

Imagine you wake up one morning and notice everything around you is just a tiny bit different.   Maybe you're in the same house, but furniture is slightly out of place. Your favorite coffee mug is the...

11 Jul 202219min

OPERATION: HIGHJUMP   Operation Highjump commenced in August 1946. It was the largest, most heavily armed naval task force ever sent to Antarctica.  Leading the mission was Admiral Richard E Byrd, one...

6 Jul 202229min

MYSTERY OF THE CIRCLEVILLE LETTERS We all keep secrets. For most of us, these are nothing more than minor embarrassing details about ourselves. But some of us have dark secrets which, if discovered, c...

26 Jun 202227min

SOUNDS FROM THE HOLE TO HELL   In 1989, Dr. Dimitry Azacov and a group of scientists were working on a borehole drilling project in Siberia.  When the drill reached 14.4 kilometers, or 9 miles deep, t...

26 Jun 202216min

PROOF THAT EVERYTHING - INCLUDING GOD - IS A SIMULATION   Is this reality? Well, we're experiencing ... something right now so maybe the better question is: *what* is reality?   Could everything we se...

26 Jun 202227min

THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES   On February 25, 1942, at about 2:30 in the morning, the people of Los Angeles were jolted awake by the sound of air-raid sirens.   The city was ordered to blackout and prep...

26 Jun 202217min

CHASING THE IMMORTAL COUNT   The Count of Saint Germain has been called a prophet, a sorcerer, and an immortal.  He's been spotted all over the world for a thousand years. And every time he's seen, he...

26 Jun 202218min