How old is that artifact in the window?

How old is that artifact in the window?

Carbon dating is a way of determining the age of organic matter up to 50,000 years old. But how does it work? Listen in as Allison and Robert explore the uses of carbon dating, as well as the controversial artifacts dated by this method.

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Future Shock: Part II

Future Shock: Part II

Future Shock: Back in 1970, Alvin Toffler's book "Future Shock" envisioned a future human civilization outpaced, overstimulated and mentally stunned by relentless technological and social change. Toda...

8 Mai 201432min

Future Shock: Part I

Future Shock: Part I

Future Shock: Back in 1970, Alvin Toffler's book "Future Shock" envisioned a future human civilization outpaced, overstimulated and mentally stunned by relentless technological and social change. Toda...

6 Mai 201440min

The Cuckoo Mafia

The Cuckoo Mafia

The Cuckoo Mafia: Sure, humans have their organized crime, but what about the Earth's other residents? Are their animal mafias? How does "crime" even work outside the confines of human culture? Find o...

29 Apr 201429min

The Habitable Epoch

The Habitable Epoch

The Habitable Epoch: What if we're wrong. What if life isn't a rarity in a dead cosmos, but rather a common occurrence in the habitable epoch 10 to 20 million years after the Big Bang? Explore the min...

24 Apr 201428min

Rise of the Vampire Bat

Rise of the Vampire Bat

Rise of the Vampire Bat: It's a hard-knock life for an exclusive blood drinker, yet somehow three species of vampire bat take full honors as the only obligate sanguivores. How did they evolve? How doe...

22 Apr 201442min

The Shadow People

The Shadow People

Do strange shadow people haunt the corners of our existence, or is there a scientific answer within the human brain? Join Robert and guests Ben and Matt of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know as they di...

17 Apr 201448min

Rites of Spring

Rites of Spring

The season of rebirth may be one of the most uplifting seasons humans experience, with a sense of renewal and meaning materializing before their eyes in nature. But could it change our perception and ...

10 Apr 201429min

Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

What are we to make of the mirror world? We surround ourselves with looking glasses, yet rarely understand exactly what we're observing. Our reflected doubles gaze back at us, affecting the way we car...

8 Apr 201437min

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