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

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 photographed by people all around the w...

26 Okt 202333min

Since grade school, we’ve been taught that gravity is what keeps our feet firmly planted on the ground, but what if that’s all been a lie?I'm not saying if you jump off a bridge, you fall up, instead ...

24 Okt 202350min

In 1966 a well-known engineer released a book with information that could impact everyone on earth. But before anyone could read it, it was classified by the CIA.We only learned of its existence a few...

18 Okt 202359min

The story of the human race is a story of technology. One of our ancestors created fire and passed that knowledge along to the next generation. Then the invention of the wheel. Then agriculture, a wri...

13 Okt 202345min

The Book of Revelation says the end of the world will be announced with the sound of seven trumpets. Each blowing of the trumpet brings a new apocalyptic event. After the seventh trumpet: armageddon. ...

11 Okt 202339min

In July 2008, the carcass of an animal washed up on the beach at Montauk Point Long Island. Local beachcombers are used to seeing dead animals. Seagulls, fish, crabs, even the occasional whale. But th...

29 Sep 202339min

The night after Christmas, 1980, was the last time Airman First Class John Burroughs would ever lead a normal life. He was on patrol at an American-operated Woodbridge Air Force base in southern Engl...

23 Sep 202338min

So, tell me... how do you like being a movie star? I can't imagine your life. You can't walk down the street without being mobbed by adoring fans. You attend power-lunches with your agent. You pose fo...

15 Sep 202342min