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Babel Wish
Episode 293
A new Indigogo campaign claims to offer an earpiece that can translate between languages. Anthony and Jeff have dreamed of a universal communication…
9 years, 9 months ago
DNA'd to Order
Episode 292
A group of 25 scientists has proposed an ambitious project to create a synthetic human genome, or genetic blueprint, in an endeavor raises concerns o…
9 years, 9 months ago
At Bats
Episode 291
An Australian town was reduced to breaking point by the sudden arrival of more than 100,000 giant bats who screeched incessantly and left carpets of …
9 years, 9 months ago
Keeping Grandma Swarm
Episode 290
Carol Howarth, 65, was amazed when a swarm of over 20,000 insects flew down onto her silver Mitsubishi Outlander, covering the back end of the vehicl…
9 years, 9 months ago
Gangs of New Look
Episode 289
Wearing a Straw Hat after September 15th was such a fashion faux-pas in 1922 that a group of street toughs began attacking anyone with the gall to do…
9 years, 10 months ago
Meteor's Ours
Episode 288
Japanese research company ALE is bidding to create an artificial meteor shower for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. Jeff …
9 years, 10 months ago
Am I Human or Am I Dancer?
Episode 287
Moon Ribas is a ‘cyborg artist’ who can feel every earthquake on the planet through a tiny sensor permanently grafted under her skin near the crook o…
9 years, 10 months ago
Buy Some Bison
Episode 285
A Texas woman sold her seven-year-old housebroken pet bison named Bullet on Craigslist for $5,960. So, of course, Anthony and Jeff take this opportu…
9 years, 10 months ago
Another One Bites for Trust
Episode 284
In order to become a member of the Sateré-Mawé, a tribe of roughly ten thousand members that inhabits the northern region of Amazonas, boys as young …
9 years, 10 months ago
Discovery Kids!
Episode 283
Using an unprecedented technique of matching stars to the locations of temples on Earth, a 15-year-old Canadian student says he’s discovered a forgot…
9 years, 10 months ago