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The Millet Bomb and Other Neolithic - Bronze Age Mysteries Solved

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In north-central Poland, the soil is so acidic it erases almost everything — grave goods, clothing, and oft…

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⚖️ We Are All Middle Managers of Aliens Now: On the 2026 International AI Safety Report — and why you should read it

Season 6 Episode 38

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I want you to do something uncomfortable.

Look at your phone. The one on your desk right now, screen-down,…

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Canada’s Greatest Inventions and the Myth of the Lone Inventor

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Canada's 5 greatest inventions — Wonderbra, five-pin bowling, the light bulb, the telephone & insulin. Th…

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🤡 The Comfort of Chaos: Why the Smartest AI Will Always Be a Mess

Season 6 Episode 36

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And why that might be the most human thing about it.

There's a particular kind of relief that arrives unin…

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Bioacoustics: What Birds Are Really Telling Us

Season 6 Episode 35

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The most stunning discovery comes from recent research on Spanish crows. For centuries, we thought crows w…

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🥌 The Unburdened Heart: What a Curling Stone Taught Me About Letting Go

Season 6 Episode 34

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Let me tell you something about systems.

Systems — whether they govern corporations, nations, or the inner…

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The Archaeology of Tenderness: What Two Ancient Baby Burials Tell Us About Being Human

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About Love, Grief, and Being Human

In northwestern Iran, at a site called Chaparabad, archaeologists recen…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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🛡️ The Paradox of Digital Sovereignty: What Canada's AI Sprint Reveals About Our Collective Future

Season 6 Episode 32

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We keep imagining AI as a centralized brain in a data center, getting smarter and smarter until it solves everyt…

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The Money in the Wrong Bank: Canada’s Snow Drought

Season 6 Episode 31

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What does a drought look like when you're standing knee-deep in snow?

This episode explores one of the most counteri…

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🧠Your Brain Is Lying to You (And That's Why You're Still Alive)

Season 6 Episode 30

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I've been thinking about coffee shops lately. Not in the precious, writerly way where I romanticize the smell of…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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