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Remember a few years back, when it seemed everyone was excited -- or terrified -- about the "internet of things"? Tonight, Ben, Matt, and Noel are diving deep into the next step: swarms of tiny, interconnected sensors collectively called 'smart dust'. Predicted by science fiction ...  عرض المزيد

As the guys continue exploring the strange, silent war over who gets to own nuclear weapons, they stumble across the little known story of Operation Outside the Box. When the Israeli military learned its regional rival Syria might be building a nuclear facility, they felt they ha ...  عرض المزيد

Two Irish brothers have been ordered to stop cleaning up a local riverbank -- because they may be disturbing the wildlife that currently lives in the refuse. The government of China is building a huge database of millions of men's DNA, sparking growing fears about a new era of th ...  عرض المزيد

Get ready - the cicadas are coming to the US! Also, bacteria fights microplastic, Girl Scout cookie meltdown, bookworms get crazy for book clubs, lamprey bloodsucker fish fights extinction in Australia. (This week's art is courtesy of Yule Liu!) 

This week on The Shit Show:Trader Joe’s Recalls Cookies and Falafel Because They ‘May Contain Rocks’Hangzhou Zoo confirms their Sun bears are real, not humans in disguiseA Kansas farmer surprised his wife by planting 80 acres of sunflowers for their 50th wedding anniversaryExplai ...  عرض المزيد