Episode 59: US Scientists Fired For Hidden Links to China, Poland Accidentally Invades Czech Republic, Also the Worst Spy Ever

Episode 59: US Scientists Fired For Hidden Li...

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Episode 80: Elephants Hate Disco Lights, New Wave Of Robots Headed To Mars, 80 Corporations Using Forced Uygher Labor

Researchers in Botswana have found a new solution to deterring elephants -- something very much like disco lights. Three separate countries are sending new robots to Mars -- but the clock's ticking, and if they don't launch soon, they'll have to wait until 2022. An Australian rep ...  Afficher plus

Episode 79: IBM's Impossible Job Offer, Hearing Is The Last Thing To Go When You Die, Beluga Whales Have Lifelong Best Friends

IBM recently posted a job with prerequisites that are literally impossible. New studies show hearing is the last sense to go for humans on death's door. Over in the Arctic, it turns out Beluga Whales have something in common with humans -- just like us, they can form lifelong fri ...  Afficher plus

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