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We’ll Always Have Parasites
Imagine tapeworms longer than the height of an adult human. Or microbes that turn their hosts into zombies. If the revulsion they induce doesn’t do it, the sheer number of parasites force us to pay attention. They are the most abundant form of animal life on Earth. Parasites can cause untold human suffering, like those…
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Our Celestial Bodies, Ourselves
Guests: Stewart Clark – Author Jacsin Leonardo Finger – Maria Mitchell Museum, Nantucket Vicky Meadows – CalTech William Phelps – Amatuer Astronomer Listen ⇢
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That Thinking Feeling
You think, therefore… what? We can’t be sure of much when it comes to consciousness. Not only do scientists not agree on what consciousness is – they don’t agree on whether they ever will be able to agree! What if you’re not you, but a self-aware supercomputer? Could you tell… Listen ⇢
