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02.04.2025
26 Minuten
Deep inside the mud at the bottom of the ocean, scientists have
found life that is so unusual they’ve had to create new branches on
the tree of life to put it on. These life forms are
not extraterrestrials: They’re “aliens” from Earth.
Guest: Karen Lloyd, microbiologist and author
of Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth
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26.03.2025
27 Minuten
Scientists have been searching for aliens for decades. But if we
ever do get a signal someday, how will we communicate back? And
will anyone out there be able to understand us? Guests: Doug
Vakoch, president of METI, and Sheri Wells-Jensen, linguist at
Bowling Green State University For show transcripts, go to
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22.03.2025
54 Minuten
What can we actually do as our world gets populated with more and
more robots? How can we take control? Can we take control? This is
the final episode of our four-part series about the
stories shaping the future of AI. Good Robot was made in
partnership with Vox’s Future Perfect team. For show transcripts,
go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable
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19.03.2025
50 Minuten
A simple parable about a drowning child sparks a moral revolution.
Is building AI the way to do the most good in the world? This is
the third episode of our new four-part series about the
stories shaping the future of AI. Good Robot was made in
partnership with Vox’s Future Perfect team. Episodes will be
released on Wednesdays and Saturdays. For show transcripts, go to
vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And
please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support
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15.03.2025
58 Minuten
When a robot does bad things, who is responsible? A group of
technologists sounds the alarm about the ways AI is already harming
us today. Are their concerns being taken seriously? This is the
second episode of our new four-part series about the
stories shaping the future of AI. Good Robot was made in
partnership with Vox’s Future Perfect team. Episodes will be
released on Wednesdays and Saturdays over the next two weeks. For
show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to
vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We
read every email. Support Unexplainable by becoming a Vox Member
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Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we
know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team —
Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith
Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and
everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays
and Wednesdays. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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