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Sample of voicemails that Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai received when Google was telling users that his number was Facebook's.
On the morning of December 25, 2013, residents along Officer's Row woke up to a remarkable gift: wolves howling just outside their door. Credit: NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren't just for making money. Enthusiasts often believe the technology could help give rise to a political revolution. But of what kind? On this week's episode, we talk to two researchers about the ideology behind bitcoin. Did it arise out of extreme right-wing beliefs, or merely the desire to fight back against big tech companies consolidating the internet?
Description: We talk to the award-winning sci-fi author about his new book, New York 2140.
Hidden throughout the mesmerizing redwood forests of California’s coast are stark, pure white trees. These rare albino redwoods don’t have the chlorophyll that other plants have. Chlorophyll makes plants green but it’s also necessary for plants to produce food, so these albino trees shouldn’t be able to exist. But…they do. Here’s what on scientist thinks is going on.
On December 16, 1997, an episode of Pokemon aired in Japan. The next day, reports began to spread of hundreds, even thousands, of children experiencing dizziness, blurred vision, and convulsions while watching the show. Pokemon went on hiatus for four months. Can a cartoon really cause widespread seizures, or was something else going on?
By request, here's the full version of our theme song, composed by Reximus. Find more of Reximus's music here: https://soundcloud.com/reximus
In 1854, the London neighborhood of Soho experienced a deadly outbreak of cholera, a truly horrible disease. Doctors at the time were powerless to stop it because they didn’t actually understand how cholera spread, until one doctor—an anesthetist—used a map to completely change the way we investigate disease.
A mystery is only as good as its solution…at least, that’s what host Kaleigh Rogers believes. Science Solved It is a new weekly show from Motherboard that introduces listeners to the world’s greatest mysteries that were solved by science, with insight from the actual researchers who cracked the case. We cover everything from strange, underwater noises to cartoons that give people seizures, all with a satisfying scientific solution at the end. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-solved-it/id1227816834?mt=2
We'll be back with a new episode tomorrow, but in the meantime, please vote for Motherboard in the Webbys: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2017/podcasts-digital-audio/general-podcasts/technology ... Then tweet at us telling us you voted (@jason_koebler or @motherboard), and we'll select one person to come on a future episode of the show to talk about whatever they want.
Motherboard is launching a brand new show! This is a preview for "pluspluspodcast," a fully produced, documentary-style show that takes you on the road with Motherboard reporters as we meet with the people who are helping shape our shared, crazy future. In season one, we'll go to India, Canada, and all over the United States to talk to hackers, scientists, activists, and gun nuts. You can find the feed on any podcast app—it's "pluspluspodcast," all one word and spelled out. Here's a link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pluspluspodcast/id1210989400?mt=2
A recording of a call with the support number of KoryoLink, North Korea's state-sanctioned cell phone provider. The recording was made by Will Scott, an American academic who teaches computer science in Pyongyang. Check out the full story here: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/heres-what-making-cell-phone-calls-in-north-korea-sounds-like
Radio Motherboard was recently down for a few days because we migrated our feed to a new address. If you have had trouble getting this through any of your apps, please change the feed to: http://radiomotherboard.vice-media.libsynpro.com/rss Also: We are beginning an every Tuesday publishing schedule starting now. Thank you for listening!
A digitized version of a wax cylinder recording. Sophie Tucker, nicknamed "The last of the Red Hot Mamas" was a pioneering female personality in the early 20th century, known for her upbeat, risque songs. Via UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?queryType=@attr+1=1020#=1&start=1&query=cylinder3774
Sample vocalization from "fear across the senses" study (2014). Audio by William Aubé. Used with permission.
Sample musical excerpt from "fear across the senses" study (2014). Audio by William Aubé. Used with permission.
Codas are stereotyped patterns of click sounds that appear to function in the social communication of sperm whales. Here, a social unit of females produces several types of codas while socializing off the Galápagos Islands. Credit: Mauricio Cantor/Whitehead Lab/Dalhousie University
From this article: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/strangers-on-the-internet-are-listening-to-peoples-phone-voice-commands
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