Black Box

Radiolab

• Episode: Black Box
• Website: Radiolab
• Feed URL: http://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab
• Duration: 00:06:00
• Published: 2014-01-17 06:00

This hour, we examine three very different kinds of black boxes—those peculiar spaces where it’s clear what’s going in, we know what’s coming out, but what happens in-between is a mystery. From the darkest parts of metamorphosis, to a sixty year-old secret among magicians, to the nature of consciousness itself, we confront the stubborn gaps in our understanding.