In this episode, first aired in 2014, we examine three very different kinds of black boxes — spaces where we know what’s going in, we know what’s coming out, but can’t see what happens in that in-between space.
From the darkest parts of metamorphosis to a sixty year-old secret among magicians, and the nature of consciousness itself, we shine some light on three questions but for each, we contend with an answerless space, leaving just enough room for the mystery and magic … always wondering what’s inside the Black Box.
Episode credits:
Reported by Tim Howard and Molly Webster
Produced by Tim Howard and Molly Webster
Citations:
Radio Show: ABC's Keep Them Guessing (https://tinyurl.com/9r9zmftr)
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