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Finding Failures, Saving Lives

Take an inside look at Zipline, an ambitious drone delivery company, from the perspective of the person whose job is to find the company’s technological flaws — and fix them before lives are on the line.Modulus https://twitter.com/modulusmagHostsBrian McManus https://twitter.com/TheBrianMcManusStephanie Sammann https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaErica Corder https://twitter.com/EricaCorderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Deciphering the Mind of the Octopus

Understanding octopus intelligence requires stepping outside the notion of intelligence as we know it. Two octopus experts explain how they understand the curious creatures in this episode.Modulus https://twitter.com/modulusmagHostsBrian McManus https://twitter.com/TheBrianMcManusStephanie Sammann https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaErica Corder https://twitter.com/EricaCorderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mystery of the Booming Sands

A haunting sound produced by sand dunes at only around 30 sites in the world has proven a mystery for centuries. That is, until Caltech professor Melany Hunt began taking groups of students into the desert to finally figure it out.Modulus https://twitter.com/modulusmagHostsBrian McManus https://twitter.com/TheBrianMcManusStephanie Sammann https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaErica Corder https://twitter.com/EricaCorder See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mohawk Guy

NASA engineer Bobak Ferdowsi’s work — and hair — thrust him into the national spotlight following the successful deployment of NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover. He’s taking us inside the arc of his career, the make-or-break moments behind Curiosity, and his rise to overnight celebrity.Modulus https://twitter.com/modulusmagHostsBrian McManus https://twitter.com/TheBrianMcManusStephanie Sammann https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Working Under Pressure

Through advancements in technology, divers have been able to test the limits of the human body with a technique that allows people to live underwater. It’s a harrowing, sometimes deadly, and exhilarating experience, according to those who have lived it — including our guests Allan Waterfield and U.S. Navy Captain (Ret) Marie Knafelc.Modulus https://twitter.com/modulusmagHostsBrian McManus https://twitter.com/TheBrianMcManusStephanie Sammann https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.