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A brainless yellow goo that does math

A brainless yellow goo that does math

FromUnexplainable


A brainless yellow goo that does math

FromUnexplainable

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Slime molds can navigate mazes, control robots, and make complicated decisions, all without a central nervous system. If this weird gooey blob can think, does that mean scientists are thinking about intelligence all wrong?
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Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Unexplainable is a science show about everything we don’t know. Host Noam Hassenfeld is joined by an array of experts and Vox reporters each week to look at the most fascinating unanswered questions in science and the mind-bending ways scientists are trying to answer them. New episodes drop every Wednesday starting March 10. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.