Curious State

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Curious State

Could we have domesticated a T-Rex? Is the mafia really that violent? Haven't all the possible songs been written by now? Unexpected gems of knowledge are hidden all around us. Let’s dig them up, one offbeat question at a time.

  1. 12/20/2022

    A fond farewell

    Dear listener: Thank you.

    3 min

  2. 12/13/2022

    Why is classical music so timeless? | feat. Benjamin Zander

    Why is it that songs hundreds of years old are still being listened to? Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, shares his passion for the love that classical music generates.

    12 min

  3. 12/06/2022

    Haven't all the possible songs been written by now? | feat. Matt McGinley

    By Google’s count, between 97 and 230 million songs exist worldwide. It makes you wonder…haven’t all the possible songs been written by now?

    13 min

  4. 11/29/2022

    Who will save us from ransomware? | feat. Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden

    Easy money is hard to come by. Unless you’re in the ransomware business. Then tens of millions of dollars can be yours in a single, unsuspecting click.

    16 min

  5. 11/22/2022

    How do you catch a predator? | feat. Chris Hansen

    To Catch a Predator's investigations were real—so was the danger. And one night in Florida, that danger came with a car full of guns.

    20 min

  6. 11/08/2022

    How do you get into a Princeton lunch club? | feat. Mark Oppenheimer

    Back in the day, Princeton eating clubs were the pulse of the Princeton experience. But for many Jews in 1958, that experience was denied.

    16 min

  7. 11/01/2022

    Is nature cool with cannibalism? | feat. Bill Schutt

    Fun fact: Cannibalism in nature is incredibly widespread. In fact, it covers the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom. Just ask Bill Schutt, the author of Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History.

    14 min

  8. 10/25/2022

    Why is the Stranger Things music so haunting? | feat. David Klotz

    Stranger Things has killer tunes. But it’s not just what music plays—it’s when.

    13 min
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Could we have domesticated a T-Rex? Is the mafia really that violent? Haven't all the possible songs been written by now? Unexpected gems of knowledge are hidden all around us. Let’s dig them up, one offbeat question at a time.

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