Jan 17, 2014

Black Box

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 60-year-old secret among magicians, to the nature of consciousness itself, we confront the stubborn gaps in our understanding.

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