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Invisibilia

Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.

Episodes

"Slow TV," a Norwegian television phenomenon featuring hours-long, unedited footage of mundane activities like train rides and knitting, offers a counter-narrative to the fast-paced, sensationalist media landscape. By employing "weak narrativity," these broadcasts lack traditional plot structures, handing agency back t...

The Chaos Machine: A Looping Revolt

13 May 2021

46m

The Chaos Machine: Wrathful Lord

06 May 2021

49m

The Chaos Machine: An Endless Hole

29 Apr 2021

38m

Eat The Rich

22 Apr 2021

51m

AI processed

The podcast explores the subjective nature of reality, questioning how individuals perceive the same events differently. It uses the example of Eagle's Nest, Minnesota, where residents hold conflicting views on living alongside black bears, some embracing them as gentle creatures while others fear them as dangerous. Th...