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Curious Collection

Disappearance: Explore and discover more by taking a trip down the audio rabbit hole...

11 Items

What would you do with an invisibility cloak?
Is there something you’d like to make disappear?
1 min
The Unseen - A History of the Invisible
Becoming Invisible
Writer Philip Ball meets the physicists who are making real life invisibility cloaks.
9 mins
How do people disappear from their lives in Japan?
What motivates some Japanese people to disappear?
1 min
The Documentary
Rulebreakers
How I disappear
The phenomenon of disappearance is rooted in Japanese culture. Meet those who disappear
10 mins
Do you think you’d make a good Private Investigator?
How would you find someone who was trying to hide?
1 min
Short Cuts
Series 9
Vanishing Point
Josie Long hears stories of disappearance.
10 mins
Is there anything from your life that you’d like to resurrect?
Is it a good idea to resurrect the past?
1 min
CrowdScience
Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo?
Dodos are an icon of extinction, but could we bring them back?
30 mins
How can statistics help find something missing?
Why do search teams turn to a form of statistics for answers?
1 min
More or Less
Missing Planes
How do Bayesian statistics help find lost planes?
7 mins
Fin
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1 min