Three stories about designs meant to fool you.
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100 Objects #16: Wheel of Fortune Dalmatian
This episode is sponsored by Claude. For problems worth solving, get started with Claude at Claude.ai. If you watched Wheel of Fortune in the 1980s, you probably remember one prize more than all the others: the ceramic Dalmatian. For a brief moment, that prize—perhaps the ultimat ... Show More
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Aug 28
100 Objects #15: Bundy Clock
In 1888, Willard Bundy created the first employee "time clock" — essentially a souped-up grandfather clock that could, for the first time, produce an accurate record of when workers arrived and left. Though Bundy’s aim was simple, his invention soon sparked a change in American l ... Show More
37m 41s
Nov 2020
November 19, 2020: Harry Houdini, Magician
Illusionists know: We often see what we want to see, or what we expect to see, instead of what’s really in front of us. But today’s quote identifies a group of people who might be immune to such tunnel vision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2m 56s
Apr 2022
Mistaken identities, weird stuff people sell online and what to do with that old fridge art gallery.
Today on The Morning Mix listeners told their mistaken identity stories, we found out what you do with your kids art projects after they come off the fridge, heard about weird stuff people sell on the internet, and so much more! Listen to The Morning Mix weekdays from 5:30am – 10 ... Show More
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