Inthisepisode,firstairedin2014,weexaminethreeverydifferentkindsofblackboxes—spaceswhereweknowwhat’sgoingin,weknowwhat’scomingout,butcan’tseewhathappensinthatin-betweenspace.

Fromthedarkestpartsofmetamorphosistoasixty-year-oldsecretamongmagicians,andthenatureofconsciousnessitself,weshinesomelightonthreequestions.Butforeach,wecontendwithananswerlessspace,leavingjustenoughroomforthemysteryandmagic…alwayswonderingwhat’sinsidetheBlackBox.

Episodecredits:Reportedby TimHowardandMollyWebsterProducedbyTimHowardandMollyWebsterCitations:RadioShow: ABC's KeepThemGuessing (https://tinyurl.com/9r9zmftr)

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