From the Vault: Talos
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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🗓️ 2 March 2019
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Among the many humanoid gods and bestial monsters of Greek mythology, one finds a peculiar outlier: Talos the bronze automaton. Said to stalk the shores of Crete, Talos pelted suspicious ships with rocks and immolated enemy soldiers with its smoldering embrace. Does this myth reveal Greek attitudes toward technology? What existing technologies can we decode in its description? Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore in this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. (Originally published Jan. 2, 2018)
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| 1:39.2 | Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam. |
| 1:42.5 | And I'm Joe McCormick, and it's Saturday. I think we're supposed to venture into the vault, but I'm hearing some odd creaking and squealing of metal in there that is giving me pause. |
| 1:52.8 | Ah, yes. We are going to be talking about Talos, the the automaton of Greek myth in this episode. |
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| 2:16.8 | It's true. Let's pull the plug out, let that e-core drain. |
| 2:23.0 | Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind from howstuffworks.com. |
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