The Ring of Gyges

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Science

4.4 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2015

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Before H.G. Wells' Invisible Man and J.R.R. Tolkien's One Ring, there was the Ring of Gyges: a mythical artifact that turned the wearer invisible. Would such anonymity turn you into a law-breaking monster, or does morality extend beyond the fear of judgem

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0:00.0	The True Crime Podcast, Sacred Scandal, returns for a second season to investigate a led sexual abuse at Mexico's La Luz del Mundo Mega Church.
0:08.2	Journalist Robert Garza explores survivor stories of pure evil experiences at the hands of a self-proclaimed apostle who is now behind bars.
0:16.4	I remember as a little girl being groomed to be his concubine, that's how I was raised. It is not wrong if you take your clothes off for the apostle.
0:24.6	Listen to Sacred Scandal on the IHR Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.6	I'm Will Daly. For years I've been on the road playing shows and seeing America through live music.
0:35.6	This summer I'll hit the stage with season 2 of Sound of Our Town.
0:38.6	10 cities, 12 episodes, every other Thursday.
0:42.6	We explore the live music venues and culture of a new American city with each new episode.
0:47.6	Our tour continues into the kind of venues you want to get to when you land in Detroit. Providence, Denver, or Seattle.
0:54.6	Listen to Sound of Our Town on the IHR Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:00.6	Hi, I'm Shreer.
1:02.6	And I'm Arthie. We have spent the last 20 years building and working at some of the largest companies in the world.
1:08.6	We work with some remarkable people, Rob McEleney.
1:11.6	When I see the people of Rexham, I grew up exactly like them.
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1:24.6	Listen to the Arthie and Shreeram show on the IHR Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:34.6	Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind from How Stuff Works.com.
1:43.6	Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lamb.
1:46.6	And I'm Julie Douglas.
1:47.6	Julie, what would you do if you could turn invisible?
1:49.6	I would immediately become visible.
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