Speaker 1: Alright, So we have Daedalus here, the mythic craftsman, one
Speaker 1: of the maybe not the heroes, but an important character
Speaker 1: of Greek mythology. And he escapes with his son Icarus
Speaker 1: from the tower of his imprisonment, and he does so
Speaker 1: on artificial wings. We all know how that goes yesterday,
Speaker 1: has a tragic ending. But for a little bit, he's
Speaker 1: soaring above the labyrinth that he designed, that labyrinth that
Speaker 1: imprisons the monster, the minotaur whose unnatural birth he helped engineer.
Speaker 1: And they leave behind these wonders and they fly towards freedom. Tragedy.
Speaker 1: So Daedalus is this figure, Yeah, that's both exalted and
Speaker 1: devastated by the power of his own inventions. And this myth,
Speaker 1: the myth of Dadalus, it's it's triumphant tragedy at the
Speaker 1: same time. This is also really the story of human
Speaker 1: techno history. I'm Robert Lamb and I'm Joe McCormick. You've
Speaker 1: heard us on our science podcast Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
Speaker 1: Now join us for a brand new show called Invention.
Speaker 1: As we followed this path sort of like the path
Speaker 1: of Deadalus, through the ages and around the world, exploring
Speaker 1: the things made by us, the craftiest of all creatures,
Speaker 1: for good and for ill. Each week we'll tackle a
Speaker 1: different invention, a different technological turning point, and the minds,
Speaker 1: the cultures, and the necessities that provoked the change. The
Speaker 1: show is called Invention. Invention begins December tenth and publishes
Speaker 1: every Monday. Listen and subscribe to Invention on Apple Podcasts,
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