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From a jar to a box — How we misunderstand Pandora and her legacy

Illustration depicting Pandora opening a box that releases into the air "greed, envy, hatred, pain, disease, hunger, poverty, war and death escaped, causing misery and chaos."
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Pandora opens the box.

Trump’s trial. AI. Online learning. Everything’s a “Pandora's Box."

This hour, we discuss the myth and the metaphor of Pandora's Box. Plus, a look at human curiosity.

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Lily is the senior producer for The Colin McEnroe Show. She's also a producer of the podcast 'Generation Barney.' She first worked at Connecticut Public as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show Next. Lily can be reached at ltyson@ctpublic.org.