Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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The Infinity Hotel
Imagine a hotel with infinite rooms and infinite guests. Do ...
Imagine a hotel with infinite rooms and infinite guests. Do you fancy they have space for one more late arrival? Join Robert and Julie as they check into the Infinity Hotel to discover how the concept of infinity affects mathematics, physics and the possibility of a boundless multiverse.
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Infinity + One
Contemplate the boundless. Contemplate the endless. Join Robert and Julie ...
Contemplate the boundless. Contemplate the endless. Join Robert and Julie as they discuss what infinity is, what infinity isn't and the philosopher's never-ending quest to unravel the nature of cosmic, mathematical and divine infinities.
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Wendigo...
What are we to make of this evil spirit of ...
What are we to make of this evil spirit of Algonquin folklore, said to transform unfortunate travelers into cannibalistic monsters? Have true accounts of “wendigo psychosis” actually occurred in the Canadian wilds? Join Robert and Julie as they explore the mythic, anthropologic and scientific dimensions of this fearsome legend.
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The Horror Movie Aphrodisiac
Are horror movies a sure-fire aphrodisiac? Does the haunted house ...
Are horror movies a sure-fire aphrodisiac? Does the haunted house really exit into the bed room? Join Robert and Julie as they examine the old scary movie seduction trope and look for the scientific connection between jump scares and sexual arousal.
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How Rewilding Works
The Anthropocene era has exacted quite a toll on Earth's ...
The Anthropocene era has exacted quite a toll on Earth's ecosystem, but could rewilding reverse the damage and restore balance to Earth? Could it bring the human individual and human culture as a whole back in line with the natural order of things? Maybe we won't have to go off-Earth after all.
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The Ghosts of Evolution
We now inhabit the Anthropocene era -- one where man-made ...
We now inhabit the Anthropocene era -- one where man-made environments have displaced entire ecosystems and the plants and animals that inhabited them. Knowing that all species are interconnected -- including us bipedal chatterboxes -- how will vanishing flora and fauna affect evolution? Will humans be added to the list of ghosts haunting the evolutionary halls of Earth?
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Money and Happiness
Can money buy happiness? Find out if being flush with ...
Can money buy happiness? Find out if being flush with cash really makes a difference in your outlook.
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Greed Redux
Would you like more money? Sure, we all would. In ...
Would you like more money? Sure, we all would. In this encore presentation, Julie and Robert dive into the world of Scrooge McDuck, King Midas and look at how greed is expressed in the brain.
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The Myth of Average
Find out why using statistical averages to understand individuals is ...
Find out why using statistical averages to understand individuals is a crappy strategy for healthcare and education. Robert and Julie also look at how playing to the average affects our everyday world.
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Ignorance is Bliss
Why do we humans sometimes stick our heads in the ...
Why do we humans sometimes stick our heads in the sand -- even at the risk of our health and well-being? Robert and Julie explore information aversion.
