Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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You Are Here: Proprioception
How do we know who and where we are in ...
How do we know who and where we are in this ocean of chaos? It’s easy to take this question for granted, but the answer goes beyond our five senses and into the realm of body schema, golgi tendon organs and out-of-body experiences. Close your eyes and reach out for yourself…
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A Boy Named Sue
What’s in a name? Does a parentally-bestowed “Fred” force one ...
What’s in a name? Does a parentally-bestowed “Fred” force one fate on a hapless child and “Moon Unit” or “Brock” quite another? Join Robert and Julie for a discussion on the power of names and nominative determinism in this Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast episode.
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Science of Beards
You've probably been wondering, "Is there any data about facial ...
You've probably been wondering, "Is there any data about facial hair, particularly gloriously groomed beards?" Why, yes, there is. Find out how facial hair transforms perception and whether or not it could help blunt a few blows in a bar fight.
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Over the Moon
What if we, over at the mother company Earth, Inc., ...
What if we, over at the mother company Earth, Inc., looked at "assets" in our solar system like a corporation looks at its assets? What if we set our sights on that ne’er-do-well moon? Find out how we could harness the moon's resources to do more of Earth's bidding. Mahahahahawaha.
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Future Shock: Part II
Back in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s book “Future Shock” envisioned a ...
Back in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s book “Future Shock” envisioned a future human civilization outpaced, overstimulated and mentally stunned by relentless technological and social change. Today, we live in the very future Toffler warned everyone about. How did his predictions hold up and how can we stave off the terrors of future shock? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Future Shock: Part I
Back in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s book “Future Shock” envisioned a ...
Back in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s book “Future Shock” envisioned a future human civilization outpaced, overstimulated and mentally stunned by relentless technological and social change. Today, we live in the very future Toffler warned everyone about. How did his predictions hold up and how can we stave off the terrors of future shock? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Rethinking Genitalia
We're a culture obsessed with human bodies, gender and the ...
We're a culture obsessed with human bodies, gender and the morphological differences between male and female. But what happens when we consider gender reversal in nature, as well as the amazing sex-reversed cave insects of the Neotrogla genus? The females of these species boast a penis-like, sperm-collecting "gynosome," which fits perfectly inside the male's sperm-offering "phallosome." Listen to this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and turn everything you know about gender on its head.
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The Cuckoo Mafia
Sure, humans have their organized crime, but what about the ...
Sure, humans have their organized crime, but what about the Earth’s other residents? Are their animal mafias? How does “crime” even work outside the confines of human culture? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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The Habitable Epoch
What if we’re wrong. What if life isn’t a rarity ...
What if we’re wrong. What if life isn’t a rarity in a dead cosmos, but rather a common occurrence in the habitable epoch 10 to 20 million years after the Big Bang? Explore the mind-blowing possibility with Robert and Julie.
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Rise of the Vampire Bat
It’s a hard-knock life for an exclusive blood drinker, yet ...
It’s a hard-knock life for an exclusive blood drinker, yet somehow three species of vampire bat take full honors as the only obligate sanguivores. How did they evolve? How does vampire physiology work? Tune into this bloodthirsty episode of Stuff to Blow your Mind to find out.
