Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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The Shadow People
Do strange shadow people haunt the corners of our existence, ...
Do strange shadow people haunt the corners of our existence, or is there a scientific answer within the human brain? Join Robert and guests Ben and Matt of Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know as they discuss the answers.
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Can animals be gay?
If you’ve ever pondered the existence of same-sex penguin couples, ...
If you’ve ever pondered the existence of same-sex penguin couples, then this is the podcast for you. In this classic STBYM episode, Robert and Julie explore homosexuality among animals. Why does it exist? How much of our own human baggage do we drag into this question?
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Rites of Spring
Spring may be one of the most uplifiting seasons humans ...
Spring may be one of the most uplifiting seasons humans experience, with a sense of renewal and meaning materializing before their eyes in nature. But could it change our perception and behavior. And is there a dark side to spring?
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Through the Looking Glass
What are we to make of the mirror world? We ...
What are we to make of the mirror world? We surround ourselves with looking glasses, yet rarely understand exactly what we're observing. Our reflected doubles gaze back at us, affecting the way we carry ourselves and the way we experience our own bodies. Travel through the looking glass in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Extreme Survivors of the Animal World
Think you’ve got what it takes to hack it in ...
Think you’ve got what it takes to hack it in an unforgiving world? You may have the brains, human, but creatures such as the Saharan silver ant, the Pompeii worm and the tardigrade have the brawn. Learn all about them in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Outsourcing Memory
From digital photography to Internet spellcheckers, we allocate more and ...
From digital photography to Internet spellcheckers, we allocate more and more of our cognitive processes to the cloud. But what do we ultimately gain from all of this – and what do we lose? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Labyrinths
Join Robert and Julie once more for their classic series ...
Join Robert and Julie once more for their classic series on mazes and labryinths.Having escaped from the confusion of the Minoan maze, it’s time to walk the serene, calming paths of the Chartres Labyrinth. Why is this experience so different? Learn all about the calming effects of labyrinths on the mind.
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Mazes
Join Robert and Julie once more for their classic series ...
Join Robert and Julie once more for their classic series on mazes and labyrinths. In this episode, enter the Minoan maze and wander its endless halls. Feel your heart race. Feel your limbs quiver as the minotaur’s roar echoes through the walls. Explore the world of mazes andhow they affect the brains of humans and rats.
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Acid Flashbacks
Are acid flashbacks real or are they merely a ghost ...
Are acid flashbacks real or are they merely a ghost story of psychedelic culture or anti-drug messaging? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie discuss the real science of Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder or HPPD.
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A Musical Time Machine for the Brain
What is music doing to our perception of time? Find ...
What is music doing to our perception of time? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind with Robert and Julie.
