Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Normalcy Bias or Psychogenic Death
Why do some people continue on with their normal lives ...
Why do some people continue on with their normal lives when reality comes crashing down on them? Why don't they run for cover or try to jump ship? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Comedic Impressions of the Wild
Why do birds and other animals imitate other animals? Why ...
Why do birds and other animals imitate other animals? Why would an elephant learn to speak Korean? All of this and more shall be explored in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Snowflake Doppelganger
Are snowflakes really one of a kind? How do they ...
Are snowflakes really one of a kind? How do they form and what do they have to do with grade school art projects, personal identity, climate change and Jack the Ripper? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Thanatosis: Playing Dead to Survive
There's more to playing dead that meets the eye. In ...
There's more to playing dead that meets the eye. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie explore the science of tonic immobility and thanatosis.
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Carrot and Stick: A Genetic Santa Story
Santa or Krampus? Gifts or a stocking full of coal? ...
Santa or Krampus? Gifts or a stocking full of coal? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie look at negative and positive reinforcement and a new study that looks at the genetics behind each.
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Fist Bump vs. Bacteria
Can a simple fist bump help us out in a ...
Can a simple fist bump help us out in a war against antibiotic resistant bacteria? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Urine for a Treat
A urine sample reveals a great deal about the person ...
A urine sample reveals a great deal about the person from whence it trickled, but can we drink it? Can it cure what ales us? Does it help with jellyfish stings? The latest science sheds new light on our old myths regarding those salty leavings. Learn all about it in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Panopticon
Welcome to the panopticon, both a prison of design and ...
Welcome to the panopticon, both a prison of design and a prison of the mind, where everyone is susceptible to surveillance and no one knows who’s being watched. Join Robert and Julie as they explore the history, design and philosophical import of this physical and metaphorical prison.
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The Science of Smiles
Just try to resist the power of the human smile. ...
Just try to resist the power of the human smile. We dare you! In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie explore the science behind all those upside-down frowns.
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Gluttony Revisited
When does mere appetite transform into disorder? And what are ...
When does mere appetite transform into disorder? And what are we to make of the monstrous “sport” of competitive eating? Join Robert and Julie as they revisit one of the sins from their "Seven Deadlies" series just in time for Thanksgiving.
