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Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Word Aversion: The Story of Moist
Put your favorite pair of slacks on and join guest ...
Put your favorite pair of slacks on and join guest host Allison Loudermilk as she and Julie get to the bottom of word aversion. Find out why the word "moist" is so maligned and see if your favorite worst word made the list.
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Fire Tornado vs Sharknado
What would win in a fight, a swirling column of ...
What would win in a fight, a swirling column of fire or a vortex full of killer sharks? It’s not a question to dismiss slightly, so join Robert and Julie as they break down the real science of fire tornadoes as well as the not-so-real science of the deadly “sharknado.”
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Human Paper Dolls: Enclothed Cognition
Can a doctor’s lab coat make you feel smarter and ...
Can a doctor’s lab coat make you feel smarter and more confident? Does a police uniform give the wearer a sense of power? The answers may surprise you. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie explore the manner by which clothing items allow us to wrap ourselves in symbolic power and become something new.
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Microchimerism: The Mother Inside You
Does a mother retain cells from her child? Does the ...
Does a mother retain cells from her child? Does the child retain cells form the mother? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie introduce you to the fantastic world of microchimerism.
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Here There be Sea Monsters
Medieval and renaissance maps are resplendent with sea monsters, but ...
Medieval and renaissance maps are resplendent with sea monsters, but what were these fanciful beasts all about? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie breakdown the science, economics and mythology of sea serpents, walruses and whales the size of islands.
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Fine Young (Animal) Cannibals
Cannibalism is a bit yucky in the human world, but ...
Cannibalism is a bit yucky in the human world, but for animals it's just a matter of economics. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie explore the world of cannibalistic insects and their kin.
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The Left-Handed Scissors
Lefties make up 10 percent of the population, but what ...
Lefties make up 10 percent of the population, but what are we to make of their curious inversion? Why do they exist? Why do they excel at sports and murder? And might they one day rise up and force right-handed folks to wear special gloves? All this and more shall be revealed…
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Symbols on the Brain
A symbol can instantly convey an abstract idea that would ...
A symbol can instantly convey an abstract idea that would require paragraphs of traditional language to relate. So what are they all about? In this episode, Robert and Julie explore the manner in which symbols take hold of our brain – and how they constantly influence our unconscious mind.
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Walls
Civilizations surround themselves in walls. They raise walls against enemies, ...
Civilizations surround themselves in walls. They raise walls against enemies, against the environment and against the spirit world. In this episode, Robert and Julie examine walls, from Ming Dynasty battlements to the galactic borders of our universe.
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The Science of Staring
Your mother always told you it’s not polite to stare ...
Your mother always told you it’s not polite to stare – and yet we do. Why is starring a part of who we are? Why do subway staring contests occur and can we actually feel people’s eyes crawling over our bodies? All of this and more shall be discussed.
