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Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Slay Your Paper Tigers
We all know paperwork is nothing like battling a tiger ...
We all know paperwork is nothing like battling a tiger -- but do our bodies know? Is our brain wired for fight or flight regardless of the modern stakes? Join Julie and Robert as they discuss how and why our brains interpret annoyances as ancient enemies.
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Objects of Love
We live in a world of objects to which we ...
We live in a world of objects to which we assign varying degrees of worth, from old newspapers to treasured action figures, family heirlooms and golden idols. What’s it all about? Where does this object attachment come from? Tune in to learn more.
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Talking ‘Space Chronicles’ with Neil DeGrasse Tyson
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, astrophysicist ...
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson chats with Robert and Julie about his new book “Space Chronicles” as well as mad science, philosophy, dark matter and humanity’s future amid the stars.
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SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Part 2
Is there life out there in the cosmos and if ...
Is there life out there in the cosmos and if so how do we find it? How might it find us? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert discuss the history of SETI as well as what classic TV shows our alien neighbors might be listening to.
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SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Part 1
Is there life out there in the cosmos and if ...
Is there life out there in the cosmos and if so how do we find it? How might it find us? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert discuss the history of SETI as well as what classic TV shows our alien neighbors might be listening to.
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Wind Beneath Surgical Wings, Part 2
Can science give us the wings we’ve always envied in ...
Can science give us the wings we’ve always envied in birds? Can plastic surgery elevate us to a higher human form? In this second part of this series, Robert and Julie continue exploring of posthuman philosophy and the possibility of winged humans.
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Wind Beneath my Surgical Wings, Part 1
Can science give us the wings we’ve always envied in ...
Can science give us the wings we’ve always envied in birds? Can plastic surgery elevate us to a higher human form? In this episode, Robert and Julie discuss Joseph Rosen's posthuman philosophy and ponder what we’d have to do to transform arms into wings.
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Leprechaun Hallucinations
As Saint Patrick’s Day nears, our minds inevitably turn to ...
As Saint Patrick’s Day nears, our minds inevitably turn to the little people of Irish folklore. But diminutive fairy folk pop up in folk traditions around the world. Listen in for a celebration of the myth and science behind those Leprechaun encounters.
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Pica: Dirt for Dinner
Chances are you didn’t pack mud pies or clay bricks ...
Chances are you didn’t pack mud pies or clay bricks for lunch, but humans – like many animals – are not above pica in their diet. In this episode, Robert and Julie discuss the practice of dirt and mineral consumption and just what impulses are at work.
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Elevators and the Humans who Use Them
Like most ubiquitous technology, elevators are often ignored. But there ...
Like most ubiquitous technology, elevators are often ignored. But there would be no skyscrapers without them. There would be no tightly-packed awkwardness, no dusting of claustrophobic fear. Tune in to learn about the psychology and science of elevators.
