Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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How to Think Like a Child
Sure, a kid's unique perspective allows him or her to ...
Sure, a kid's unique perspective allows him or her to see Puff the Magic Dragon and say the darndest things. But, as Julie and Robert discover, children are born scientists and their way of viewing the world serves as a fine example to adults.
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Consider the Packrat
It's true: the word “packrat” is more than slang for ...
It's true: the word “packrat” is more than slang for hoarders and collectors. Join Robert and Julie as they discuss the pint-size rodent’s love of decoration and den-building. Plus how do their toilets aid cowboys and archeologists? Tune in to find out.
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Hammer of the Witches
Witchcraft trials are a part of our history, but what ...
Witchcraft trials are a part of our history, but what truly went on during the 1400s? Join Robert and Julie as they explore compelling theories about the nature of superstitious religious persecution. What went wrong? Is it still going wrong today?
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Anthropocene: The Age of Man
When viewed from the standpoint of geologic time, what is ...
When viewed from the standpoint of geologic time, what is humanity’s ultimate contribution? Have we founded an Age of Man with agriculture, industrialism and war? Join Julie and Robert as they ask hard questions about humanity’s relationship with Earth.
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Ordovician Waters: Life in the Age of Trilobites
Prepare to explore an alien Earth as Stuff to Blow ...
Prepare to explore an alien Earth as Stuff to Blow Your Mind takes you back to the Ordovician Period, when invertebrates thrived in primal seas that covered most of the super continent Gondwana. Join Julie and Robert as they explore this age of change.
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Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board
Ever reach out to the spirit world? Or stare into ...
Ever reach out to the spirit world? Or stare into a dark mirror for Bloody Mary? Or perhaps levitation was more your style. In this episode, Julie and Robert bust through the fantasy of these paranormal parlor tricks and examine the underlying science.
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The Science of Haunted Houses
There’s a lot more going on at your local haunted ...
There’s a lot more going on at your local haunted attraction than costumes and chainsaws. In this episode, Robert and Julie venture to Atlanta’s Netherworld Haunted House to learn about the science and art behind the ghoulish shenanigans.
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How do Animals Map the World?
Humans aren’t the only map masters on the planet. In ...
Humans aren’t the only map masters on the planet. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert explore the amazing ways that animals turn space into place and navigate the world around them.
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Cartocacoethes: Map Mania!
Do you see a Thailand-shaped birthmark on Gorbachev's forehead? Do ...
Do you see a Thailand-shaped birthmark on Gorbachev's forehead? Do clouds remind you of Australia and Indonesia? You may have cartocacoethes, the compulsion to see maps everywhere.Join Robert and Julie as they discuss the past, present and future of maps.
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The Map-addled Brain
Maps show us familiar places as well as far-flung locales ...
Maps show us familiar places as well as far-flung locales that quietly beckon, intertwining the past, present and future. Join Julie and Robert as they explore how our brains work on maps, from neurons to the role of memory and storytelling in mapmaking.
