Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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I Scream, You Scream
From screaming infants to cinematic scream queens, there’s no denying ...
From screaming infants to cinematic scream queens, there’s no denying the universal language of yelling. But why do we do it? What are we communicating? In this episode, Julie and Robert explain how a little screaming can do you a world of good.
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Fecal Fossils: The Cave of Forgotten Poops
You can learn a lot from an animal’s scat, even ...
You can learn a lot from an animal’s scat, even if that animal hasn’t walked the Earth since prehistoric times. In this episode, Robert and Julie explore the fascinating world of coprolite and ponder just what ancient humans and creatures ate.
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There Once Was a Boson Named Higgs
If you’re tired of hearing about the Higgs “don’t-call-me-a-god-particle” Boson ...
If you’re tired of hearing about the Higgs “don’t-call-me-a-god-particle” Boson but still want to know what it is, then this is the podcast episode for you. In this episode, Robert and Julie recount our hunt for the Higgs and what it means for science.
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Yoga, Sex and Magic
Sure, you’re no stranger to yoga, but how much do ...
Sure, you’re no stranger to yoga, but how much do you know about its ancient origins in magical ritual and tantric sex? In this episode, Julie and Robert peer into yoga’s sensual past and consult modern science on what yoga can do for your sex life.
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The Science of Downward Dog
About 20 million people in the U.S. practice some form ...
About 20 million people in the U.S. practice some form of yoga. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind Julie and Robert suss out the claims and revelations -- could it really be a telomere fountain of youth? And what poses should a newbie never do?
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Eliminating River Blindness
The parasitic worm onchocerciasis carries uses a bacterial cloaking device ...
The parasitic worm onchocerciasis carries uses a bacterial cloaking device to colonize the human body, causing tremendous suffering and even blindness. Luckily, the Carter Center is waging a campaign against the parasite. Tune in to learn more.
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Magicology: The Science of Magic
Illusionists merely engage a fiction of sorcery, but there's a ...
Illusionists merely engage a fiction of sorcery, but there's a rich foundation of neuroscience beneath the smoke and mirrors. In this episode, Julie and Robert explore the ways in which magicians manipulate our senses and the inner workings of our minds.
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The Art and Science of Camouflage
There’s far more to military camouflage than painting a tank ...
There’s far more to military camouflage than painting a tank green. As Robert and Julie discuss in this episode, camouflage design incorporates both the neuroscience of how we perceive the world and the art of cubism and textile design.
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Life in the Weightless Void
We all know the potentially dangerous effects of microgravity, but ...
We all know the potentially dangerous effects of microgravity, but what are the long-term effects? Join Robert and Julie as they wonder what life will be like if evolution continues in space. Imagine the plants and the strange humans who will tend them.
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An Internet that Spans the Stars
The Internet continues to spread its roots through our world, ...
The Internet continues to spread its roots through our world, and soon it will launch cosmic seeds, spreading digital humanity into space. How will it all happen? In this episode, Julie and Robert contemplate the future of an interplanetary Internet.
