Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Meet Your Bacterial Masters
" Humans have mapped the microbiome and changed our understanding ...
" Humans have mapped the microbiome and changed our understanding of the bacterial worlds thriving inside us. How will this affect our war on bacteria and the state of modern medicine? Julie and Robert discuss all of these questions in this episode."
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The Search for a New Earth
Armed with state-of-the-art telescopes and other high-tech tools, astronomers are ...
Armed with state-of-the-art telescopes and other high-tech tools, astronomers are spotting new worlds at an astonishing rate. Could any of these planets support life? In this episode, Robert and Julie explore the continuing search for habitable planets elsewhere in the universe.
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The Science of “Prometheus”
In this episode, Robert and Julie suit up and venture ...
In this episode, Robert and Julie suit up and venture into the dark and Gigery heart of "Prometheus." They’ll examine the film’s futuristic science as well as some of its themes. And fear not! You’ll only encounter spoilers after the commercial break.
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Fiction: Reality’s Secret Master
" Don’t underestimate the power of the storyteller. His tale ...
" Don’t underestimate the power of the storyteller. His tale may begin with whimsy, but by the end of it he’ll have changed the world you live in. He might even change who you are. In this episode, Julie and Robert examine fiction’s effect on reality.
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The Horror
Why do we enjoy scary movies or a stroll through ...
Why do we enjoy scary movies or a stroll through a haunted house? How is our response colored by our genes, evolution and culture? In this episode, Julie and Robert take a close look at what scares us and why we’re so addicted to terror.
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The Bad Seed
Tales of the enfant terrible have been with us for ...
Tales of the enfant terrible have been with us for ages, terrifying us with the notion that strangeness in children portends something darker. But what does science have to say on the matter? Can children be psychopaths? If so, is there any hope for them?
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The Sound Aquatic
Underwater operas? Submerged speaker systems? Mysterious deep sea noises and ...
Underwater operas? Submerged speaker systems? Mysterious deep sea noises and the monsters who make them? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie explore the rich world of underwater sound.
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Asteroid Gold Rush
Is there really gold in them there asteroids? Yes, and ...
Is there really gold in them there asteroids? Yes, and one private space company already has a three-step plan to suck them dry. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie explore the near and long-term future of asteroid mining.
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The Centaur with Two Hearts
The mythical centaur represented man's dual nature -- and as ...
The mythical centaur represented man's dual nature -- and as one biologist points out, the creature would also need two hearts. In this episode, Robert and Julie discuss all things centaur, from the creature's symbolic meaning to its fictional anatomy.
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Summer Reading List
Need new ideas for your summer reading? In this episode, ...
Need new ideas for your summer reading? In this episode, Julie and Robert share their favorite books as well as a heads-up on what they intend to read this summer. Tune in to learn more about mind-blowing science fiction, non-fiction and literary fiction.
