Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Tetris vs. PTSD
Everyone knows that video games are entertaining -- but could ...
Everyone knows that video games are entertaining -- but could they have therapeutical value? Tune in and learn how Tetris may help victims of post-traumatic stress syndrome.
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Velociraptor Awareness Day
Dinosaur appreciation days are few and far between -- but ...
Dinosaur appreciation days are few and far between -- but the Velociraptor is a special case. Listen in as Allison and Robert explore the amazing abilities and physiology of the Velociraptor in this podcast.
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Black Hole Bonanza
A black hole forms when a star's core collapses, increasing ...
A black hole forms when a star's core collapses, increasing in density until its gravitational pull becomes too powerful for light to escape. This creates a singularity -- and it happens in less than a second. Learn more about black holes in this podcast.
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Weapons that Changed the World
Here's the crazy thing about war: It breeds innovation. Since ...
Here's the crazy thing about war: It breeds innovation. Since the dawn of civilization, human beings have searched for ways to kill each other. Join Robert and Allison as they explore the weapons that changed the world, from the horse to nuclear weapons.
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What can gravity do for you?
Gravity is a pervasive and ambiguous force -- we still ...
Gravity is a pervasive and ambiguous force -- we still don't understand everything about it. Yet every physical act on our planet involves gravity. Join Allison and Robert as they explore exactly how gravity affects the average person in this podcast.
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Book Sniffers and You
You can learn a lot from a book's smell. For ...
You can learn a lot from a book's smell. For example, the books of heavy smokers tend to smell of smoke. When you smell a book, you're encountering more than 200 individual components combining to produce an olfactory fingerprint. Tune in to learn more.
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5 Strange Things Written in Your Genes
Genetic polymorphism describes a basic fact of human life -- ...
Genetic polymorphism describes a basic fact of human life -- that every set of genes is unique. However, scientists have been able to detect many physical traits from genetic markers. Tune in to learn more about five fascinating genetic markers.
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Weighing the Human Soul
In the early 1900s, Duncan Macdougall set out to prove ...
In the early 1900s, Duncan Macdougall set out to prove the existence of the soul. By placing consumption patients on a scale as they died, he tried to find a difference between the weight of a person before and after death. Learn more in this podcast.
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How To Get Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
Stretching from Miami to Bermuda and Puerto Rico, the notorious ...
Stretching from Miami to Bermuda and Puerto Rico, the notorious Bermuda Triangle has a bad reputation for wrecking ships and planes. But how much of this legend is based on science? Tune in and learn more in this episode.
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Can I survive a nuclear winter?
In a nuclear war, the smoke, ash and other particulates ...
In a nuclear war, the smoke, ash and other particulates swarming into the atmosphere could actually block the sun. This nuclear winter could obliterate life across the globe. Tune in as Robert and Allison give you the tips you'll need to survive.
