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Respect the Rat
You may think rats are just vermin, but the fact ...
You may think rats are just vermin, but the fact is they own huge metropollitan cities like New York. And when it comes to science they've contributed an immense amount of data (although not voluntarily). Find out how similar rats are to humans and whether or not they're capable of empathy.
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Pineal Optics: My Third Eye
Prepare to open that third eye, listeners, because Robert and ...
Prepare to open that third eye, listeners, because Robert and Julie are taking you on a journey from philosophical ponderings about human spirituality to scientific explorations of the human pineal gland and the extra parietal eye common to other animals in this classic episode.
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Love at first sight?
Does love at first sight really exist? And is it ...
Does love at first sight really exist? And is it biological or cultural? Julie and Robert explore this split-second phenomenon.
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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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Sealed with a Bacterial Kiss
Find out about the bacterial life of a passionate kiss ...
Find out about the bacterial life of a passionate kiss as Julie and Robert explore the human smooch. Is it instinctual or learned?
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Spanish Fly: The Deadly Aphrodisiac
It's easy to assume so-called ""Spanish fly"" is nothing but ...
It's easy to assume so-called ""Spanish fly"" is nothing but a myth, but this legendary aphrodisiac is as real as it is deadly. Just why did humans come to treat male sexual dysfunction with ground-up blister beetles? How does it work and why is the Marque de Sade involved in all of this? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Lingerie Probability
We live within the lingerie industrial complex, but dare we ...
We live within the lingerie industrial complex, but dare we tease apart the lacey cords that bind us? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, explore the behavioral underpinnings of sexy underthings, rat-based experimentation and the future of date night undies.
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In the Pink
From its modern gender connotations to its absence on the ...
From its modern gender connotations to its absence on the ROYGBIV electromagnetic spectrum, the color pink has a lot to answer for. Does staring into pink truly calm the savage beast and reduce physical strength, or is it a strong color of flayed flesh and blood? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Into the Ossuary: Consult the Bones - Part 2
You and your skeleton are cordially invited to join your ...
You and your skeleton are cordially invited to join your Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts on an excursion into the bone-choked depths of the HowStuffWorks ossuary. What curious skulls and skeletal specimens will they uncover? What curious science and cultural anomalies will factor into their discoveries? Grab a torch and join them in the depths in part 2 of 2.
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Into the Ossuary: Consult the Bones - Part 1
You and your skeleton are cordially invited to join your ...
You and your skeleton are cordially invited to join your Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts on an excursion into the bone-choked depths of the HowStuffWorks ossuary. What curious skulls and skeletal specimens will they uncover? What curious science and cultural anomalies will factor into their discoveries? Grab a torch and join them in the depths in part 1 of 2.
