Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Almost Blue
Up in the sky and down in the ocean, blue ...
Up in the sky and down in the ocean, blue is the end cap of our visual existence.One that may even influence us subconsciously. Find out why this color is the ultimate magician, appearing mostly as an illusion, in this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast.
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So Cute I Could Eat You Up
What do tears of joy and the desire to pinch ...
What do tears of joy and the desire to pinch a baby's cheek have to do with one another? Quite a lot. Find out about dimorphous expressions, as well as the siren call of baby scents that lure the joyful aunt to its cheek in the first place.
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Whisperings & ASMR
Shhhh! Some of us are listening intently to a certain ...
Shhhh! Some of us are listening intently to a certain tone, one that sends waves of pleasure down our spine. It's called autonomous sensory meridian response. Robert and Julie explore, and while they're at it, they'll find out if whispering exists among any non-human primates.
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Extraordinary Science of 2014
Sex-reversed genitalia and tractor beams -- just a few of ...
Sex-reversed genitalia and tractor beams -- just a few of the extraordinary discoveries and breakthroughs of 2014. How have they changed our perception of the universe and ourselves?
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Astonishing Science of 2014
Find out what the most astonishing moments in science were ...
Find out what the most astonishing moments in science were in 2014 and why they may just be game-changers for humanity.
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Sonic Illusions
Imagine exploring a cave and discovering paintings that appear to ...
Imagine exploring a cave and discovering paintings that appear to come alive with a few claps of your hand. Enter the cave of forgotten sounds with Robert and Julie and they spelunk their way through sonic illusions.
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Brainhacking 101: New Year, New Habits
How long does it take to make or break a ...
How long does it take to make or break a habit? Is this really the year you make major changes or learn a new craft? Robert and Julie break down the science of it all in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
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Dung Beetles Mania!
Find out how and why dung beetles have been capitalizing ...
Find out how and why dung beetles have been capitalizing on poop in a big way for 30 million years. Also, these little guys may be the world's tiniest astronomers. Robert and Julie reveal why.
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Give the Gift of a Mystery Box
Why are mystery packages so appealing? How do they improve ...
Why are mystery packages so appealing? How do they improve our mental faculties and fuel our creativity? In this classic episode, Robert and Julie share tales of sealed envelopes, quantum thought experiments, virginity boxes and things Pandora should never have opened. You might even score a gift idea or two.
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The Necessary Spice
Spices are essentially chemical weapons. They protect a plant from ...
Spices are essentially chemical weapons. They protect a plant from animals and microbes. yet humans long ago learned to hack these defenses and use them to flavor their food. Join Robert and Julie for a discussion of spice and evolution.
