Stuff to blow your mind
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Scrooge: Post-traumatic Embitterment Disorder
Was Scrooge's bitterness an actual mental disorder? And was his ...
Was Scrooge's bitterness an actual mental disorder? And was his visitation by the ghosts of the past, present and future his subconscious mind's attempt at DIY psychotherapy? Or did he merely spike his pot of gruel with a little mind-altering something-something?
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Deconstructing the Grinch
Find out why the Grinch had the personality of a ...
Find out why the Grinch had the personality of a toadstool sandwich, with arsenic sauce. Robert and Julie explore the physiology of the Green One, not to mention his self-imposed social isolation, which may have contributed to the woefully diminutive size of his heart.
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Mystery of the Antler
Why do animals such as deer and moose boast antlers? ...
Why do animals such as deer and moose boast antlers? How does this bony material grow faster than any living vertebrate bones on Earth? You'd think we'd know the answers to these questions, but antlers remain far more mysterious than we tend to realize. Join Robert and Julie as they discuss the science of antlers and how these animal weapons factor into both ancient human history and professional athlete urine samples.
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Bring Your Own Oxygen
What if you could suck all the oxygen out of ...
What if you could suck all the oxygen out of a room with a nifty piece of material? Soon you may be able to with a crystalline material that stores, binds and releases oxygen. Find out how, and join Robert and Julie for a little Oxygen 101, including the question, "What lifeform provides half of the world's oxygen?"' Hint: It's not trees.
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The Future of Tattoos
Whether you're a tattoo virgin or a sleeved-and-stamped ink enthusiast, ...
Whether you're a tattoo virgin or a sleeved-and-stamped ink enthusiast, there's no denying the cultural staying power of the tattoo. But where do we go from here? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, explore the world of cutting-edge and near-future high-tech tattoos, from glowing raver ink to tattoos that actually serve as technological interfaces.
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The Science of Tattoos
Tattoos allow us to make the outer body reflect the ...
Tattoos allow us to make the outer body reflect the inner self. In a life of flux, they allow us to make names, symbols, gods and ideas a semi-permanent part of corporeal form. Then again, they also allow others to mark us as "criminal" or "outsider." Join Robert and Julie as they explore not only the science of tattoos, but also a bit of their rich and varied history.
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The Science of Comfort
What does comfort mean to you? Thanksgiving dinner? A cup ...
What does comfort mean to you? Thanksgiving dinner? A cup of tomato soup and a warm blanket? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie examine the particulars of comfort, why we crave it and what happens when we have too much of a good thing.
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Surviving Thanksgiving
You may not be the turkey on the chopping block, ...
You may not be the turkey on the chopping block, but holiday get-togethers with family can make you feel that way. Find out how to navigate the holiday.
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Fecal Transplants and You
What if you were suffering from a debilitating bacterial infection ...
What if you were suffering from a debilitating bacterial infection and you found out that pumping someone else's fecal matter into your rectum could vanquish it. Find out about fecal microbiota transfers and why we might one day seek out "artisanal" poop samples to cure what ails us.
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Listener Mail: Arnie's Revenge
Robert and Julie bow down to the will of Arnie ...
Robert and Julie bow down to the will of Arnie the Mailbot and finally get to the mounting stack of listener mail.
