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STBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 3: The Curse
24 april 2020 · 1 uur 23 min
What is a curse and how does the concept factor into the human experience? The playlist continues with this 2018 Halloween episode from Robert and Joe. Lees meer
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STBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 1: Blood Type Drinker
24 april 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
Halloween in March? It's happening. Here's our episode "I Drink Your Blood Type" from 2019. Drink up. Lees meer
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STBYM Halftober Monsterfest Playlist, Episode 2: Demogorgon
24 april 2020 · 58 min
Haftober Monsterfest continues with Robert and Joe's 2019 discussion on the origins of Dungeons and Dragons’ ultimate demon lord, the interdimensional beast from “Stranger Things” and an enigma of translated texts and gnostic mysticism. Lees meer
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Astronomical Suffering and the Terran Diaspora
23 april 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
For many futurists, the long term survival of humanity depends on its ability to become a true interplanetary and even interstellar species. But what is the potential moral cost of such a great technological and cultural leap forward? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe consider the potential for astronomical suffering in the wake of Earth’s outward expansion. Lees meer
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The Invention of Soap
20 april 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
We’re all probably using a lot more soap these days, but… what is it exactly? How does it work? Who invented it and how has it changed the world? Join Robert and Joe as they explore the invention of Soap. If you enjoyed the podcast Invention, stick with Robert and Joe as they continue to explore these same topics as part of Stuff to Blow Your Mind’s regular offerings. Lees meer
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From the Vault: Flatus Ex Machina, Part 1
18 april 2020 · 46 min
Why is it so hilarious when robots and artificial intelligence fail? What does it reveal about comedy itself and our technological anxiety? Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore in this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter. (originally published 3/26/2019) Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The X-Ray
17 april 2020 · 45 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Here's their episode on the x-ray. Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Telescope
17 april 2020 · 1 uur
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Since we're already talking about optics, let's consider the telescope... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Motion Picture, Part 3
17 april 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Let's finish their three-part look at motion pictures... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: A Motion Picture Mystery
17 april 2020 · 55 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Here's their sidebar with Scott Benjamin about a mysterious death in the history of motion picture technology... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Motion Picture, Part 2
17 april 2020 · 44 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Let's continue with the history of motion pictures... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Motion Picture, Part 1
17 april 2020 · 52 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Let's move on from the camera to motion pictures... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Camera, Part 3
17 april 2020 · 1 uur 2 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Enjoy their three-part look at the camera... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Camera, Part 2
17 april 2020 · 57 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Enjoy their three-part look at the camera... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Camera, Part 1
17 april 2020 · 47 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Enjoy their three-part look at the camera... Lees meer
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Invention Playlist: The Camera Obscura
17 april 2020 · 58 min
As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Up first, the camera obscura... Lees meer
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Brian Greene on the End of Time
16 april 2020 · 45 min
Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene’s new book “Until the End of Time” contemplates the entirety of human history and the known universe in a single volume. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe chat with the author about the cosmos, the human experience and science communication during a global pandemic. Lees meer
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Daniel Whiteson on Space Itself
14 april 2020 · 1 uur 10 min
What exactly is space? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, physicist Daniel Whiteson, co-host of the podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe, drops by for another chat with Robert and Joe. Lees meer
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From the Vault: M.I.B. or N.I.B.?
11 april 2020 · 50 min
Belief in UFOs is very much like a religion. It can fulfill the same purpose in an individual's life, give them a community of believers and provide grander framework for mundane life. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick consider the similarities between the so-called “men in black” and the devil. (Originally published 3/21/2019) Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 7: ‘The Tingler’
10 april 2020 · 1 uur 13 min
Ladies and gentlemen, just a word of warning. If any of you are not convinced that you have a tingler of your own, the next time you're frightened in the dark... don't scream. Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 6: ‘Silent Running’
10 april 2020 · 1 uur 17 min
It calls back a time when there were flowers all over the Earth... and there were valleys. And there were plains of tall green grass that you could lie down in - you could go to sleep in. And there were blue skies, and there was fresh air... and there were things growing all over the place, not just in some domed enclosures blasted some millions of miles out in to space. Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 9: ‘Bandersnatch’
10 april 2020 · 1 uur 33 min
If you listen closely, you can hear the numbers. There's a cosmic flowchart that dictates where you can and where you can't go. I've given you the knowledge. I've set you free. Do you understand? Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 5: Science of Thulsa Doom, Part 2
10 april 2020 · 51 min
Contemplate this on the tree of woe. Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 10: ‘The Fly’
10 april 2020 · 54 min
You're afraid to dive into the plasma pool, aren't you? You're afraid to be destroyed and recreated, aren't you? Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 8: ‘Hellraiser’
10 april 2020 · 1 uur 15 min
I thought I'd gone to the limits. I hadn't. The Cenobites gave me an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible. Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 4: Science of Thulsa Doom, Part 1
10 april 2020 · 43 min
Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark. Now they learn why they fear the night. Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 2: ‘The Dark Crystal’
10 april 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
End, begin, all the same. Big change. Sometimes good. Sometimes bad. Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 3: ‘Highlander 2’
10 april 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Most people have a full measure of life... and most people just watch it slowly drip away. But if you can summon it all up... at one time... in one place... you can accomplish something... glorious. Lees meer
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 1: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
10 april 2020 · 1 uur 25 min
Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. Lees meer
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The Bone Palace, Part 2
9 april 2020 · 40 min
From an imagined palace constructed out of bone to the curious ways in which animals and humans use bone for tools and construction materials, take a stroll through halls of bone with Robert and Joe in this pair of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Lees meer
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The Bone Palace, Part 1
7 april 2020 · 58 min
From an imagined palace constructed out of bone to the curious ways in which animals and humans use bone for tools and construction materials, take a stroll through halls of bone with Robert and Joe in this pair of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Lees meer
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From the Vault: Bugs Under The Skin
4 april 2020 · 1 uur 2 min
Ever feel like there are bugs crawling around in your body? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore alleged incidents, medical publications and the reality of delusional parasitosis. (originally publsihed 3/19/2019) Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 10: Chinese Immortality
3 april 2020 · 1 uur 11 min
Explore tales and traditions from Taoist sorcery, alchemy and Chinese folktales. Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 9: Wound Mouth of the Undying Hydra
3 april 2020 · 45 min
From myth to biology, the hydra hungers and grows. Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 8: Unicorns of the Mythic World
3 april 2020 · 1 uur 3 min
Discover the power and symbolism of the unicorn. Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 7: The Trident
3 april 2020 · 1 uur 7 min
What is the meaning of Poseidon's divine weapon? Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 6: The Slayer
3 april 2020 · 1 uur 29 min
Who is the slayer and why is this figure so important to our ancient and modern myths? Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 5: Demon Eaters and Possessed Tools
3 april 2020 · 1 uur
Meet the demon slayer Zhōng Kuí and follow a procession of spirits across the sea to Japan. Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 4: Bones of the Plumed Serpent
3 april 2020 · 43 min
Venture into the world of Quetzalcoatl. Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 3: Talos
3 april 2020 · 58 min
Get to know everyone's favorite ancient bronze age robot. Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 2: The Myth-Fleshed Fossil
3 april 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Explore the place where geology and mythology converge. Lees meer
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 1: Unraveling the Mythic
3 april 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
What is mythology and why is it so important? Find out... Lees meer
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Déjà vu, Anxiety and Dreams, Part 2
2 april 2020 · 54 min
What is déjà vu and how does it relate to dreams and anxiety? Robert and Joe discuss what is known about this curious anomaly of memory on Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Lees meer
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Déjà vu, Anxiety and Dreams
31 maart 2020 · 57 min
What is déjà vu and how does it relate to dreams and anxiety? Robert and Joe discuss what is known about this curious anomaly of memory on Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Lees meer
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From the Vault: The Lost Daughters of Aten, Part 2
28 maart 2020 · 45 min
Pluto may not be a planet, but it definitely exists. Not every case is so clear. The history of near-Earth astronomy contains many cases of bodies that may or may not have ever existed in the solar system we call home. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick take a journey through space to survey once-hypothetical bodies that took work to prove, once-imagined bodies that are now confirmed phantoms, and the unsolved mysteries where questions remain. (originally published 3/5/2019) Lees meer
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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 10: Dr. Jeff Hoffman
27 maart 2020 · 54 min
Let's talk about life beyond Earth's magnetosphere. Here's our 2018 chat with astronaut Dr. Jeff Hoffman. Lees meer
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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 9: Carl Zimmer
27 maart 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Let's talk about heredity. Here's our 2018 chat with acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer about his book “She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity.” Lees meer
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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 8: Marah Hardt
27 maart 2020 · 1 uur 11 min
Let's talk about the love life of coral with "Sex in the Sea" author Dr. Marah J. Hardt. Lees meer
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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 7: R. Scott Bakker
27 maart 2020 · 1 uur 12 min
Let's talk about alien philosophy. Here's our 2017 chat with Canadian author R. Scott Bakker, discussing his dark fantasy novels as well as his paper 'On Alien Philosophy,' published in the The Journal of Consciousness Studies. Lees meer
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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 6: Mary Roach
27 maart 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Let's talk about penis transplants. Here's our 2016 chat with author Mary Roach, who devotes two chapters of her book "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War" to urotrauma and genital transplant surgery. Lees meer
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