The Dark Side of Neuroplasticity

The Dark Side of Neuroplasticity

When you hear the word “neuroplasticity,” you probably think of it in terms of a young brain’s ability to learn or an older brain’s struggles to rebound from injury. The possibility of a neuroplasticity-boosting drug remains one of medicine's true holy grails, but is there a dark side? Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick discuss the balance of plasticity and stability in the human mind.

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The Invention of the Spoon, Part 1

The Invention of the Spoon, Part 1

It’s time for another invention-based episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. In this episode, Robert and Joe discuss a very old invention that we can scarcely imagine life without: the spoon. Learn more...

9 Maalis 202150min

Listener Mail: Humbaba's Seven Terrors

Listener Mail: Humbaba's Seven Terrors

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

8 Maalis 202131min

From the Vault: Overconfidence, Part 2

From the Vault: Overconfidence, Part 2

What is overconfidence? We tend to know it when we see it, but the concept is increasingly hard to nail down the more you think about it. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe exp...

6 Maalis 202151min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Split Second (1992)

Weirdhouse Cinema: Split Second (1992)

This week on Weirdhouse Cinema, world’s grumpiest detective Rutger Hauer investigates a series of monstrous murders in the climate change-ravaged future of 2008. It features Kim Cattrall, a great mons...

5 Maalis 20211h 18min

Fata Morgana

Fata Morgana

The horizon is an interesting netherworld of optical phenomena, where -- to the human eye -- ghost ships may sail the sky, phantom islands offer relief to weary sailors, sea monsters tower and alien s...

4 Maalis 20211h

The Artifact: The Color of the Dot

The Artifact: The Color of the Dot

In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Joe contemplates the deep history of the color of the Pale Blue Dot. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

3 Maalis 20219min

The Halo, Part 2

The Halo, Part 2

From glowing rings to flaming sun discs, the halo takes many forms in religious iconography. Why do angels, saints, gods and demigods love standing beneath or in front of these things? In this episode...

2 Maalis 202155min

Listener Mail: Avatar State, Yip Yip!

Listener Mail: Avatar State, Yip Yip!

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

1 Maalis 202141min

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