Ancient Pacific Navigation, Part 1

Ancient Pacific Navigation, Part 1

The original discoverers of the Polynesian Islands traversed a vast ocean, bringing civilization to islands untouched by human activity. How did they do it? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss the sheer scale of the Pacific Ocean and environmental navigation.

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999 Birthday Candles

999 Birthday Candles

The Hayflick limit posits that we can live for 120 years. But recent research suggests we could live to for 1,000 years. Enter maverick biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey, who has pulled the rug out from...

12 Touko 201135min

Atomic Bomb Parties and Nuclear Fallout

Atomic Bomb Parties and Nuclear Fallout

In the 1950s, residents of Las Vegas partied hard, and their booze-fueled parties sometimes included a special treat -- the observation of nuclear tests. So what happened next? Tune in as Robert and J...

10 Touko 201130min

Crimes of Paleontology

Crimes of Paleontology

It's no secret that the history of paleontology is replete with hoaxes and incorrect conclusions -- but how many can be chalked up to honest mistakes, and how many were scams? Tune in to learn more ab...

5 Touko 201142min

The Placebo Effect: Brain Over Pain

The Placebo Effect: Brain Over Pain

A placebo is a fake medicine included in drug trials to show, through contrast, the benefits of the real medicine. Yet sometimes the patients taking the placebo still experience improvements -- why? T...

3 Touko 201133min

Change Your Mind the Hard Way

Change Your Mind the Hard Way

When an iron rod shot through Phineas Gage's head, it destroyed the majority of his left frontal lobe. He survived, but his personality and behavior changed -- why? Tune in as Robert and Julie explore...

28 Huhti 201137min

Tyrannosaurus Sex

Tyrannosaurus Sex

Although scientists still aren't sure exactly how dinosaurs reproduced, fascinating (and surprising) conjectures abound. Join Robert and Julie as they explore the procedures experts use to recreate th...

26 Huhti 201124min

The Quest for Cyberimmortality

The Quest for Cyberimmortality

Is it possible that human evolution is on the verge of transcending its organic roots? And, if it is possible, how could it actually occur? Join Robert and Julie as they explore the mind-blowing conce...

21 Huhti 201132min

Is privacy an illusion?

Is privacy an illusion?

Are computers approaching singularity? Join Robert and Julie as they discuss the quest for cyberimmortality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com...

19 Huhti 201132min

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