Listener Mail: When Twilight Falls On NGC 891
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20 Touko 202426min
From the Vault: A Game of Telephone, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the so-called “telephone game,” in which a whispered message travels through a chain of individuals and is eventually announced again in an altered form. What does this game reveal about communication and what else can we learn from it? (part 2 of 2, originally published 05/04/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18 Touko 202439min
Weirdhouse Cinema: House (1977)
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss one of the towering monoliths of Japanese weird cinema: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “House” AKA “Hausu.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17 Touko 20241h 28min
Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 3
Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various examples of meteoric metal artifacts, including several precious sky-weapons of antiquity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Touko 202449min
The Monstrefact: The Ceti Eels of Star Trek
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Ceti eels of the Star Trek universe, a form of fictional brain parasite… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 Touko 20246min
The Well-Connected Animal, with Lee Alan Dugatkin
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with evolutionary biologist and historian of science Lee Alan Dugatkin about his new book “The Well-Connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies.” You'll learn about the complex social networks of vampire bats, dolphins, bees and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Touko 202450min
Listener Mail: The Prophet's Song
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Touko 202423min
From the Vault: A Game of Telephone, Part 1
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the so-called “telephone game,” in which a whispered message travels through a chain of individuals and is eventually announced again in an altered form. What does this game reveal about communication and what else can we learn from it? (part 1 of 2, originally published 05/02/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 Touko 20241h 2min
