The Buddha is a Mountain

The Buddha is a Mountain

One of the largest historical statues in the world, China’s Lèshān Grand Buddha has overlooked the Dàdù river for 1200 years. Carved from the side of a mountain, this serene titan is a testament to human artistry and the Anthropocene Epoch. Join Robert and Joe for a discussion of the Buddha’s history, meaning and the overarching theme of humanity’s remaking of the natural world.

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From the Vault: The Bone Palace, Part 1

From the Vault: The Bone Palace, Part 1

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 i...

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Frogs

Weirdhouse Cinema: Frogs

Humans can only hurt the environment so long before nature fights back -- and that’s just what happens in 1972’s “Frogs,” starring a young Sam Elliot and a whole bunch of reptiles and amphibians. It’s...

16 Huhti 20211h 29min

Punish the Machine, Part 2

Punish the Machine, Part 2

What will we do when robots and artificial intelligences break the law? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the issue of robot moral and legal agency. Learn more about ...

15 Huhti 20211h 4min

The Artifact: The Pedrail Wheel

The Artifact: The Pedrail Wheel

In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the wheels with tiny legs on them... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for ...

14 Huhti 20214min

Punish the Machine, Part 1

Punish the Machine, Part 1

What will we do when robots and artificial intelligences break the law? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the issue of robot moral and legal agency. Learn more about ...

13 Huhti 20211h 1min

Listener Mail: Rejoice in the Sun

Listener Mail: Rejoice in the Sun

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...

12 Huhti 202138min

From the Vault: Twilight of the Moa

From the Vault: Twilight of the Moa

The Moa of New Zealand were among the weirdest birds to ever live, and their history is full of evolutionary wonder, interspecies conflict, tragedy and scientific hope. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind...

10 Huhti 202153min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Mad Love (1935)

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Mad Love (1935)

In this edition of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss one of the great weird films of the 1930s: “Mad Love,” in which Peter Lorre gives a stellar performance as the deranged and tragic Dr. Gogol. ...

9 Huhti 20211h 12min

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