Space Weapons: Rods From God
You may call it "rods from god," project Thor" or a glorious "hypervelocity rod bundle," but this theoretical space weapon comes down to one devastating reality: A space-empowered nation's ability to ...
17 Marras 201540min
The 2015 Ig Nobels: Kisses, Stings & Dino Chickens
Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes honor the weirdest and wackiest contributions to humanity's scientific understanding of the natural world. In this pair of Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast episodes, Robe...
12 Marras 20151h 1min
The 2015 Ig Nobels: Unboiled Eggs & Urine Speed
Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes honor the weirdest and wackiest contributions to humanity's scientific understanding of the natural world. In this pair of Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast episodes, Robe...
10 Marras 201551min
The Fist Punch Theory of Evolution
Did the human fist evolve to punch faces? Did our faces evolve to take punches? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian explore University of Utah biologist David Carrier's re...
5 Marras 201540min
Sanity/Insanity: The Rosenhan Experiment
How do we know precisely what constitutes "normality" or mental illness? And if there is a difference, can anybody detect it? Even professionals? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and...
3 Marras 201542min
Ghouls: Myth, Fiction and... Evolutionary Heritage?
If your fictional diet contains significant quantities of horror or dark fantasy, then you've likely encountered the ghoul: a scavenging, grave-robbing race of unnatural beings with an insatiable hung...
29 Loka 201550min
I Drink Your Blood
Global myth cycles are rife with blood-drinkers and blood bathers. Often, the tale centers around the notion of young blood as a fountain of youth. The aging countess or decrepit monster needs only to...
27 Loka 201552min
Will-o'-the-Wisp: A Light in the Swamp
There was a time when strange lights appeared in the marshlands. Commoners might have known the eerie luminescence as "Will-o'-the-Wisp" or "Hinky Punk," while the learned pondered the mysteries of "I...
22 Loka 20151h 3min
