A World Before Fire: The Terrestrial Anomaly

A World Before Fire: The Terrestrial Anomaly

Humans existed before their mastery of fire, albeit in a rather primitive state -- and yes, even Earth itself knew an age when fire itself was not only scarce, but chemically impossible. In this two-part episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe venture back to a time before the flame and consider the curious, interconnected ascension of man and fire. In part one, explore the chemistry of a flameless Earth and the possibility of alien technology without fire.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaksot(3008)

Baby Jesus and the Homunculus

Baby Jesus and the Homunculus

We’ve all marveled at the grotesque, oddly-proportioned old man babies in medieval art -- but why did artists of the period pain such creatures? In this special Christmas episode of Stuff to Blow Your...

21 Joulu 201758min

First Messenger From an Alien Star

First Messenger From an Alien Star

In recent weeks, the first recorded object from another star system appeared in our solar neighborhood. Dubbed 'Oumuamua,' the interloper stirs both our scientific curiosity and imagination. In this e...

19 Joulu 201748min

Machine God: Artificial Superintelligence

Machine God: Artificial Superintelligence

Voltaire famously postulated that if God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. As humanity approaches the technological singularity, this statement takes on new meaning. In this episode ...

14 Joulu 20171h 5min

Ophiocordyceps: Fungal Puppet Masters

Ophiocordyceps: Fungal Puppet Masters

The fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is the Mona Lisa of mind control parasites. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the latest findings on its insidious ant-hijacking...

12 Joulu 201753min

This Present Moment: Philosophy & Neuroscience

This Present Moment: Philosophy & Neuroscience

What is now? What is the present moment? These questions continue to stagger us, for nothing is so simultaneously familiar and alien than the passage of time. Nothing seems more “real” to us that the ...

7 Joulu 201753min

This Present Moment: Experience and Physics

This Present Moment: Experience and Physics

What is now? What is the present moment? These questions continue to stagger us, for nothing is so simultaneously familiar and alien than the passage of time. Nothing seems more “real” to us that the ...

5 Joulu 201756min

Tree of Life

Tree of Life

Sacred trees. World trees. Holy trees of wisdom, immortality and the soul. They seem to grow from every culture on Earth and their roots dig deep into the soil of prehistory. What do they mean? Why ar...

30 Marras 201757min

Listener Mail: Leary, Bicameralism and Monsters

Listener Mail: Leary, Bicameralism and Monsters

Once more, Stuff to Blow Your Mind powers up the mailbot and considers YOUR comments, stories, insights and questions on recent episodes. In this installment, Robert, Joe and Christian discuss Timothy...

28 Marras 20171h 17min

Suosittua kategoriassa Tiede

rss-mita-tulisi-tietaa
rss-poliisin-mieli
docemilia
rss-duodecim-lehti
utelias-mieli
rss-lihavuudesta-podcast
tiedekulma-podcast
mielipaivakirja
rss-ammamafia
rss-mental-race
rss-tervetta-skeptisyytta
koodikahvit
menologeja-tutkimusmatka-vaihdevuosiin
rss-ranskaa-raakana
rss-metsa
rss-laakaripodi
rss-ylistys-elaimille
rss-luontopodi-samuel-glassar-tutkii-luonnon-ihmeita
rss-sosiopodi