Supernormal Stimuli

Supernormal Stimuli

No longer limited by the constrains of their environment or biology, humans have remade their world. Why walk when you can soar? Why shout when you can whisper in the ear of a listener halfway round the world? And why limit yourself to normal stimuli when you can condense the sensory world into nuggets of superstimuli. Join Robert and Julie in this classic episode as they discuss junk food, gaming, pornography, the Internet and beauty itself all in the framework of natural biology.

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Akademgorodok: Siberia's Super Science Town

Akademgorodok: Siberia's Super Science Town

Hidden away in the cold of Siberia's forest is an alternative to Silicon Valley, what some refer to as Russia's Silicon Forest. You can think of it as Russia's Eureka or Limetown -- maybe even the Sib...

19 Touko 201652min

Organic Panic: A Dietary Dilemma

Organic Panic: A Dietary Dilemma

We all build our new bodies out of the foods we eat, so why not obtain the best building materials we can afford? It's a reasonable thought, but the concept of "organic food" is often confusing. In th...

17 Touko 201646min

The Quest for Hollywood Acid

The Quest for Hollywood Acid

From the corrosive blood of the "Alien" xenomorph to the various Bond and Batman villains' use of the iconic acid vat, popular media presents us with a dramatic and largely unrealistic vision of acidi...

12 Touko 20161h 14min

Aphantasia: Blindness of the Mind's Eye

Aphantasia: Blindness of the Mind's Eye

Mental images play an important role in our daily experience of reality, from thoughts of the past to daydreams, fantasies and entire worlds of the imagination. Just what's happening when we see throu...

10 Touko 201655min

Cannabis Files: Medical Marijuana

Cannabis Files: Medical Marijuana

It's easy to misjudge "medical marijuana" as an attempt by cannabis advocates to legitimize their favorite herb, but medicinal use of cannabis dates back to ancient times. In this episode of Stuff to ...

5 Touko 201633min

Cannabis Files: Humanity's THC Odyssey

Cannabis Files: Humanity's THC Odyssey

Humans have known about cannabis for thousands of years, crafting hemp textiles and consuming its psychoactive THC. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian examine the cannabi...

3 Touko 201657min

Listener Mail V: Computing the Hyper-Real

Listener Mail V: Computing the Hyper-Real

Once more, the mailbot delivers the spoils of listener feedback and your loyal Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts read and respond to them. Join Robert, Christian and Joe as they cover everything from comp...

28 Huhti 20161h 3min

Jupiter's Children: A Voyage to the Galilean Moons

Jupiter's Children: A Voyage to the Galilean Moons

Of all the moons of Jupiter, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io tantalize us the most. These alien worlds of ice, fire, desolation and hidden oceans tantalize us with their possibility for extraterrest...

26 Huhti 20161h 6min

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