The Science of Hell

The Science of Hell

The Science of Hell: Artists aren't alone in their fascination with Hell. Scientists two have long sought to breach the fiery gates and figure out just how it works. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie explore scientific ponderings over the Dante's "Inferno" and Milton's "Paradise Lost" from modern mathematicians, meteorologists and even Galileo. Robert sketched THIS MAP to help you out with the weather stuff.

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Boggy Creek II

Weirdhouse Cinema: Boggy Creek II

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Thanksgiving Smorgasbord: Turkey, Wishbones and Gravy

Thanksgiving Smorgasbord: Turkey, Wishbones and Gravy

In recognition of Thanksgiving, Robert and Joe devote this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind to the very topics that might float through your head at the dinner table: What is a wishbone, why do we p...

26 Marras 20201h 15min

Antimetaboles: Sometimes You Eat the Bear

Antimetaboles: Sometimes You Eat the Bear

Friedrich Nietzsche once observed that if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. That’s an antimetabole, a transposed repetition of words in successive clauses. It’s an...

24 Marras 202053min

From the Vault: Thankful: The Science of Gratitude

From the Vault: Thankful: The Science of Gratitude

Tis the season of thankfulness, so in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the science of Gratitude. (Originally published 11/28/2019) Learn more about your ad-choices at h...

21 Marras 20201h 7min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Message From Space

Weirdhouse Cinema: Message From Space

This time on Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe consider the 1978 Japanese space opera “Message From Space,” starring Sonny Chiba and Vic Morrow. It’s not quite “Star Wars,” but it brings the 70s weirdnes...

20 Marras 20201h 7min

Listener Mail: The Final Conflict

Listener Mail: The Final Conflict

Once more on Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe turn to the mailbot and read some listener mail from previous months. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee ...

19 Marras 202047min

Invention: The Bed

Invention: The Bed

We sure do spend a lot of time in bed, but what exactly IS a bed and what were ancient beds like? In this invention-based episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the ancient history...

17 Marras 202051min

From the Vault: Dangerous Foods: Adverse Additives

From the Vault: Dangerous Foods: Adverse Additives

As is tradition, Stuff to Blow Your Mind prepares for seasonal feasts with a look at dangerous foods -- this time with a focus on peculiar and sometimes frightful additives such as lead, mercury and m...

14 Marras 20201h 1min

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