Funny or Die

Funny or Die

We all know "funny" when we encounter it, but what's going on inside the human mind when we feel amused? Join Robert and Julie as they discuss long-standing -- and more recent -- theories about humor's evolutionary purpose.

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Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 3

Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 3

Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe d...

16 Touko 202449min

The Monstrefact: The Ceti Eels of Star Trek

The Monstrefact: The Ceti Eels of Star Trek

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Ceti eels of the Star Trek universe, a form of fictional brain parasite… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Touko 20246min

The Well-Connected Animal, with Lee Alan Dugatkin

The Well-Connected Animal, with Lee Alan Dugatkin

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with evolutionary biologist and historian of science Lee Alan Dugatkin about his new book “The Well-Connected Animal: Social Networks and the W...

14 Touko 202450min

Listener Mail: The Prophet's Song

Listener Mail: The Prophet's Song

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Touko 202423min

From the Vault: A Game of Telephone, Part 1

From the Vault: A Game of Telephone, Part 1

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the so-called “telephone game,” in which a whispered message travels through a chain of individuals and is eventually announc...

11 Touko 20241h 2min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Psycho Beach Party

Weirdhouse Cinema: Psycho Beach Party

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob is joined by Seth Nicholas Johnson of Rusty Needle’s Record Club to discuss 2000’s “Psycho Beach Party,” a sendup of 1960s beach party movies and their cultur...

10 Touko 20241h 24min

Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 2

Meteoric Metal and Alien Iron, Part 2

Before the dawn of the iron age, ancient humans had but one source of workable iron for their artifacts and weapons: meteorites. In this very-metal episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe d...

9 Touko 202448min

The Monstrefact: The Tribbles of Star Trek

The Monstrefact: The Tribbles of Star Trek

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the prolific and adorable tribbles of the Star Trek universe…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Touko 20245min

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