Five-fingered Evolutionary Discount

Five-fingered Evolutionary Discount

Mickey Mouse gets along just fine with four digits on each hand, so why do humans have five of these digits? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie ask why so many creatures evolved with a five-fingered discount.

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The Artifact: Sharur the Talking Mace

The Artifact: Sharur the Talking Mace

In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses Sharur, the talking mace from Sumerian mythology… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/...

11 Elo 20214min

The Invention of the Mirror, Part 2

The Invention of the Mirror, Part 2

Smoking pools of dark reflection. Propagator of uncanny doubles. Gateway to inverse kingdom. It’s time for Stuff to Blow Your Mind to venture into the world of mirrors, discussing their predecessors, ...

10 Elo 202151min

Listener Mail: Stormbringer

Listener Mail: Stormbringer

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

9 Elo 202135min

From the Vault: Astronomical Suffering and the Terran Diaspora

From the Vault: Astronomical Suffering and the Terran Diaspora

For many futurists, the long term survival of humanity depends on its ability to become a true interplanetary and even interstellar species. But what is the potential moral cost of such a great techno...

7 Elo 20211h 5min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Cannibal Apocalypse

Weirdhouse Cinema: Cannibal Apocalypse

Can John Saxon resist the viral hunger for human flesh? In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1980’s “Cannibal Apocalypse,” a Spanish/Italian cannibal thriller filmed in Atlanta, G...

6 Elo 20211h 9min

The Invention of the Mirror, Part 1

The Invention of the Mirror, Part 1

Smoking pools of dark reflection. Propagator of uncanny doubles. Gateway to inverse kingdom. It’s time for Stuff to Blow Your Mind to venture into the world of mirrors, discussing their predecessors, ...

5 Elo 202142min

Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: An Open Conversation about Open Innovation

Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: An Open Conversation about Open Innovation

In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Jim Whitehurst, senior advisor at IBM and an expert in open source software and innovation. During their conversation, Jim reveals how embracing moment...

4 Elo 202128min

Regression to the Mean

Regression to the Mean

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss regression to the mean, a phenomenon that occurs when a random sampling point is an outlier -- with applications to everything from e...

3 Elo 202145min

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