Jade Immortality: Burial Armor of the Han Dynasty
Chinese aristocracy of the Western Han Dynasty embarked on their journey into the afterlife within garments of stone -- luxurious suits of jade armor entailing thousands of individual plates sewn toge...
9 Touko 201741min
Push the Frontier
You’ve seen enough Westerns and Game of Throne episodes to know a frontier when you see it, but what exactly is this boundary between the laws of your world and the promise or threat of another? In th...
4 Touko 20171h 2min
STBYM Live: Weird Science in the Windy City
Robert, Christian and Joe transport you back to the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893, when the neoclassical architecture of Daniel Burnham’s White City loomed on the shores of Lake Michigan, Nikol...
2 Touko 20171h 16min
Listener Mail: In One Ear, Out the Third Eye
Robert, Joe and Christian call in the mailbot for yet another dose of listener feedback. Join them as they read your thoughts on everything from the uncanny valley and the Black Stone of Mecca to hook...
27 Huhti 20171h 12min
H. R. Giger and the Biomechanical Soul
We’ve all seen the surreal biomechanical art of the late H.R. Giger, but the artist’s mainstream success and the undying appeal of his 'Alien' sometimes prevent a full appreciation of his dark vision....
25 Huhti 20171h 32min
Where is my mind?
Today, most humans accept the brain as the seat of human consciousness, but this was not always the case. Join Robert and Joe as they explore ancient, alternative views on the anatomical center of rea...
20 Huhti 20171h 6min
Fossil Action Scenes: Dino Birth and Prehistoric Combat
Fossilized remains provide exciting insight into the biology and behavior of prehistoric beasts, but sometimes the fossil record gives us even more -- a bonafide action scene! In this episode of Stuff...
18 Huhti 20171h 24min
Disease Takes Flight on Leathery Wings
Bats have been demonized through history. Our folklore and horror stories tell us they’re something to be afraid of because they’re 'creatures of the night' with weird abilities like echolocation. And...
13 Huhti 201740min
