Talking 'Space Chronicles' with Neil DeGrasse Tyson
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson chats with Robert and Julie about his new book "Space Chronicles" as well as mad science, philosophy, dark matter and hum...
22 Mar 201354min
SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Part 2
Is there life out there in the cosmos and if so how do we find it? How might it find us? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert discuss the history of SETI as well as what classi...
21 Mar 201326min
SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Part 1
Is there life out there in the cosmos and if so how do we find it? How might it find us? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert discuss the history of SETI as well as what classi...
19 Mar 201316min
Wind Beneath My Surgical Wings, Part 2
Can science give us the wings we've always envied in birds? Can plastic surgery elevate us to a higher human form? In this second part of this series, Robert and Julie continue exploring of posthuman ...
18 Mar 201330min
Wind Beneath My Surgical Wings, Part 1
Can science give us the wings we've always envied in birds? Can plastic surgery elevate us to a higher human form? In this episode, Robert and Julie discuss Joseph Rosen's posthuman philosophy and pon...
14 Mar 201321min
Leprechaun Hallucinations
Leprechaun Hallucinations: As Saint Patrick's Day nears, our minds inevitably turn to the little people of Irish folklore. But diminutive fairy folk pop up in folk traditions around the world. Listen ...
12 Mar 201342min
Pica: Dirt for Dinner
Chances are you didn't pack mud pies or clay bricks for lunch, but humans - like many animals - are not above pica in their diet. In this episode, Robert and Julie discuss the practice of dirt and min...
7 Mar 201325min
Elevators and the Humans who Use Them
Like most ubiquitous technology, elevators are often ignored. But there would be no skyscrapers without them. There would be no tightly-packed awkwardness, no dusting of claustrophobic fear. Tune in t...
5 Mar 201358min
