The Gods Must Be Counterintuitive

The Gods Must Be Counterintuitive

What’s the key to a lasting myth, a captivating religion or a sensational film pitch? Some cognitive scientists and anthropologists argue that the key is a minimally counterintuitive narrative: the right balance of the mundane with just a dash of the unreasonable and unexpected. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they discuss the minimal counterintuitiveness effect.

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Weirdhouse Cinema: House of Usher (1960)

Weirdhouse Cinema: House of Usher (1960)

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the world of Corman/Poe features with 1960’s “House of Usher” starring a platinum-blond Vincent Price, Mark Damon and Myrna Fahey.See omnyst...

25 Okt 20241h 38min

The Hogs of Hell, Part 1

The Hogs of Hell, Part 1

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss various demonic and godly hogs from global traditions, as well as one particular real-life hell pig that emerges from the fossil reco...

24 Okt 202442min

Smart Talks with IBM: How AI Can Accelerate Cybersecurity

Smart Talks with IBM: How AI Can Accelerate Cybersecurity

In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell speaks with Jason Kelley, GM, Strategic Partners and Ecosystems at IBM, and Kristy Friedrichs, SVP and Chief Partnership Officer at Palo Alto ...

23 Okt 202440min

Listener Mail: The Funk of Forty Thousand Years

Listener Mail: The Funk of Forty Thousand Years

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

22 Okt 202449min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Masque of the Red Death

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Masque of the Red Death

As the Red Death ravages the surrounding countryside, Prince Prospero and his followers celebrate darkness within their rainbow-hued castle. In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe d...

21 Okt 20241h 16min

From the Vault: The Necromantic Urge, Part 3

From the Vault: The Necromantic Urge, Part 3

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the historic and psychological origins of necromancy: the ancient practice by which shamans, wizards and sorcerers sought com...

19 Okt 202454min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: House by the Cemetery

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: House by the Cemetery

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Lucio Fulci’s 1981 “The House by the Cemetery” -- a bloody and bonkers tale guaranteed to satisfy your craving for ghosts, haunted hou...

18 Okt 20241h 20min

From the Vault: The Necromantic Urge, Part 2

From the Vault: The Necromantic Urge, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the historic and psychological origins of necromancy: the ancient practice by which shamans, wizards and sorcerers sought com...

17 Okt 202452min

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