The Placebo Effect: Brain Over Pain
A placebo is a fake medicine included in drug trials to show, through contrast, the benefits of the real medicine. Yet sometimes the patients taking the placebo still experience improvements -- why? T...
3 Mai 201133min
Change Your Mind the Hard Way
When an iron rod shot through Phineas Gage's head, it destroyed the majority of his left frontal lobe. He survived, but his personality and behavior changed -- why? Tune in as Robert and Julie explore...
28 Apr 201137min
Tyrannosaurus Sex
Although scientists still aren't sure exactly how dinosaurs reproduced, fascinating (and surprising) conjectures abound. Join Robert and Julie as they explore the procedures experts use to recreate th...
26 Apr 201124min
The Quest for Cyberimmortality
Is it possible that human evolution is on the verge of transcending its organic roots? And, if it is possible, how could it actually occur? Join Robert and Julie as they explore the mind-blowing conce...
21 Apr 201132min
Is privacy an illusion?
Are computers approaching singularity? Join Robert and Julie as they discuss the quest for cyberimmortality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com...
19 Apr 201132min
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 evol...
14 Apr 201124min
Neuromyths: What You Think You Know About Your Brain
We all know the myth that we use only 10% of our brains, but how we know it's a myth in the first place? In this episode, Robert and Julie interview neurosurgeon Dr. T. Glenn Pait and learn how neuros...
12 Apr 201123min
Does your dog really love you?
It's often said that dogs are man's best friend -- but does science support this claim? In this episode, Robert and Julie examine the science behind human-canine relationships. Tune in to learn whethe...
7 Apr 201138min
