The Science of 'Ant-Man'
The 2015 movie "Ant-Man" continues a long Hollywood tradition of miniaturization sci-fi, but how much real science is there in this tale of tiny superheroes and lovable ants? Join Robert and Christian...
29 Des 20151h 2min
Holiday Monsters & Listener Mail
Christmas is here again, so join Robert, Joe and Christian as they discuss a few holiday monsters and tend to your listener mail. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork....
24 Des 201555min
Brain-to-Brain: The Science of Techno-Telepathy
You've always wanted to meet a sensitive alien telepath who could understand you like no one else, but SETI is really dropping the ball on your galactic personal ad. Could new technologies that push t...
22 Des 20151h 1min
Grand Theft Genome: Genestealers in the Wild
When it comes to gene transfer, most organisms -- yourself included -- play by the rules and stick to sexual and/or asexual reproduction. But then there are the genestealers, organisms that just take ...
17 Des 20151h 1min
Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Child
Due to a strange combination of nature and nurture, some children unfortunately develop into murderers. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian try to understand what causes j...
15 Des 201559min
MDMA: Pharmacological Healer
In the form of recreational ecstasy, the psychoactive drug MDMA carries with it a stigma of wide-eyed ravers, free love and counterculture pharmacological spirituality. But beyond its cultural legacy,...
10 Des 201540min
MDMA: Pharmacological Ecstasy
Some of you have tried the ecstasy. Others have merely heard about the drug on a TV sitcom, or heard about it in a news report. Either way, MDMA's power resonates through our culture -- and sometimes ...
8 Des 20151h 4min
Better Living Through Tetris
In their previous episode, Robert and Joe explored the geometric hallucinations of Tetris syndrome. Now they're back for a serious look at the ways in which a good dose of cascading, interlocking tetr...
3 Des 201546min
