Lessons of Vesuvius, Part 1

Lessons of Vesuvius, Part 1

In the year 79 CE, the Italian volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted with with the thermal energy of 100,000 atomic bombs. Ashen destruction rained down on Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore this terrifying episode in history and what we can learn from it.

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Wind Beneath My Surgical Wings, Part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Regurgitation Celebration

Regurgitation Celebration

While humans generally try to avoid puking, an upchuck is just another biological function for other creatures. In this episode, Robert and Julie present a vomitory smorgasbord of cud-chewing monkeys,...

28 Feb 201329min

Ghost in the Genetic Machine: Humans

Ghost in the Genetic Machine: Humans

To what extent are we shackled to genes? How does our upbringing, environment and our grandfather's life choices affect the expression of our genome? Join Julie and Robert as they discuss epigenetic r...

26 Feb 201332min

Ghost in the Genetic Machine: Animals

Ghost in the Genetic Machine: Animals

Between the code and the creature lies the epigenome, where environmental impulses alter genetic expression. Join Robert and Julie as they introduce epigenetics and gene memory. Join them as they disc...

21 Feb 201329min

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