From the Vault: The Machine Lords of Barnard 68, Part 1

From the Vault: The Machine Lords of Barnard 68, Part 1

Even as humans reach out into the void with robotic probes and turn to artificial intelligence to aid in the search for extraterrestrial life, we face the possibility that the life we find out there might be mechanical and governed by artificial intelligence as well. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss alien AI and post-organic life. (originally published 3/30/2021)

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Aphantasia: Blindness of the Mind's Eye

Aphantasia: Blindness of the Mind's Eye

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Cannabis Files: Medical Marijuana

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Cannabis Files: Humanity's THC Odyssey

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Listener Mail V: Computing the Hyper-Real

Listener Mail V: Computing the Hyper-Real

Once more, the mailbot delivers the spoils of listener feedback and your loyal Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts read and respond to them. Join Robert, Christian and Joe as they cover everything from comp...

28 Apr 20161h 3min

Jupiter's Children: A Voyage to the Galilean Moons

Jupiter's Children: A Voyage to the Galilean Moons

Of all the moons of Jupiter, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io tantalize us the most. These alien worlds of ice, fire, desolation and hidden oceans tantalize us with their possibility for extraterrest...

26 Apr 20161h 6min

Tree Man Disease

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Imagine a disease that warps and petrifies the flesh, transforming normal skin into bark-like growths that slowly consume the hands and feet. Commonly known as "tree man disease," Epidermodysplasia Ve...

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When We Think About Cyborgs

When We Think About Cyborgs

What began as a 1960s term for a retrofitted human space explorer has become a focal point for considerations of human and machine interaction, technological culture, biomechanics and feminist identit...

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Tip of the Tongue

Tip of the Tongue

Your know the feeling. You're trying to recall the name of a time-keeping musical device or the the actor who played Fredo in "The Godfather" and all that comes to mind is a memory-hole in the shape o...

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