
But, Mom! The Science of Whining
Unless you've lived your life in a childless fortress of seclusion, you've likely encountered the maddening, high-pitched whine of a complaining child. But what is whining? Is it universal? Why is it ...
24 Nov 201533min

The Self-Mummifying Monk
We tend to think of mummification as either an environmental event or a mortuary act perpetrated by others, but mummification can also occur as an act of ritualized self destruction. In this episode o...
19 Nov 201541min

Space Weapons: Rods From God
You may call it "rods from god," project Thor" or a glorious "hypervelocity rod bundle," but this theoretical space weapon comes down to one devastating reality: A space-empowered nation's ability to ...
17 Nov 201540min

The 2015 Ig Nobels: Kisses, Stings & Dino Chickens
Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes honor the weirdest and wackiest contributions to humanity's scientific understanding of the natural world. In this pair of Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast episodes, Robe...
12 Nov 20151h 1min

The 2015 Ig Nobels: Unboiled Eggs & Urine Speed
Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes honor the weirdest and wackiest contributions to humanity's scientific understanding of the natural world. In this pair of Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast episodes, Robe...
10 Nov 201551min

The Fist Punch Theory of Evolution
Did the human fist evolve to punch faces? Did our faces evolve to take punches? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian explore University of Utah biologist David Carrier's re...
5 Nov 201540min

Sanity/Insanity: The Rosenhan Experiment
How do we know precisely what constitutes "normality" or mental illness? And if there is a difference, can anybody detect it? Even professionals? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and...
3 Nov 201542min

Ghouls: Myth, Fiction and... Evolutionary Heritage?
If your fictional diet contains significant quantities of horror or dark fantasy, then you've likely encountered the ghoul: a scavenging, grave-robbing race of unnatural beings with an insatiable hung...
29 Okt 201550min




















