The Buddha is a Mountain

The Buddha is a Mountain

One of the largest historical statues in the world, China’s Lèshān Grand Buddha has overlooked the Dàdù river for 1200 years. Carved from the side of a mountain, this serene titan is a testament to human artistry and the Anthropocene Epoch. Join Robert and Joe for a discussion of the Buddha’s history, meaning and the overarching theme of humanity’s remaking of the natural world.

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Invertebrate Emotions, Part 1

Invertebrate Emotions, Part 1

Humans are feeling creatures, constantly awash in a sea of emotion. We struggle to understand the waters that suffuse us, but what about other denizens of the animal kingdom? What about the octopods? ...

12 Mar 20201h 1min

Biology of the Hobbit

Biology of the Hobbit

Not to question the wisdom of Gandalf the Grey, but a hobbit might seem like a poor choice for a continent-sprawling journey to rid the world of evil. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rober...

10 Mar 202043min

From the Vault: The Dark Crystal

From the Vault: The Dark Crystal

It’s time for another movie-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and this time Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick are bound for the world of Thra in Jim Henson’s 1982 masterpiece “The Dark Crystal.” W...

7 Mar 20201h 2min

Autogenics

Autogenics

From a self-hypnosis practice rooted in early 20th century psychiatry to the Nazi persecution of homosexuals, Robert and Joe discuss autogenics training and its creator, Johannes Heinrich Schultz. Le...

5 Mar 202054min

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

As the world reacts to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Robert and Joe devote an episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind to cover what’s currently known about the virus and what you can do as infec...

3 Mar 20201h 7min

From the Vault: Split Brain, Part 2

From the Vault: Split Brain, Part 2

Our brains are composed of two hemispheres, but in what ways are they truly separate? In which ways are they one? In this bisected Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick ex...

29 Feb 202055min

Overconfidence: The Icarus Paradox

Overconfidence: The Icarus Paradox

What is overconfidence? We tend to know it when we see it, but the concept is increasingly hard to nail down the more you think about it. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe exp...

27 Feb 202050min

Overconfidence: Hubris and Nemesis

Overconfidence: Hubris and Nemesis

What is overconfidence? We tend to know it when we see it, but the concept is increasingly hard to nail down the more you think about it. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe exp...

25 Feb 202056min

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