Incu-succubi: Demon in the Halls of Sleep
Incubi and succubi emerge from Western demonology as supernatural seducers who prey on human passion. But of course seductive demons and sexual ghosts can be found in traditions around the world. In t...
1 Nov 20161h 16min
Frankenstein: 200 Years of Scientific Dread
Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein” has terrified the world for nearly two centuries, thanks to countless adaptations and the timeless nature of the 1816 text. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob...
27 Okt 20161h 15min
Creepypasta 3: The SCP Foundation
Is there science behind the creepypasta? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian return to the realm of online folklore and collaborative fiction for a look at the Special Con...
25 Okt 20161h 25min
Now I am Become Death: Cotard's Delusion
Consider Cotard’s Delusion, also known as Cotard’s Syndrome, that rare mental illness in which the patient comes to believe themselves a corpse. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and ...
20 Okt 201642min
Death Roots: Dreams and Science of Carnivorous Plants
Are humans truly safe from the hunger of mean-eating plants? Can we trust the trees that loom over us? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss myths and fictions of killer t...
18 Okt 20161h 9min
Will-o'-the-Wisp: A Light in the Swamp
There was a time when strange lights appeared in the marshlands. Commoners might have known the eerie luminescence as “Will-o’-the-Wisp” or “Hinky Punk,” while the learned pondered the mysteries of “I...
13 Okt 20161h 20min
The Creepypasta Experiments
Surf the Internet long enough and you’ll happen upon creepypasta: little cut-and-paste snippets of horror that blur the lines between reality and the fantastic. These collectively assembled amalgams o...
11 Okt 20161h 16min
The 2016 Ig Nobels: Pale Horses, Dead Flies and Quantified Bullroar
Each year, a magazine called The Annals of Improbable Research awards the Ig Nobel prizes to honor the weirdest and funniest scientific projects ever undertaken by humans. In this pair of Stuff to Blo...
6 Okt 201659min
