Extended Cognition: Brain, Fingers, Web and Krang

Extended Cognition: Brain, Fingers, Web and Krang

It’s easy to think yourself a mere brain within a human body -- a cognitive machine making sense out of all the incoming sense data from outside world. But what if other parts of the body and even objects beyond the body serve a vital role in our cognition? In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, Robert and Joe discuss the concept of extended cognition and how it relates to the human condition, number systems, spider webs, octopuses, mantises and even a fictional alien brain monster.

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Prosthetic Limbs

Prosthetic Limbs

Prosthetic limbs have been around for thousands of years, but could they eventually become superior to organic appendages? In this episode, Allison and Robert break down the latest -- and future -- de...

8 Jul 201024min

Predators, Reapers and Robotic War

Predators, Reapers and Robotic War

We know that robots are taking over more and more tasks traditionally performed by humans -- but assembling cars isn't the same thing as waging war. In this episode, Allison and Robert explore the cur...

6 Jul 201026min

World-Changing Science Experiments: Part Two

World-Changing Science Experiments: Part Two

In the second installment of Robert and Allison's two-part series on history's world-changing science experiments, your favorite science writers take a look at everything from primordial ooze to moder...

1 Jul 201016min

World-Changing Science Experiments: Part One

World-Changing Science Experiments: Part One

Science experiments aren't just for high school students. In the first installment of this special two-part series, Allison and Robert take a look at some of history's most important science experimen...

29 Jun 201017min

Science and Wine

Science and Wine

Is the sense of taste subjective? Why are some wines bad news for people with particular allergies? If you're anxious for the answers, never fear: In this episode, Allison and Robert take a look at sc...

24 Jun 201024min

Death on Ice

Death on Ice

Is it possible to freeze a body and bring it back to life? Through cryonics, scientists preserve bodies at extremely low temperatures, hoping to revive them in the future, when advanced technology may...

22 Jun 201021min

Time Travel: Hey, Grandpa

Time Travel: Hey, Grandpa

In the second episode of this two-part series, Robert and Allison check out the possibilities of travelling into the past. From wormholes to the grandfather paradox, there are many arguments for -- an...

17 Jun 201017min

Time Travel: Hey, Future Self

Time Travel: Hey, Future Self

Everyone's familiar with the idea of time travel -- but how would it work? This week Robert and Allison explore time travel, and this episode focuses on traveling to the future. So tune in and learn w...

15 Jun 201013min

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