The 2016 Ig Nobels: Rat Pants, Mooning and the Sincerity of Rocks

The 2016 Ig Nobels: Rat Pants, Mooning and the Sincerity of Rocks

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 Blow Your Mind episodes, Robert, Joe and Christian discuss this year's winners. In part one, you can expect to hear about rats with pants, the personalities of rocks, scientific mooning, mirror-assisted itch relief, as well as the lived experience of goatmen and badgermen.

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The Monstrefact: Hortus the Rotting Mermaid

The Monstrefact: Hortus the Rotting Mermaid

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the mermaid Hortus as described and illustrated in the book “Dr. C. Lillefisk's Sirenology” by Jana Heidersdorf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Jan 20255min

From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 3

From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 3

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the world of crabs – specifically the industrious world of hermit crabs. (originally published 1/11/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Jan 202545min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Thing from Another World

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Thing from Another World

Before John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” there was Howard Hawks’ “The Thing From Another World,” the first adaptation of John W. Campbell Jr.’s short story “Who goes there?” In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe bust out the thermite and discuss this 1951 sci-fi classic. (orginally published Sep 24, 2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Jan 20251h 2min

From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 2

From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 2

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the world of crabs – specifically the industrious world of hermit crabs. (originally published 1/9/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Jan 202551min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

Weirdhouse Cinema: Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the wild world of lucha libre with the 1967 Mexican science fiction film “Santo vs. the Martian Invasion,” starring El Santo himself alongside Wolf Ruvinskis and Maura Monti.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Jan 20251h 36min

Pretend Play, Part 2: Theory of Mind and Imaginary Friends

Pretend Play, Part 2: Theory of Mind and Imaginary Friends

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Jan 202557min

The Monstrefact: He Who Walks Behind the Rows

The Monstrefact: He Who Walks Behind the Rows

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the the sinister entity from Stephen King’s 1977 short story “Children of the Corn” and its mythological and folkloric predecessors….See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Jan 20257min

Pretend Play, Part 1

Pretend Play, Part 1

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Jan 20251h 9min

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