Grand Theft Genome: Genestealers in the Wild

Grand Theft Genome: Genestealers in the Wild

When it comes to gene transfer, most organisms -- yourself included -- play by the rules and stick to sexual and/or asexual reproduction. But then there are the genestealers, organisms that just take the genes they want from other species. Join Robert and Joe as they discuss the mind-bending world of horizontal gene transfer.

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Updates: The First Monster and Oumuamua

Updates: The First Monster and Oumuamua

Our understanding of history and cosmos continues to evolve -- and that means episodes of Stuff to Blow Your Mind are likely to require updates. In this episode, Robert and Joe discuss recent updates ...

2 Jan 202031min

David Grinspoon on New Horizons and the Weirdness of Pluto

David Grinspoon on New Horizons and the Weirdness of Pluto

In the book “Chasting New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto,” authors Dr. Alan Stern and Dr. David Grinspoon recount the riveting history of the quest to send a spacecraft to the planet...

31 Des 201959min

From the Vault: On Teasing

From the Vault: On Teasing

We all know teasing when we see it or experience it, but what role does it play in human interactions? Join Robert and Joe in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind as they explore hurtful, playful a...

28 Des 201954min

Boxing Day Listener Mail

Boxing Day Listener Mail

It's boxing day in many holiday traditions: A time to give a gratitude box to postmen, errand boys and servants. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe present just such a box to t...

26 Des 201952min

Is Santa a god? (part 2)

Is Santa a god? (part 2)

He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, but is Santa Claus merely a magical entity or does he rise to the status of a god? In this pair of STBY...

24 Des 201954min

From the Vault: Christmas Island Crabs, Part 2

From the Vault: Christmas Island Crabs, Part 2

Welcome to Christmas Island, a place where it’s still only Christmas once a year… but where red crabs swarm across the land and enormous coconut crabs feast on carrion in the forests. So deck the hall...

21 Des 201946min

Is Santa a god? (part 1)

Is Santa a god? (part 1)

He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, but is Santa Claus merely a magical entity or does he rise to the status of a god? In this pair of STBY...

19 Des 201948min

Prototaxites: Shrooms Like Cedars in the Devonian Wilds

Prototaxites: Shrooms Like Cedars in the Devonian Wilds

Did 20-foot-tall giant fungi rule the earth 400 million years ago? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the puzzling prototaxites fossils from the Devonian period. Learn...

17 Des 201954min

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