Tetris Syndrome: A Mind Made of Blocks

Tetris Syndrome: A Mind Made of Blocks

To play a game of "Tetris" is to invite a geometric invasion into your mind. After hours of intense block manipulation, you finally set aside your gaming device. You take a deep breath, close your eyes -- and there the frenzied, multicolored tetrominoes continue to cascade across your vision. They build walls in your dreams and shape the patterns of your very thought. What's going on inside the mind of a "Tetris" player and what can we learn from so-called "Tetris" syndrome. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore.

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From the Vault: Thar She Blows, Part 2

From the Vault: Thar She Blows, Part 2

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Weirdhouse Cinema:  Highlander II, Part 2

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Asexual reproduction has its advantages, but organisms that depend too much on it also face potential extinction. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss mutational meltdown and Muller's ratchet. (originally published 04/20/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Mai 202439min

The Monstrefact: The Andorians of Star Trek

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the blue-skinned, antennae-equipped aliens of the Star Trek universe… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with space strategies expert Paul Szymanski, co-author with Jerry Drew of the new book “The Battle Beyond: Fighting and Winning the Coming War in Space.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Apr 202441min

The Monstrefact Omnibus: Creatures of Myth and Legend

The Monstrefact Omnibus: Creatures of Myth and Legend

In this special episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, enjoy an assortment of six previously-published Monstrefact episodes concerning the mummy, knots, the salamander, Ikuutayuuq, the Moon Rabbit and the Hecatoncheires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Apr 202429min

From the Vault: Thar She Blows, Part 1

From the Vault: Thar She Blows, Part 1

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the science of whale spout, as well as various misconceptions about just how watery, caustic or explosive these plumes really are. (Originally published 04/25/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Weirdhouse Cinema:  Highlander II, Part 1

Weirdhouse Cinema: Highlander II, Part 1

In this special two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the original theatrical cut of Russell Mulcahy’s “Highlander II: The Quickening,” starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Michael Ironside. Long live the Zeist cut! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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