Supernormal Stimuli

Supernormal Stimuli

No longer limited by the constrains of their environment or biology, humans have remade their world. Why walk when you can soar? Why shout when you can whisper in the ear of a listener halfway round the world? And why limit yourself to normal stimuli when you can condense the sensory world into nuggets of superstimuli. Join Robert and Julie in this classic episode as they discuss junk food, gaming, pornography, the Internet and beauty itself all in the framework of natural biology.

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Conquest

Weirdhouse Cinema: Conquest

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe continue their jaunt through 1980s fantasy with gore master Lucio Fulci’s 1983 film “Conquest.” It’s a strange, hazy dream full of werewolves, warrior...

2 Sep 20221h 11min

From the Vault: Bill Schutt on the Heart

From the Vault: Bill Schutt on the Heart

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Bill Schutt, author of "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart," about the evolution of the heart and the history of humanity’s attempt to u...

1 Sep 202239min

Smart Talks with IBM: The Mayflower Autonomous Ship: AI and Automation at Sea

Smart Talks with IBM: The Mayflower Autonomous Ship: AI and Automation at Sea

The world’s first autonomous vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean is signaling a new era in maritime technology. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell takes on this topic with Lauren...

31 Aug 202229min

The Invention of Surgical Gloves

The Invention of Surgical Gloves

In this invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the origin of surgical gloves, the differing concepts for their composition and the struggle to get surgeons to wear...

30 Aug 202257min

Listener Mail: Beware the Wheelers

Listener Mail: Beware the Wheelers

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Aug 202225min

From the Vault: The Dog with the Burning Brand

From the Vault: The Dog with the Burning Brand

From dogs in old paintings that look like dope smokers to Aztec psychopomps, what’s with all these fire dogs? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore… (originally pu...

27 Aug 202253min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Krull

Weirdhouse Cinema: Krull

This week on Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into another slice of 1980s big screen fantasy with 1983’s “Krull,” which pits a ragtag group of fantasy adventurers against a technologically advanced...

26 Aug 20221h 24min

The Paragraph, Part 2

The Paragraph, Part 2

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the standard nugget of textual thought: the paragraph.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Aug 202247min

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