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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The Invention of the Book, Part 2

The Invention of the Book, Part 2

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28 Mai 202054min

The Invention of the Book, Part 1

The Invention of the Book, Part 1

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26 Mai 202047min

From the Vault: The Doppelganger Network

From the Vault: The Doppelganger Network

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss Doppelgangers, fairy imposters, the brain basis for the feeling of familiarity, and a unique way of understanding the impact of socia...

23 Mai 202059min

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 5

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 5

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22 Mai 202050min

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 4

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 4

What are psychedelics? How have these substances influenced human minds and culture? What exactly do they invoke in the brain and how could a renaissance of scientific study into their properties impr...

22 Mai 202044min

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 3

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 3

What are psychedelics? How have these substances influenced human minds and culture? What exactly do they invoke in the brain and how could a renaissance of scientific study into their properties impr...

22 Mai 20201h 12min

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 2

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 2

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22 Mai 20201h 3min

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 1

Psychedelics Playlist: The Manifested Mind, Part 1

What are psychedelics? How have these substances influenced human minds and culture? What exactly do they invoke in the brain and how could a renaissance of scientific study into their properties impr...

22 Mai 20201h 20min

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