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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Marah Hardt talks Snails, Sex and the Sea

Marah Hardt talks Snails, Sex and the Sea

It's almost Valentine's Day, so it's time to invite marine biologist and "Sex in the Sea" author Dr. Marah Hardt back on the show again! Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they chat with STBYM's on...

7 Feb 20191h 7min

Demon Eaters and Possessed Tools

Demon Eaters and Possessed Tools

As we slide into the Year of the Earth Pig, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick turn to the legend of the demon slayer Zhōng Kuí and follow a procession of spirits across the sea to Japan, where discarded t...

5 Feb 20191h

From the Vault: Aquatic Humanoids, Part 2

From the Vault: Aquatic Humanoids, Part 2

From the sirens of 'The Odyssey' to 'The Creature From the Black Lagoon' and beyond, humans have always imagined their underwater doubles. In this two-part Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Robert ...

2 Feb 20191h 1min

Ships of Life: Shipwrecks

Ships of Life: Shipwrecks

Water vessels serve the humans who made them, but that doesn’t mean other lifeforms don’t benefit as well. In this pair of Stuff to Blow Your Mind episodes, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore the v...

31 Jan 201959min

Ships of Life: Stowaways

Ships of Life: Stowaways

Water vessels serve the humans who made them, but that doesn’t mean other lifeforms don’t benefit as well. In this pair of Stuff to Blow Your Mind episodes, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore the v...

29 Jan 201954min

From the Vault: Aquatic Humanoids, Part 1

From the Vault: Aquatic Humanoids, Part 1

From the sirens of “The Odyssey” to “The Creature From the Black Lagoon” and beyond, humans have always imagined their underwater doubles. In this two-part Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration, Robert ...

26 Jan 201959min

Invasion of the Globsters, Part 2

Invasion of the Globsters, Part 2

When mysterious globs of meat wash up on the shores of human civilization, we have a tendency to see beasts in the blobs and have always tried to imagine the creature in the carnage. Welcome to the wo...

24 Jan 201941min

Invasion of the Globsters, Part 1

Invasion of the Globsters, Part 1

When mysterious globs of meat wash up on the shores of human civilization, we have a tendency to see beasts in the blobs and have always tried to imagine the creature in the carnage. Welcome to the wo...

22 Jan 201946min

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