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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Smart Talks with IBM: RE-AIR - Transformations in AI: Why Foundation Models Are the Future

Smart Talks with IBM: RE-AIR - Transformations in AI: Why Foundation Models Are the Future

Major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research often reshape the design and utility of Al in both business and society. In this special rebroadcast episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gl...

17 Jul 202440min

Sharks Don't Sink, with Jasmin Graham

Sharks Don't Sink, with Jasmin Graham

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with shark scientist Jasmin Graham about her new book “Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist.” See omnystudio.com/listener f...

16 Jul 202445min

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Night of the Werewolf

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Night of the Werewolf

On this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the world of Spanish horror with another Paul Naschy movie: 1981’s “Night of the Werewolf.” This time, Naschy’s tragic werewolf char...

15 Jul 20241h 28min

From the Vault: The Machine Speaks

From the Vault: The Machine Speaks

Long before such things were possible, our ancestors envisioned artificial heads that were capable of speech. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the journey fro...

13 Jul 202457min

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Devil Bat

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Devil Bat

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1940 American horror film “The Devil Bat,” starring Bela Lugosi and Suzanne Kaaren. Watch out, because giant bats are coming for your afte...

12 Jul 20241h 14min

Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 2

Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 2

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss Japan’s beloved yuru-chara, corporate and governmental mascots that are undeniably cute but with deeper connections to other aspects ...

11 Jul 202447min

The Monstrefact: Alien, Part 2 - The Black Goo

The Monstrefact: Alien, Part 2 - The Black Goo

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the deadly alien pathogen Agent A0-3959X.91–15 from the “Alien” universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Jul 20248min

Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 1

Yuru-chara: Japanese Mascots, Part 1

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss Japan’s beloved yuru-chara, corporate and governmental mascots that are undeniably cute but with deeper connections to other aspects ...

9 Jul 20241h 3min

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