Respect the Rat

Respect the Rat

You may think rats are just vermin, but the fact is they own huge metropolitan cities like New York. And when it comes to science they've contributed an immense amount of data (although not voluntarily). Find out how similar rats are to humans and whether or not they're capable of empathy in this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast.

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Roller Derby Microbiome

Roller Derby Microbiome

Roller Derby Microbiome: Once upon a time, the word "outdoors" wasn't a thing. But then humans invented "indoors," and with it an artificial environment containing an artificial environment of microor...

25 Jul 201336min

Cubicle Doom

Cubicle Doom

Cubicle Doom: Can your office cubical kill you? Might an open-floor office plan save your life or drive you to madness? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie examine the science...

23 Jul 201344min

The Mystery of Human Consciousness

The Mystery of Human Consciousness

What is consciousness? Can we test for it? And how to we rectify the seemingly disparate realities of physical brain and immaterial mind? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie c...

18 Jul 201340min

Insect Love Song

Insect Love Song

Insect Love Song: The night is alive with insects. To our human ears their song is mere cacophony, but it's actually a vast web of communication signals. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Ro...

16 Jul 201324min

Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands

Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands

Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands:Resist the urge to clap at the next concert or play you attend - IF YOU DARE! Because as Robert and Julie explain in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, applause is vi...

11 Jul 201322min

Grunting the Conqueror Worm

Grunting the Conqueror Worm

Grunting the Conqueror Worm: Behold the conqueror earthworm, a creature introduced to North America mere centuries ago and now virtually unstoppable. And yet some humans know the means of summoning th...

9 Jul 201328min

A Cuppa Joe

A Cuppa Joe

A Cuppa Joe:Just what's in a cup of coffee? Why does it make us feel so invincible and why does it make us poop so much? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Learn more about your ad-...

4 Jul 201340min

How to Beat the Thought Police

How to Beat the Thought Police

How to Beat the Thought Police: Want to know how to beat a polygraph test? How about current and near-future fMRI lie detection tests? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie take...

2 Jul 201341min

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