The Horror

The Horror

The Horror: Why do we enjoy scary movies or a stroll through a haunted house? How is our response colored by our genes, evolution and culture? In this episode, Julie and Robert take a close look at what scares us and why we're so addicted to terror. Image: Doug Gray/© Illustration Works/Corbis

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Weirdhouse Cinema: It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Weirdhouse Cinema: It! The Terror from Beyond Space

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1958 space horror film “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” considered one of several key influences on the 1979 classic “Alien.” See omnys...

19 Jul 20241h 24min

Hair on Fire, Part 1

Hair on Fire, Part 1

In this two-parter from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the chemistry, space science and mythology of burning hair. So strap in for a discussion of everything from pirates and barbecue...

18 Jul 202440min

The Monstrefact: Alien, Part 3 – Trilobite & Deacon

The Monstrefact: Alien, Part 3 – Trilobite & Deacon

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the so-called Trilobite and Deacon creatures from the “Alien” universe… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Jul 20247min

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

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