From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 2

From the Vault: Pacific Navigation, Part 2

The original discoverers of the Polynesian Islands traversed a vast ocean, bringing civilization to islands untouched by human activity. How did they do it? In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss the sheer scale of the Pacific Ocean and environmental navigation. (originally published 7/8/2021)

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Tail as Old as Time: Part 2

Tail as Old as Time: Part 2

Where is the human tail? Our embryos lose them in the womb and our great ape kin lost them in the shadows of evolutionary history. Join Robert and Joe as they continue to explore the worlds of human t...

3 Sep 201548min

Tail as Old as Time: Part 1

Tail as Old as Time: Part 1

Tails are a common feature in the animal kingdom, fulfilling just about every role from comfy blanket to instrument of venomous death. Join Robert and Joe as they explore some of the more outstanding ...

1 Sep 201544min

The Science of Necrophilia

The Science of Necrophilia

Don't run away! True enough, this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind considers a most repellent sexual atrocity, but there's more to necrophilia than the sexual abuse of human corpses. Join Robert and...

27 Aug 20151h

V2K: The Microwave Auditory Effect

V2K: The Microwave Auditory Effect

Voice-to-skull or V2K technology is generally the stuff of paranoid government conspiracies, and yet the microwave auditory effect is very real. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and ...

25 Aug 201544min

Born Under the Caul

Born Under the Caul

While all humans develop inside an amniotic sac, only a rare few are born with part of it enveloping their face. These membranous veils protect us in utero, but what does it mean when a newborn is cov...

20 Aug 201539min

Your Health as a Mars Colonist

Your Health as a Mars Colonist

Sure, you need to get your butt to Mars, but what are the long-term health ramifications of life on the Red Planet? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore reduced gravity, ...

18 Aug 201558min

The Strain: Dissecting del Toro's Vampires

The Strain: Dissecting del Toro's Vampires

Guillermo del Toro's "The Strain" continues to enthrall readers and viewers -- and, love it or hate it, there's no denying the complexity and creativity that del Toro and co-author Chuck Hogan poured ...

13 Aug 20151h 1min

Echoborg: The Computer Controls You

Echoborg: The Computer Controls You

Imagine a future in which powerful AIs use human surrogates or "echoborgs" to speak their words and socialize with humans. The living, breathing avatar simply recites the computer's words at the confe...

11 Aug 201546min

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