Astonishing Science of 2014
Find out what the most astonishing moments in science were in 2014 and why they may just be game-changers for humanity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omn...
8 Jan 201534min
Sonic Illusions
Imagine exploring a cave and discovering paintings that appear to come alive with a few claps of your hand. Enter the cave of forgotten sounds with Robert and Julie and they spelunk their way through ...
6 Jan 201533min
Brainhacking 101: New Year, New Habits
How long does it take to make or break a habit? Is this really the year you make major changes or learn a new craft? Robert and Julie break down the science of it all in this classic episode of Stuff ...
1 Jan 201525min
Dung Beetle Mania!
Find out how and why dung beetles have been capitalizing on poop in a big way for 30 million years. Also, these little guys may be the world's tiniest astronomers. Robert and Julie reveal why. Learn ...
30 Dec 201428min
Give the Gift of a Mystery Box
Why are mystery packages so appealing? How do they improve our mental faculties and fuel our creativity? In this classic episode, Robert and Julie share tales of sealed envelopes, quantum thought expe...
25 Dec 201435min
The Necessary Spice
Spices are essentially chemical weapons. They protect a plant from animals and microbes. yet humans long ago learned to hack these defenses and use them to flavor their food. Join Robert and Julie for...
23 Dec 201429min
Scrooge: Post-traumatic Embitterment Disorder
Was Scrooge's bitterness an actual mental disorder? And was his visitation by the ghosts of the past, present and future his subconscious mind's attempt at DIY psychotherapy? Or did he merely spike hi...
18 Dec 201430min
Deconstructing the Grinch
Find out why the Grinch had the personality of a toadstool sandwich, with arsenic sauce. Robert and Julie explore the physiology of the Green One, not to mention his self-imposed social isolation, whi...
16 Dec 201429min
