
The Buddha is a Mountain
One of the largest historical statues in the world, China’s Lèshān Grand Buddha has overlooked the Dàdù river for 1200 years. Carved from the side of a mountain, this serene titan is a testament to hu...
1 Aug 201750min

Sharks of Summer (with Marah Hardt of ‘Sex in the Sea’)
If you watch enough 'Jaws' and Shark Week, you’re bound to see sharks as ravenous death machines. But is it really more appropriate to think of these ancient creatures as LIFE machines? In this episod...
27 Juli 20171h 9min

Svalbard: Land of Snow and Apocalypse Arks
The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has it all: glaciers, polar bears, scientific researchers and an epic seed vault built to survive the apocalypse. Join Robert and Christian as they discuss this f...
25 Juli 20171h 7min

Summer Reading: Aliens, Microbes, Cocktails and More
It's time once again for Robert, Joe and Christian to share a selection of fiction, nonfiction and comic book reads to enhance your summer travels -- or simply boost your reading list. Join your Stuff...
20 Juli 20171h 14min

The Biophilia Hypothesis
Why are humans so drawn to the natural world of biodiverse organisms? Is this longing merely part of our culture or do we possess an innate and even genetic tendency to focus on life and lifelike proc...
18 Juli 20171h 5min

Artificial Gravity: Cosmic Wheels and Hurtling Towers
Humans are creatures of gravity. We’re born into it. Life as we know it evolved to thrive in it. So what’s a gravitational organism to do in the low-gravity and zero-gravity expanses beyond Earth? You...
13 Juli 20171h 23min

Order out of Chaos: How to Create a Universe
Numerous mythologies speak to the birth of our universe out of darkness and chaos, but can humans follow in the footsteps of the gods? Can we create a universe in the lab? In this episode of the Stuff...
11 Juli 20171h 6min

Cultural Appropriation
We’ve all heard charges of cultural appropriation in everything from fashion and music to personal world view, but what’s actually at stake here? What is cultural misappropriation, when does it have n...
6 Juli 201756min




















