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...
16 Feb 201647min
Tractable Thunder: Early Days of Electricity, Part 2
Electricity lost its magic over the course the 18th and 19th centuries. The "invisible fire" steadily transitioned from a mysterious force of wonder to a mundane reality of daily modern life. In this ...
11 Feb 20161h 6min
The Holy Amber: Early Days of Electricity, Part 1
Electricity lost its magic over the course the 18th and 19th centuries. The "invisible fire" steadily transitioned from a mysterious force of wonder to a mundane reality of daily modern life. In this ...
9 Feb 201653min
Weaponized Animals: From Fire Pigs to Bomb Bats
Warfare has always played a central role in human civilization, but we've always invited to share the rest of the animal kingdom to share in the violence and misery -- sometimes as actual weapons. Joi...
4 Feb 201638min
Tooth, Mind and Soul: Dental Modification
When you think of body modification, you probably don't think about your teeth. Yet dental modification takes place throughout the world, from ancient superstitious practices to the modern cult of the...
2 Feb 201657min
A Six Course Feast of Dangerous Foods
Join Robert and Joe for a six-course meal of culinary danger! In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, discover six foods that deliver a lethal taste profile when carelessly prepared or consumed by...
28 Jan 201652min
Chinese Zodiac: Superstition, Economics & Destiny
As we celebrate Chinese New Year and enter the year of the fire monkey, join Robert and Joe for a Stuff to Blow Your Mind exploration of the Chinese zodiac and some interesting studies related to its ...
26 Jan 20161h 7min
Humanzee: Breaking the Species Barrier
Chimpanzees are humanity's closest living relative, but there's both wonder and existential horror in that closeness. A species barrier separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom, but what if a ...
21 Jan 20161h 2min
