Supernormal Stimuli

Supernormal Stimuli

No longer limited by the constrains of their environment or biology, humans have remade their world. Why walk when you can soar? Why shout when you can whisper in the ear of a listener halfway round the world? And why limit yourself to normal stimuli when you can condense the sensory world into nuggets of superstimuli. Join Robert and Julie in this classic episode as they discuss junk food, gaming, pornography, the Internet and beauty itself all in the framework of natural biology.

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From the Vault: Monsters of the Shān Hǎi Jīng, Part 1

From the Vault: Monsters of the Shān Hǎi Jīng, Part 1

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the Shān Hǎi Jīng or “Classic of Mountains and Seas,” an ancient Chinese text that compiles the mythic geography and fantasti...

15 Feb 202255min

Listener Mail: Hand of Dog

Listener Mail: Hand of Dog

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

14 Feb 202226min

From the Vault: Brain and Head Theft, Part 2

From the Vault: Brain and Head Theft, Part 2

First they came for their heads. Then they came for their brains. In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss the weird and fascinating history of head and brain preserv...

12 Feb 202254min

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Brain Eaters

Weirdhouse Cinema: The Brain Eaters

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1958 sci-fi movie “The Brain Eaters,” which doesn’t actually feature brain eating but is still a lot of fun. Learn more about your ad-cho...

11 Feb 20221h 16min

Giants in the Earth: The Paleoburrows

Giants in the Earth: The Paleoburrows

Enter the paleoburrows of South America, where evidence suggests construction not by human hands or tools but by giant claws – and for purposes we’re still trying to understand. Learn more about your...

10 Feb 202247min

The Monstrefact: The Gruenak of Thra

The Monstrefact: The Gruenak of Thra

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses one of the doomed species of the planet Thra in “The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www...

9 Feb 20223min

Thirst, Part 3

Thirst, Part 3

What is thirst? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe dive into the biological, cultural and mythological answers to this broad question. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...

8 Feb 202241min

Listener Mail: Kuleshov Kul-Aid

Listener Mail: Kuleshov Kul-Aid

Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

7 Feb 202229min

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