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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Toy Guns

Toy Guns

For many of us, toy guns were part of our childhood, but how are we to think about them today? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe look at some of the current thinking on the us...

22 Dec 202056min

Listener Mail: Holiday Beasts

Listener Mail: Holiday Beasts

In this batch of Stuff to Blow Your Mind listener mail, Robert and Joe catch up on Jim e-mails, Krampus talk and Leshy feedback. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.c...

21 Dec 202033min

From the Vault: Is Santa a god? (parts 1 and 2)

From the Vault: Is Santa a god? (parts 1 and 2)

He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, but is Santa Claus merely a magical entity or does he rise to the status of a god? In this pair of STBY...

19 Dec 20201h 43min

Weirdhouse Cinema: Chopping Mall

Weirdhouse Cinema: Chopping Mall

The shopping mall is a centerpiece of American holiday traditions -- cathedrals of consumerism, if you will. So in this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe venture into “Chopping Mall,” the 1986...

18 Dec 202052min

Heavy Water

Heavy Water

Nope, “Heavy Water” isn’t the new bottled beverage for headbangers. It’s actually an alternate form of water called deuterium oxide that plays a key role in nuclear power plants and the creation of nu...

17 Dec 20201h

The Artifact: The Tongue Stone

The Artifact: The Tongue Stone

In this episode of STBYM's The Artifact, Joe talks about a strange class of tongue-shaped rocks that were believed to have magical and medicinal powers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

16 Dec 202011min

Holiday Inventions: Christmas Tree Lights, Tinsel and Angels

Holiday Inventions: Christmas Tree Lights, Tinsel and Angels

Once more, Stuff to Blow Your Mind leans into the holidays -- this time for an invention-minded episode about some of the technologies that bring the winter holidays to life. Join Robert and Joe as th...

15 Dec 20201h 1min

Listener Mail: Das Gravy Boat

Listener Mail: Das Gravy Boat

Time for more listener mail, with your thoughts on antimetaboles, pole dancing, gravy, weird movies and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

14 Dec 202031min

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