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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Wound Mouth of the Undying Hydra

Wound Mouth of the Undying Hydra

Behold a tentacled, immortal predator with a wound for a mouth. No, this isn't the product of a horror writer's fever dream, but rather a denizen of the natural world. In this episode of Stuff to Blow...

24 Mars 201644min

Wicked Problems

Wicked Problems

How do you solve a problem like crime, poverty or climate change? The answer, like the problem itself, is elusive and amorphous. These are not "tame problems," but "wicked problems" -- conundrums that...

22 Mars 201658min

Beekeeping, Ancient Egypt and the Tears of Re

Beekeeping, Ancient Egypt and the Tears of Re

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, enter a kingdom within a kingdom: the remarkable honey-and-wax monarchy within a beehive and the organizational complexity of ancient Egypt. Join Robert and...

17 Mars 20161h 14min

Creepypasta 2: Disturbing Smiles & Lidless Eyes

Creepypasta 2: Disturbing Smiles & Lidless Eyes

You asked for it, you got it. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian return to the Creepypasta files and discuss some actual science behind the "Jeff the Killer" tale of muti...

16 Mars 20161h 1min

Sex Cannibals of the Animal Kingdom

Sex Cannibals of the Animal Kingdom

Sexual cannibalism is a rarity in the natural world, and scientists are still attempting to understand the act as practiced by mostly arachnids and insects. Why consume your mate after or during sexua...

10 Mars 201656min

Talking Knots in the Inca Kingdom of Fibers

Talking Knots in the Inca Kingdom of Fibers

Welcome to the Kingdom of the Inca, where hundreds of rope bridges connect an imperial highway system and fiber-armored soldiers wield woven slings against the enemies of the Emperor. In this episode ...

8 Mars 20161h

Osedax: Sex Life of an Ocean Bone Worm

Osedax: Sex Life of an Ocean Bone Worm

Enter the world of the osedax worm, where mouthless female scavengers liquefy the bones of dead whales with acid-drenched roots -- and where each female's body contains a harem of tiny, sperm-producin...

3 Mars 20161h 3min

The Medusa Nebula: A Monstrous Beauty of Space

The Medusa Nebula: A Monstrous Beauty of Space

Join Robert and Christian as they consider the beauty and composition of the Medusa nebula in this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea...

1 Mars 201626min

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