Five-fingered Evolutionary Discount

Five-fingered Evolutionary Discount

Mickey Mouse gets along just fine with four digits on each hand, so why do humans have five of these digits? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie ask why so many creatures evolved with a five-fingered discount.

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David Grinspoon on New Horizons and the Weirdness of Pluto

David Grinspoon on New Horizons and the Weirdness of Pluto

In the book “Chasting New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto,” authors Dr. Alan Stern and Dr. David Grinspoon recount the riveting history of the quest to send a spacecraft to the planet...

31 Dec 201959min

From the Vault: On Teasing

From the Vault: On Teasing

We all know teasing when we see it or experience it, but what role does it play in human interactions? Join Robert and Joe in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind as they explore hurtful, playful a...

28 Dec 201954min

Boxing Day Listener Mail

Boxing Day Listener Mail

It's boxing day in many holiday traditions: A time to give a gratitude box to postmen, errand boys and servants. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe present just such a box to t...

26 Dec 201952min

Is Santa a god? (part 2)

Is Santa a god? (part 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...

24 Dec 201954min

From the Vault: Christmas Island Crabs, Part 2

From the Vault: Christmas Island Crabs, Part 2

Welcome to Christmas Island, a place where it’s still only Christmas once a year… but where red crabs swarm across the land and enormous coconut crabs feast on carrion in the forests. So deck the hall...

21 Dec 201946min

Is Santa a god? (part 1)

Is Santa a god? (part 1)

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 201948min

Prototaxites: Shrooms Like Cedars in the Devonian Wilds

Prototaxites: Shrooms Like Cedars in the Devonian Wilds

Did 20-foot-tall giant fungi rule the earth 400 million years ago? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the puzzling prototaxites fossils from the Devonian period. Learn...

17 Dec 201954min

From the Vault: Christmas Island Crabs, Part 1

From the Vault: Christmas Island Crabs, Part 1

Welcome to Christmas Island, a place where it’s still only Christmas once a year… but where red crabs swarm across the land and enormous coconut crabs feast on carrion in the forests. So deck the hall...

14 Dec 201948min

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