The Facsimile, Part 1

The Facsimile, Part 1

It’s easy to take document duplication for granted in our modern age, but our digital ease follows centuries of mechanical innovation and millennia of human specialization in the form of the scribe. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore the history and invention of the facsimile.

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Walt Disney the Futurist

Walt Disney the Futurist

When you hear Walt Disney's name, chances are you think of cartoons and theme parks. But do you know about Walt Disney the futurist? Join Robert and Julie as they examine Disney's dreams for the futur...

14 Juli 201112min

Microdrone Soup

Microdrone Soup

What's that buzzing around the room? A bird? A plane? Nope, it's just a robotic insect sent by some shadow government. Join Robert and Julie as they check in on drone technology, the rise of biomimeti...

12 Juli 201128min

Funny or Die

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We all know "funny" when we encounter it, but what's going on inside the human mind when we feel amused? Join Robert and Julie as they discuss long-standing -- and more recent -- theories about humor'...

7 Juli 201143min

Gimme That Old Time Space Religion

Gimme That Old Time Space Religion

Space Religion: Will humans leave religion behind when they become an interplanetary species? Not hardly. Join Robert and Julie as they discuss how belief systems may change as a result of space explo...

5 Juli 201139min

Math, Music and Mayhem

Math, Music and Mayhem

Whether it's Art Garfunkel's mathematics degree or the structure of the chromatic scale, it's easy to correlate music and math. But why are so many musical minds also well suited for number crunching?...

30 Juni 201124min

Poking Einstein's Brain

Poking Einstein's Brain

How did Albert Einstein's brain wind up on a road trip to hang with the author of "Naked Lunch?" In this episode, Robert and Julie give Einstein's head cheese a serious poking to discuss the secrets o...

28 Juni 201128min

Welcome to the Memory Palace

Welcome to the Memory Palace

Stroll into the memory palace, an imagined location that just might expand your brain power. In this podcast, Robert and Julie discuss the Method of Loci, a mnemonic device that allows mental athletes...

23 Juni 201128min

Do-it-yourself Organs

Do-it-yourself Organs

We'd all like to replace our failing organs with spare guts, but when will it be possible? Join Robert and Julie as they explain why the day is fast approaching. Tune in to learn how stem cells and or...

21 Juni 201130min

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