New Year's Resolutions: Science and Moral Behavior
So many of our most common resolutions for personal improvement are inherently narcissistic: Quit smoking, lose weight, get in shape. We want to look sexier, feel stronger and live forever. But beyond...
5 Jan 20161h 2min
Pink Snow, Black Snow, Space Snow, Weird Snow
Sure, snow is one of those amazing natural wonders that we so often take for granted, but this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind is more concerned with the weirder corners of our winter wonderland. W...
31 Dec 201552min
The Science of 'Ant-Man'
The 2015 movie "Ant-Man" continues a long Hollywood tradition of miniaturization sci-fi, but how much real science is there in this tale of tiny superheroes and lovable ants? Join Robert and Christian...
29 Dec 20151h 2min
Holiday Monsters & Listener Mail
Christmas is here again, so join Robert, Joe and Christian as they discuss a few holiday monsters and tend to your listener mail. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork....
24 Dec 201555min
Brain-to-Brain: The Science of Techno-Telepathy
You've always wanted to meet a sensitive alien telepath who could understand you like no one else, but SETI is really dropping the ball on your galactic personal ad. Could new technologies that push t...
22 Dec 20151h 1min
Grand Theft Genome: Genestealers in the Wild
When it comes to gene transfer, most organisms -- yourself included -- play by the rules and stick to sexual and/or asexual reproduction. But then there are the genestealers, organisms that just take ...
17 Dec 20151h 1min
Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Child
Due to a strange combination of nature and nurture, some children unfortunately develop into murderers. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Christian try to understand what causes j...
15 Dec 201559min
MDMA: Pharmacological Healer
In the form of recreational ecstasy, the psychoactive drug MDMA carries with it a stigma of wide-eyed ravers, free love and counterculture pharmacological spirituality. But beyond its cultural legacy,...
10 Dec 201540min
