Synopsis
Deep in the back of your mind, youve always had the feeling that theres something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert and Joe as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future on Stuff To Blow Your Mind, a podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
Episodes
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 3: ‘Highlander 2’
10/04/2020 Duration: 01h05minMost people have a full measure of life... and most people just watch it slowly drip away. But if you can summon it all up... at one time... in one place... you can accomplish something... glorious. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 2: ‘The Dark Crystal’
10/04/2020 Duration: 01h01minEnd, begin, all the same. Big change. Sometimes good. Sometimes bad. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 1: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
10/04/2020 Duration: 01h24minDave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Bone Palace, Part 2
09/04/2020 Duration: 40minFrom an imagined palace constructed out of bone to the curious ways in which animals and humans use bone for tools and construction materials, take a stroll through halls of bone with Robert and Joe in this pair of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Bone Palace, Part 1
07/04/2020 Duration: 57minFrom an imagined palace constructed out of bone to the curious ways in which animals and humans use bone for tools and construction materials, take a stroll through halls of bone with Robert and Joe in this pair of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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From the Vault: Bugs Under The Skin
04/04/2020 Duration: 01h02minEver feel like there are bugs crawling around in your body? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore alleged incidents, medical publications and the reality of delusional parasitosis. (originally publsihed 3/19/2019) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 9: Wound Mouth of the Undying Hydra
03/04/2020 Duration: 44minFrom myth to biology, the hydra hungers and grows. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 10: Chinese Immortality
03/04/2020 Duration: 01h10minExplore tales and traditions from Taoist sorcery, alchemy and Chinese folktales. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 7: The Trident
03/04/2020 Duration: 01h07minWhat is the meaning of Poseidon's divine weapon? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 8: Unicorns of the Mythic World
03/04/2020 Duration: 01h02minDiscover the power and symbolism of the unicorn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 6: The Slayer
03/04/2020 Duration: 01h29minWho is the slayer and why is this figure so important to our ancient and modern myths? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 5: Demon Eaters and Possessed Tools
03/04/2020 Duration: 01h18sMeet the demon slayer Zhōng Kuí and follow a procession of spirits across the sea to Japan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 2: The Myth-Fleshed Fossil
03/04/2020 Duration: 01h06minExplore the place where geology and mythology converge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 3: Talos
03/04/2020 Duration: 57minGet to know everyone's favorite ancient bronze age robot. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 4: Bones of the Plumed Serpent
03/04/2020 Duration: 42minVenture into the world of Quetzalcoatl. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Realms of Myth Playlist, Part 1: Unraveling the Mythic
03/04/2020 Duration: 01h05minWhat is mythology and why is it so important? Find out... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Déjà vu, Anxiety and Dreams, Part 2
02/04/2020 Duration: 54minWhat is déjà vu and how does it relate to dreams and anxiety? Robert and Joe discuss what is known about this curious anomaly of memory on Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Déjà vu, Anxiety and Dreams
31/03/2020 Duration: 56minWhat is déjà vu and how does it relate to dreams and anxiety? Robert and Joe discuss what is known about this curious anomaly of memory on Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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From the Vault: The Lost Daughters of Aten, Part 2
28/03/2020 Duration: 45minPluto may not be a planet, but it definitely exists. Not every case is so clear. The history of near-Earth astronomy contains many cases of bodies that may or may not have ever existed in the solar system we call home. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick take a journey through space to survey once-hypothetical bodies that took work to prove, once-imagined bodies that are now confirmed phantoms, and the unsolved mysteries where questions remain. (originally published 3/5/2019) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 10: Dr. Jeff Hoffman
27/03/2020 Duration: 53minLet's talk about life beyond Earth's magnetosphere. Here's our 2018 chat with astronaut Dr. Jeff Hoffman. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.