Crabs All the Way Down

In less than four years, mathematician Steve Strogatz watched AI go from flailing at basic arithmetic to solving problems that baffle the world’s best mathematicians. In September of 2026, Open AI announced it had solved a Millennium Prize Problem, one of math’s highest achieveme ...  Show more

In this short episode, first aired in 2011, a neurologist issues a dare to a ragtime piano player and a famous conductor. When the two men face off in an fMRI machine, the challenge is so unimaginably difficult that one man instantly gives up. But the other achieves a musical fea ...  Show more

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why crabs are secretly incredibly fascinating.

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In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe talk about crabs eating things. Do YOU have what it takes to become a delicious entree for crab gourmands? Find out! (originally published 11/18/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today Bretton and Z discuss everyone’s favorite snack in a shell......CRABS! Boil ‘em, smash ‘em, put ‘em in a cake! Crabs are delicious, evil and dangerous to catch, and that’s why we love them. Tune in for riveting crab trivia, plus the history of the California roll! Life's A ...  Show more

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe talk about crabs eating things. Do YOU have what it takes to become a delicious entree for crab gourmands? Find out! (originally published 11/16/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.