Curious Incident of the Guinea Worm in the Do...

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the topic of modern psychological cynicism, as well as its roots in the philosophy of the ancient Cynics. (part 2 of 4) (originally published 4/17/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe batten down the hatches for 1974’s “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla,” in which Earth’s mightiest monster teams up with an ancient mythological guardian to battle Godzilla’s own cyborg doppelganger and vanguard of an alien ape invasion ...  Show more

On this episode of "The Science of Success", we explore one of the fundamental underpinnings of psychology: the brain itself. Your brain is a roughly million-year-old piece of hardware, designed to operate in the world of hunting and gathering, where dangerous animals and competi ...  Show more

There’s a sticky issue scientists have to deal with – science is carried out by humans. We humans have flaws (and how) and they can end up in our work. Fortunately, science is waking up to research bias. In the meantime, here’s what to look out for.

You’ve heard about smallpox, and you’ve learned about rinderpest. Now it’s time to meet what may be the third disease to ever be eradicated: dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea worm disease. In this episode, we take you through the absolutely remarkable life cycle of this not ...

About 5,300 years ago a Copper Age shepherd was murdered. He just happened to die in a place where his body was so well preserved that gave researchers an actual shot at determining the course of his final day on Earth.