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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about re

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Will robots of the future eventually surpass the intellectual plane of humanity? This event (which,

The human brain strives to organize and classify sensory information. But what happens when new info

Pope on a Cosmic Rope

2011/3/29

Should extraterrestrials be converted to Catholicism, or are they somehow free from sin? In this epi

Germ-free Dirty Hippies

2011/3/24

It's been said that cleanliness is close to godliness, but is it possible for a person to be too cle

In the process known as symbiosis, two organisms of different species exist in close physical contac

Think of terraforming as a planet-wide renovation project: By creating a more Earth-like atmosphere

(Kick)Astrobiology

2011/3/15

Astrobiology is a lot more than sitting around wondering what aliens look like -- instead, this disc

Woolly Mammoths For Sale

2011/3/10

You haven't misread the title; rest assured that woolly mammoths are still extinct. However, there a

Have you ever had a musical hallucination? Not a song stuck in your head - but a genuine hallucinati

Creativity is one of humanity's most crucial skills, and it is also one of the least-understood. In

Subliminal messaging dates back to 1957, when James Vicary slipped images of popcorn and soda into f

Planet Neanderthal

2011/2/24

For 200,000 years Neanderthals roamed Eurasia, yet over time the population dwindled and disappeared

Defeat Your Doppelgangers

2011/2/22

Most people are familiar with the idea of a doppelganger -- some mysterious copy or clone of another

A single ant might not be Mensa material, but a colony of ants can produce some amazingly clever dec

Will tomorrow's school systems be dominated by infallible robotic instructors? Tune in as Julie and

Love, Hate and Robots

2011/2/10

Will the hopeless romantics of the future fall in love with robots? In this episode, Robert and Juli

Scientists in Love

2011/2/8

Regardless of how brilliant they may be in the lab, scientists are still only human. With Valentine'

As cars become increasingly sophisticated, more and more experts are contemplating the possibility o

Tool use isn't unique to human beings -- many other organisms have proven capable of learning to use

The Werewolf Principle: Will astronauts of the future be able to adapt their physiology for long-ter