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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 reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

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62:15

The Invention of Cotton Candy, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind ·

2025/01/30

So what exactly IS cotton candy and how does this curious confectionary concoction tie into other culinary traditions, including China’s Dragon’s beard candy? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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55:34

Smart Talks with IBM: How Infrastructure is Powering...

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2025/01/29

In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell speaks with Ric Lewis, IBM’s Senior Vice President of Infrastructure. They discuss how hardware capability has enabled the matrix math required to run large language models. Furthermore, they delve into some creative examples of how to put AI to work: from your bank to your local coffee shop. Ric underscores the importance of infrastructure in unlocking the potential of AI, helping businesses harness their data to drive transformative

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54:48

Listener Mail: The Memory of Trees

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2025/01/28

Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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68:50

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: A Chinese Ghost Story

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2025/01/27

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1987 Hong Kong supernatural romance comedy “A Chinese Ghost Story,” featuring screaming skulls, a seductive ghost and an evil tree demon. It’s a cult classic! (originally published 6/17/2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42:46

From the Vault: The Nature of the Diamond, Part 2

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2025/01/25

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore various historical interpretations of the diamond, from divine tears to both a potent medicine and a deadly poison. (part 2 of 4) (originally published 1/18/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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90:30

Weirdhouse Cinema: Footprints on the Moon

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2025/01/24

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe tap into the January Giallo spirit of things with 1975’s “Footprints on the Moon,” a beautifully-shot surreal mystery starring Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi and Klaus Kinski -- with cinematography by Oscar-winner Vittorio Storaro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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65:00

Pretend Play, Part 5

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2025/01/24

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness. (part 5 of 5)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:47

The Monstrefact: Thiuime, the Black Squirrel

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2025/01/22

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses Thiuime, the goddess of war of the Tabasco people of southeast Mexico…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:05

Pretend Play, Part 4

Stuff To Blow Your Mind ·

2025/01/21

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness. (part 4 of 5)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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70:38

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

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2025/01/20

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1965 cult classic crime thriller “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” directed by Russ Myers and starring Tura Santana, Haji and Lori Williams. (originally published 09/22/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:09

Introducing: TechStuff Trailer

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2025/01/19

Hi, Stuff To Blow Your Mind listeners! iHeartPodcasts has a new and improved hit franchise, TechStuff, hosted by Karah Preiss and OZ! TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture. We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology changes us: how we live, love, work, and even die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions. Tune in to this top-tier true crime story, but don't just take

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37:56

From the Vault: The Nature of the Diamond, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind ·

2025/01/18

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore various historical interpretations of the diamond, from divine tears to both a potent medicine and a deadly poison. (part 1 of 4) (originally published 1/16/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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92:44

Weirdhouse Cinema: Hunchback of the Morgue

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2025/01/17

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the filmography of Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy with the 1973 thriller “Hunchback of the Morgue,” also starring Rosanna Yanni, María Elena Arpóna and Alberto Dalbés.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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65:39

Pretend Play, Part 3

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2025/01/16

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:16

The Monstrefact: Hortus the Rotting Mermaid

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2025/01/15

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the mermaid Hortus as described and illustrated in the book “Dr. C. Lillefisk's Sirenology” by Jana Heidersdorf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:36

From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 3

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2025/01/14

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the world of crabs – specifically the industrious world of hermit crabs. (originally published 1/11/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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62:59

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Thing from Another World

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2025/01/13

Before John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” there was Howard Hawks’ “The Thing From Another World,” the first adaptation of John W. Campbell Jr.’s short story “Who goes there?” In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe bust out the thermite and discuss this 1951 sci-fi classic. (orginally published Sep 24, 2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:36

From the Vault: The Glorious Hermit Crab, Part 2

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2025/01/11

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return once more to the world of crabs – specifically the industrious world of hermit crabs. (originally published 1/9/2024)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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96:44

Weirdhouse Cinema: Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

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2025/01/10

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the wild world of lucha libre with the 1967 Mexican science fiction film “Santo vs. the Martian Invasion,” starring El Santo himself alongside Wolf Ruvinskis and Maura Monti.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:26

Pretend Play, Part 2: Theory of Mind and Imaginary...

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2025/01/09

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of pretend play in childhood development and human consciousness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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