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The Artifact: Wiping With Homer Apr 21, 2021

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Joe discusses a couple of weird textual treasures recovered from an ancient garbage dump in Egypt.

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Phobos and Deimos: The Moons of Mars, Part 1 Apr 20, 2021

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The god of war does not march into battle alone. His sons, embodying panic and terror ride beside him. The same can be said of the planet Mars and its two moons: Phobos and Deimos. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the Martian moons as well as a bit of mythology.

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Listener Mail: Fire of Unknown Origin Apr 19, 2021

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Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...

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From the Vault: The Bone Palace, Part 1 Apr 17, 2021

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From 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. (Originally published 4/7/2020)

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Frogs Apr 16, 2021

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Humans can only hurt the environment so long before nature fights back -- and that’s just what happens in 1972’s “Frogs,” starring a young Sam Elliot and a whole bunch of reptiles and amphibians. It’s a Florida movie through-and-through in this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema.

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Punish the Machine, Part 2 Apr 15, 2021

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What will we do when robots and artificial intelligences break the law? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the issue of robot moral and legal agency.

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The Artifact: The Pedrail Wheel Apr 14, 2021

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the wheels with tiny legs on them...

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Punish the Machine, Part 1 Apr 13, 2021

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What will we do when robots and artificial intelligences break the law? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the issue of robot moral and legal agency.

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Listener Mail: Rejoice in the Sun Apr 12, 2021

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Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...

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From the Vault: Twilight of the Moa Apr 10, 2021

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The Moa of New Zealand were among the weirdest birds to ever live, and their history is full of evolutionary wonder, interspecies conflict, tragedy and scientific hope. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss the rise and fall of the great Moa. (Originally published 3/26/2020)

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