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Invention Playlist: The Camera Obscura Apr 17, 2020

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As the Invention podcast ends, discussions of techno-history become part of STBYM again. So let's explore some past episodes of Robert and Joe's other series. Up first, the camera obscura...

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Brian Greene on the End of Time Apr 16, 2020

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Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene’s new book “Until the End of Time” contemplates the entirety of human history and the known universe in a single volume. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe chat with the author about the cosmos, the human experience and science communication during a global pandemic.

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Daniel Whiteson on Space Itself Apr 14, 2020

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What exactly is space? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, physicist Daniel Whiteson, co-host of the podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe, drops by for another chat with Robert and Joe.

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From the Vault: M.I.B. or N.I.B.? Apr 11, 2020

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Belief in UFOs is very much like a religion. It can fulfill the same purpose in an individual's life, give them a community of believers and provide grander framework for mundane life. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick consider the similarities between the so-called “men in black” and the devil. (Originally published 3/21/2019)

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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 7: ‘The Tingler’ Apr 10, 2020

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Ladies and gentlemen, just a word of warning. If any of you are not convinced that you have a tingler of your own, the next time you're frightened in the dark... don't scream.

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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 6: ‘Silent Running’ Apr 10, 2020

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It calls back a time when there were flowers all over the Earth... and there were valleys. And there were plains of tall green grass that you could lie down in - you could go to sleep in. And there were blue skies, and there was fresh air... and there were things growing all over the place, not just in some domed enclosures blasted some millions of miles out in to space.

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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 5: Science of Thulsa Doom, Part 2 Apr 10, 2020

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Contemplate this on the tree of woe.

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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 4: Science of Thulsa Doom, Part 1 Apr 10, 2020

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Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark. Now they learn why they fear the night.

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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 9: ‘Bandersnatch’ Apr 10, 2020

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If you listen closely, you can hear the numbers. There's a cosmic flowchart that dictates where you can and where you can't go. I've given you the knowledge. I've set you free. Do you understand?

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Matinee Science Playlist, Part 8: ‘Hellraiser’ Apr 10, 2020

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I thought I'd gone to the limits. I hadn't. The Cenobites gave me an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible.

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