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    The Power of Shame

    Shame is a powerful emotion that, depending on the way ...

    Shame is a powerful emotion that, depending on the way you frame it, can be a force for either good or evil. Find out what the difference is between embarrassment, guilt and shame. Do dogs feel shame? And have you ever suffered from second-hand embarrassment?

    Apr 2, 2015 Read more
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    The Gordian Knot of Race

    To ""see no color"" is to gloss over the deep-seated ...

    To ""see no color"" is to gloss over the deep-seated racial issues that exist today. Find out about how something so abstract – like unconscious racial biases – can have real-world implications in this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast.

    Mar 31, 2015 Read more
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    School to Prison Pipeline

    No one ever says they want to be a convict ...

    No one ever says they want to be a convict when they grow up. Julie and Robert look at the School-to-Prison pipeline and the variables that form this insidious system.

    Mar 26, 2015 Read more
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    Exploding Ants

    Enter a world where toxic ants and termites explode at ...

    Enter a world where toxic ants and termites explode at will to stave off murderous invasions – a world of highly-evolved chemical weapons an ruthless guerilla tactics. It’s all in this bombastic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.

    Mar 24, 2015 Read more
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    Optimal Inattention: Willful Ignoring

    It may not always be polite but optimal inattention, aka ...

    It may not always be polite but optimal inattention, aka willful ignoring, someone or something is a necessity. Let's explore with a study on hands and feet, not to mention our wildly distracted eyes.

    Mar 19, 2015 Read more
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    Leprechaun Hallucinations

    It's Saint Patrick’s Day, so our minds inevitably turn to ...

    It's Saint Patrick’s Day, so our minds inevitably turn to the little people of Irish folklore. But diminutive fairy folk pop up in folk traditions around the world. Listen in for a celebration of the myth and science behind those Leprechaun encounters in this classic STBYM podcast episode.

    Mar 17, 2015 Read more
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    Cry Me a River

    Tears are an integral part of the shared human language ...

    Tears are an integral part of the shared human language of expression -- even though at one time in history a display of public waterworks was considered "emotional incontinence." Explore the world of lachrymal effluvia with us, won't you?

    Mar 12, 2015 Read more
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    Could you outrun a fireball?

    It's a Hollywood classic: Our hero leaps in the nick ...

    It's a Hollywood classic: Our hero leaps in the nick of time, right before tendrils of flames close in. But could you escape a raging fire in real life?

    Mar 10, 2015 Read more
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    The Scent of Cognition

    We are enrobed in a world of scent, and as ...

    We are enrobed in a world of scent, and as we know it's a heady powerful one -- with the power to make and summon memories. But this power is far more deep-seated in the brain than we previously thought. The ability to smell may even be root our ability to think.

    Mar 5, 2015 Read more
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    How much does the soul weigh?

    Is it possible to measure the energy lost when the ...

    Is it possible to measure the energy lost when the "soul" departs the body? Take a tour of soul-weighing and the quest to make what is immaterial material in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind.

    Mar 3, 2015 Read more
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