How Psychopaths Work
There are people who walk among us who seem normal, maybe even more charming or intelligent than average, yet they hide disturbing and at times dangerous personalities behind what one researcher called a "mask of sanity."
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Android | | | Marchesa Luisa Casati
While many have admired heiress Casati over the years for her life led entirely based on her aesthetics, when you examine her biography, you find a woman who was incredibly selfish and was even described by close friends as megalomaniacal.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Android | | | What Invention Deserves Way More Credit Than We Give It?
From the Billy Bookcase to the air conditioner, the gramophone to the stacks of paper we needed for the Gutenberg press to work, history is filled with important-but-overlooked inventions. Will and Mango spend this episode giving some less glamorous ideas their due (did you know a bag of concrete is one of the best weapons against poverty?). Featuring a big assist from economist Tim Harford.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Android | | | Poison and the Rhino Horn Can a chalice made of rhino horn detect poison? Can its ground powder serve as an aphrodisiac? The science is at best sketchy on both fronts, but such beliefs continue to endanger the world's remaining rhinoceros species. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the magical beliefs surrounding rhino horn and exactly what science has to say about the matter.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Android | | | Women & White Supremacy
The display of white supremacy and neo-Nazism in Charlottesville demands a conversation on women's roles in perpetuating systems of oppression. E&B break things down with the help of journalist Laura Smith and entrepreneur/activist Marissa Jenae Johnson.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Android | | | The World Is Your Oyster
Oysters were one of humanity's first foods, and they've remained ragingly popular ever since. We dive into the biology, culinary history, and bloody piracy behind oysters.
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Join the guys as they take a closer look at extraordinary beings across the planet. Is someone attempting to manufacture and control these abilities?
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It's been 10 years since the iPhone first went on sale. How did it come about and what has its impact been on technology?
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Have you ever owned a car that continually made you feel anxious and unsure about the next mile due to its lack of reliability? Some cars seem to be trouble right from the start, while others become a burden later on. Join Scott and Ben as they discuss the aggravation that can result from owning an untrustworthy car.
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