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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Devourer of Memories, Part 2

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Science, Life Sciences

4.36K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

“You are what you eat,” the saying goes -- but does that apply to memories as well? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, join Robert and Joe on a journey through the world of Planaria worms, controversial research, regineration, behaviorism and even the machinations of the unabomber.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm David Eagleman. I have a new podcast called Inner Cosmos on I Heart. I'm going to explore

0:06.8

the relationship between our brains and our experiences by tackling unusual questions. Like,

0:13.6

can we create new senses for humans? So join me weekly to uncover how your brain

0:20.9

steers your behavior, your perception, and your reality. Listen to Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman.

0:27.4

On the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:33.0

Last season, millions tuned into the betrayal podcast to hear a shocking story of deception.

0:38.1

I'm Andrea Gunning and now we're sharing an all-new story of betrayal.

0:43.3

Ashley Litten was helping her husband set up a business fan mail count when she discovered a

0:47.5

terrible secret. I saw a hidden folder and I opened it with the help that I just see.

0:54.4

Listen to season two of betrayal on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your

1:01.2

podcasts. On Queen Charlotte, the official podcast, we're stepping behind the scenes and the

1:07.7

drawing boards of this team to experience the life breathed into the Bridgerton prequel.

1:13.4

Listen to the Leap's executive producer and series director Tom Verica took to capture the

1:18.5

feeling that puts that lump in your throat and you've got to catch creator Shonda Rhymes.

1:24.0

She's dropping gems, diamonds, and mics. You can listen to Queen Charlotte, the official podcast

1:30.0

every Thursday on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or anywhere you listen to your favorite shows.

1:39.6

Welcome to Step to Blow Your Mind, a production of I Heart Radio's House of Works.

1:49.5

Hey, welcome to Step to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam.

1:52.6

And I'm Joe McCormick and we're back with part two of our exploration of planarians,

1:57.3

memory, learning, and conditioning. And of course today we're going to get to the cannibalism.

2:02.4

That's right. If you did not listen to part one, do go back and listen to it because we lay the

2:06.0

groundwork. We discuss these organisms why they're interesting. We discuss the regenerative powers.

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