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Traditionally when a robot injures someone or damages property we hold the robot's creator or owner accountable. But that notion is changing.

What if the mysterious stranger in your life happens to be that weirdo in the mirror? Join Robert and Julie for a discussion of mirrored self-misidentification.

Are blue eyes an illusion? They sure are. Learn more about lying iris pigments in this video from Stuff to Blow Your Mind.

When it comes to humans monkey see, and monkey do. Whether it be smiling, yawning or even shivering. Find out why and if there's a way to think yourself out of feeling cold.

You're not just swapping spit when you lock lips. Find out what else lurks in a smooch, and if one day we may all be paying for a bacterial mouth transplant, aka a kiss.

How do we fight an enemy like Zika virus or Dengue fever? Outside of vaccines, we often turn to mosquito eradication, but scientists around the world strive to evolve this tactic beyond the use of pesticides and water management.

Not so pretty in pink: Find out about pink's dark side, and whether it's actually a color in the first place.

Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute sequenced the genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides and coded it into a computer.

No, the Nazis didn't have a space program. But why does this idea persist among conspiracy theorists and fiction weavers? Stuff to Blow Your Mind explores...

Does closing our eyes to remember an event actually help us recall the past, or is it merely a useless mannerism picked up from friends, family members and the muse of popular media? Find out...

The era of private space industry is upon us and with it comes some thorny issues. One big one was just resolved: how do you ask permission to land on the Moon?

Does love at first sight really exist? And what happens in the brain when we're suddenly lovestruck?

A team of geologists just might have discovered proof of China's great flood, shifting our understanding and timeline of ancient Chinese history and the founding if its first dynasty.

What is Invest Atlanta and what does it do?

What is BlocPower and how did it get started?

What is The Center for Civic Innovation and what does it have to do with the smart cities of the future?

What are modern cities doing to accommodate growing populations?

Tracy and Holly visit with Diana Loren and Patricia Capone of Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and take part in an active dig at Harvard Yard that's part of the school's undergraduate curriculum.

Virtual reality technology has come a long way. Learn more about virtual reality in this video from HowStuffWorks.com.

The scream of a child brings the world to a standstill, but are they actually wired to enjoy a scary story and learn from an unhappy ending?

As cities develop, how can technology be used to accommodate growing populations?

What is it about a fake smile that creeps us out so much? Join Robert and Julie as they breakdown the science of genuine and phony grins.

Floating airports would solve some major problems that plague their land-bound cousins, offering virtually unlimited runway expansion to cities with very limited land area. Today we're looking at the crazy engineering ideas that could be the future o

Marine ecologists have evidence that humpback whales consistently rescue not only their own calves, but other animals from killer whale attacks. Why are they sticking up for seals and sunfish? Is for reasons of altruism? Protection? Or revenge?

Join Robert for a cup of coffee and a quick discussion on the protective qualities of a beer's foamy head and a latte's frothy cap.