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Down The Rabbit Hole
by Rafael Ruiz - Dark Mind Radio
Had enough of seemingly endless ‘casts? At Rabbit Hole we are totally over it. We give you the juice, but concentrate, without the bits. So if you are the curious, open minded, type -you’ve come to the right place- join us. Your time is precious; we won’t waste it… Join Karl Baldwin and Rafael Ruiz in their trip Down the Rabbit Hole.
Episodes
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How to Read Trees
On this episode… Have you ever really looked at a tree? In this episode, How to Read Trees, we explore the subtle signals trees use to tell direction, wind patterns, and sunlight exposure. Learn how roots, trunks, branches, and even “tree eyes” can act as natural compasses, if you know how to…
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Felt Presence
On this episode… In this episode of Rabbit Hole Origins, we explore the eerie and fascinating world of felt presence — the unnerving sensation that someone is with you… when no one is. From explorers on the brink of collapse in Antarctica to people experiencing sleep paralysis or grief, this...
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Game Transfer Phenomenon
On this episode… What happens when the virtual world doesn’t stay virtual? Dive into the unsettling yet fascinating realm of Game Transfer Phenomenon (GTP), a psychological experience where the lines between gaming and real life blur. From floating health bars to involuntary actions, this is not...
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Mirror Life
On this episode… Mirror life refers to a hypothetical form of life where all molecular building blocks exist in a mirrored version of natural biological structures. In chemistry, many biological molecules exhibit chirality, meaning they exist in left-handed and right-handed forms. However, life…
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Cryptoterrestrials
On this episode… The term “cryptoterrestrials” was popularized by American author and blogger Mac Tonnies.He developed the “cryptoterrestrial hypothesis” in his blog and later published it posthumously. The term comes from Ancient Greek: κρυπτός, kryptós “hidden, secret” and Latin: terrestris,...
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Generation Fear
On this episode… Surveying across generations, what were/are the fears and anxieties felt most? While specific fears may vary, our collective anxiety reflects our shared vulnerabilities, adaptability, and the need for supportive environments. Social and economic development play a role, but the...
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A Quieter Earth
On this episode… The global human population has been climbing for the past two centuries, but what is normal for all of us alive today — growing up while the world is growing rapidly — may be a blip in human history. Children born today will very likely live to see the end of global […] The post…
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Making Connections
On this episode… Instead of implanting ready-made electronics into the body, Swedish researchers went a completely different route: they’re growing what they need inside the brain. Injecting a gel filled with enzymes directly into a specific area, the method allows the soft material to combine…
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Is the Earth’s “heartbeat” influencing behavior?
On this episode… The Schumann Resonances are a set of frequencies produced by electromagnetic waves in Earth’s lower ionosphere. The frequencies, created from thunderstorms and lightning, range from 7.83 Hz, called the Earth’s “heartbeat,” to 33.8 Hz. Can our bodies truly be affected by...
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Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes – E90
On this episode… Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. In today’s episode we’ll check 5 of those very Unusual Psychiatric...
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Premonition Bureau
On this episode… In 1966, in Britain, an extraordinary project took shape. An UK wide attempt to determine whether people really could predict future events by reporting premonitions as they had them, to a centralised bureau. John Barker, a Cambridge-educated psychiatrist whose interest in...
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Deep Memory: Microsoft’s Project Silica
On this episode… In this episode we discuss Project Silica by Microsoft. Microsoft’s Project Silica is a world first storage technology designed and built from the media up to address humanity’s need for a long-term, sustainable storage technology. It’s not a jetpack, but it still seems like the...
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Morbid Curiosity Uncovered
On this episode… Welcome to the new era of the previously known as “Down The Rabbit Hole”. We are a podcast that started back in 2015 and we are starting our new journey in video format. We start going through this rabbit Hole with the topic: Morbid Curiosity Uncovered. Link to the Morbid…
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Spotify Part 2 – guest Daniel Patrick Cohen
On this episode… For the second part of the Spotify topic we welcome back our special guest: Daniel Patrick Cohen The topic of Spotify has been floating around for many years and leaves many questions. Is Spotify killing the music industry or better said, is it actually killing musicians with…
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New ultrasound treatments and Frances Allen
On this episode… Aiming ultrasound at the brain raises hope of new treatments. As a way to see inside the body, revealing a tumor or a fetus, ultrasound is tried and true. But neuroscientists have a newer ambition for the technology: tinkering with the brain. At frequencies lower than those of a...
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Spotify – guest Daniel Patrick Cohen
On this episode… For this episode we have a special guest: Daniel Patrick Cohen The topic of Spotify has been floating around for many years and leaves many questions. Is it good or bad for the musicians? Is the business model abusive? What can we do or better said, what can Spotify to make…
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Magnetic Sixth Sense and James Lovelock
On this episode… Birds do it. Bees do it. But the human subject, standing here in a hoodie—can he do it? Joe Kirschvink is determined to find out. For decades, he has shown how critters across the animal kingdom navigate using magnetoreception, or a sense of Earth’s magnetic field. Now, the...
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Kibble: Who’s watching you?
On this Kibble… Do you know who’s watching you? Are your devices secured? What do you think about facil recognition software? All this questions and more in today’s episode! This episode is part of the back catalog that was not published but was recorded during the pandemic. Don’t forget to...
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Peter Piper, Peter Principle
On this episode… Our two new topics of the week are some very interesting ones: The importance of casual relationships and the Peter Principle or the reasons why people become incompetent at work! A recent study shows that while close friends remain to be important for our personal development, t...
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Kibble: Albatrosses catching Pirates
On this Kibble… The wandering albatross can fly 10,000 km in a month, making these tireless birds ideal agents to catch the very same fish pirates that are killing albatrosses. The discovery came about by accident when researchers at the Centre d’études biologiques de Chizé in France were...
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Drake Rate or Fertility Equation?
On this episode… We keep advancing in science and space exploration, along this development we have an update to the Drake equation where a team of astronomers has now revised that figure down to 36. On the other hand falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking...
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EncroChat
On this episode… EncroChat was a Europe-based communications network and service provider allegedly used by organized crime members to plan criminal activities. Police forces across Europe celebrated their infiltration of EncroChat, disrupting international organised crime networks which were…
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2020 – Part 2
On this episode… The second part is here! The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. Like in previous years we cover the ceremony and winners of each category. The 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony happened on September 17, 2020. Because of the Covid-19...
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2020
On this episode… The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. Like in previous years we cover the ceremony and winners of each category. The 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony happened on September 17, 2020. Because of the Covid-19 epidemic, this year’s…
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A fruity plasma plus: Breathing just got exciting
On this Episode… For years people have put grapes in a microwave to watch them explode and during the process watch them create plasma. What it means is that if you cut a grape in two, but leave the two halves connected by a skin bridge, the grape in the microwave will spark and produce […] The...
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Kibble: The Mad Hatterpillar
On this Kibble… Some insects and now talking about caterpillars defend themselves from predators using toxic chemicals, repugnant smells, or stinging hairs. Some camouflage themselves. But this particular caterpillar stacks its molted heads atop each other. As the caterpillar of the moth Uraba...
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Egg-splosions, gold from plastic, your secret lodger
On this Episode… There’s one thing you should always know: Don’t microwave an egg. Don’t forget to subscribe and share your comments! The post Egg-splosions, gold from plastic, your secret lodger appeared first on Dark Mind Radio.
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From coffee to Mars
On this Episode… After our return with Episode 70 we bring a whole new episode with 2 very interesting topics that go from Coffee to Mars. Don’t forget to subscribe and share your comments! The post From coffee to Mars appeared first on Dark Mind Radio.
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Kibble: Rejuvenating couch potato mice
Enter the Kibbles… Rabbit Hole Kibble is a new way for our podcast to deliver bites of information to take you Down the Rabbit Hole! The Kibbles will appear in between the publication of a full episodes. On this kibble… Don’t forget to subscribe and share your comments! The post Kibble:...
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A Return To The Rabbit Hole – DRH070
What happened so far… We had a break, it was a long break. Our last episode was about Blockchain and was published in November 2018. During this break we had lot of work to do, we had time to think and rethink topics, and other things related to the show. We also have been going […] The post A...
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One Blockchain to Rule Them All – DRH069
Origins of Blockchain There’s an immense amount of buzz around blockchain and it’s most known offspring cryptocurrencies. Where did it all come from, what the hell is a Merkle Tree, and where is all this crypto-craziness heading anyway? To get to the genesis of blockchain we need to take a trip...
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Premonition – DRH068
On this episode… Premonition: “A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.” Do you agree with that definition? Could we actually predict the future? What’s the difference between premonition and prediction? Check out our conversation with our special guest...
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Spermageddon! – DRH067
On this episode… Evidence is pointing to the human race being infertile within 50 years In summer 2017 scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced the results of their research. Male sperm counts have fallen by almost 60 percent in 40 years. How was this conclusion arrived at?…
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Secret war, Public menace – DRH066
On this episode… Right now, while you listen to this podcast, there is a hidden global war underway. The motivation for a lot of what is happening is money – no surprises there. But some of it is a deliberate, persistent, attempt to do harm. To critical infrastructure, financial systems, health...
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Illuminati: Origins – DRH065
Today we are going to take a look at the origins of that most secret of societies – the Illuminati. Unfortunately the question of whether the Illuminati actually exists today is probably not possible to answer with any certainty. What can be said is that for one reason or another, over time, the...
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Biohacking – Dawn of the X-men? – DRH064
Incredibly, people are starting to alter their own DNA with cheap, easy gene-editing technology. In a number of countries it’s not illegal and is completely unregulated, so what is biohacking and what are people trying to accomplish? We’ll try to find out mor din today’s episode! News: Links:...
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5 Transformational Ideas For The 21st Century – DRH063
Episode 063 On this episode… These 5 ideas are going to change the 21st Century like no other. They may seem like science fiction, or a nightmare, but they may prove essential to our survival. Check them out and let us know your opinion regarding those ideas. News: Links: Movies: The post 5...
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat – DRH062
Episode 062 On this episode… Today we are going to look at a rare but fascinating neurological disorder: Synesthesia. And a remarkable form of blindness: Blindsight. That title, where did it come from? The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a 1985 book by neurologist...
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Enough for Everyone? – DRH061
Episode 061 On this episode… Question: Based on available resources what is the optimum population for planet Earth? Answer: The truth is it varies, depending on who you ask and how you ask. Overall the answers come in a range – around 1.5 billion to 2 billion people. Today we talk about...
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2017 – DRH060
Episode 060 On this episode… We are delighted to present the new edition of the Ig Nobel Prizes! The Ig Nobel Prizes are parodies of the Nobel Prizes given out each autumn for 10 unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. They have been awarded since 1991, with the stated aim to…
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Charmed – DRH059
Episode 059 On this episode… Charming: Very pleasant or attractive We all know, from the first moment you walk into a room people are making judgements about how much they like you. And then there are the charmers, most of us have come across them at some point – the kind of people who can walk…
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Water, water everywhere! – DRH058
Episode 058 On this episode… Yes, we are talking about water. It’s been called the ‘next oil’. In the coming decades, the supply of water has the potential to influence geopolitics, diplomacy and even conflict. The Rule of 3s – Survival basics It goes without saying that drinkable water, and…
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Con-Fusion – DRH057
Episode 057 On this episode… For decades, fusion power has been an almost fanciful dream of those hoping to crack the world’s energy problems. Nuclear fusion powers the stars and burns in the heart of our own Sun. Here on Earth, it could provide an almost limitless, safe and clean source of…
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Fail Your Way To Success! – DRH056
Episode 056 On this episode… Taking risks is impossible to avoid when trying to getting ahead, how can you become more comfortable with leaping into the unknown? We now live in a world where the idea of a job for life is now a rarity rather than the norm, conventional career paths no longer…
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Live Forever or Die Trying – DRH055
Episode 055 On this episode… Live forever or die trying it’s attributed to either Groucho Marx or a character in Joseph Heller’s book ‘Catch 22’. But who wouldn’t want to live longer? We are bombarded with health and lifestyle messages about how to live healthier and, by implication, longer,...
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Phage! Bacteria Killer – DRH054
Episode 054 On this episode… A Bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from “bacteria” and the Greek: φαγεῖν (phagein), “to devour”. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm.…
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Implants and A.I. – The Perfect Storm – DRH053
Episode 053 On this episode… June is always the busiest month of the year in Dark Mind Radio and we usually need to take a break to deal with all the duties we need to do, but the wait is over and after this small break we are back with more episodes of Down the […] The post Implants and A.I. –…
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How to Rebuild After the Apocalypse – DRH052
Episode 052 On this episode… What would be the steps to take to rebuild after the Apocalypse? You might say, which Apocalypse?, it doesn’t matter! Choose you favourite one and then think how would you rebuild. During this show we walkthrough a certain scenario and what would be the necessary…
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Ditch Your Smartphone, Start Daydreaming – DRH051
Episode 051 On this episode… If you can’t seem to resist a scroll through your Facebook or Instagram feed during working hours, or if you feel anxious when you can’t check your smartphone or have no signal, you might need a digital intervention. In the last few years, social media users who find…
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The 15 Steps To Becoming a Modern Human – DRH050
Episode 050 On this episode… Episode 50! Almost 1 year of episodes and we would like to dedicate this special episode to us, humans. Over the course of several million years, apes gradually evolved into humans. During this show we’ll go through the 15 steps that happened during this evolution…
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Had enough of seemingly endless ‘casts? At Rabbit Hole we are totally over it. We give you the juice, but concentrate, without the bits. So if you are the curious, open minded, type -you’ve come to the right place- join us. Your time is precious; we won’t waste it… Join Karl Baldwin and Rafael Ruiz in their trip Down the Rabbit Hole.
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Rafael Ruiz - Dark Mind Radio
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