What if you could just… never sleep again? No more groggy mornings, no more snooze button battles. Sounds amazing, right? Well, buckle up — because in this episode of Cudding Cortex, we dive into what actually happens to your mind and body when you try to live without sleep. From record-breaking wake-a-thons to half-brained dolphins, it's a wild ride into the science of shut-eye (or the lack of it).

Imagine a world without any temples, mosques, or cathedrals. No sacred texts, no holy days, no ancient rituals. Would humanity be more peaceful, or just find new things to argue about? Would art and music lose their inspiration, or would new forms of meaning emerge? This episode of Cudding Cortex takes on the ultimate "what if": What would the world truly be like if religion had never existed? Get ready for a thought-provoking journey into a hypothetical reality!

Did you know your furry, scaly, or feathered friends might be Earth's secret early warning system? Why do animals sometimes act weird just before an earthquake hits? Is it a sixth sense, or are they just picking up on things we can't? This episode of Cudding Cortex dives into the intriguing (and sometimes baffling) world of animal earthquake prediction – from infrasound whispers to magnetic field murmurs. Get ready to wonder if your pet knows more about geology than you do

Did you know your brain might be lying to you when you think you're multitasking? Is it actually possible to do two things at once, or are we just professional task-switchers in disguise? From brain bottlenecks to octopus comparisons, this episode busts myths, drops science, and might just convince you to stop texting while watching Netflix… or not.

Ever walked into a room and thought, "Wait, haven't I done this before?" Welcome to the strange and slippery world of déjà vu. This episode of Cudding Cortex explores how your brain might be glitching… or maybe just doing quality control on your memories. From neuroscientific theories to simulation ideas, we'll unpack the mystery behind this weird, familiar feeling.

Humanity faces a multitude of potential global catastrophic and existential risks, ranging from cosmic threats like gamma-ray bursts and asteroid impacts to natural terrestrial hazards like supervolcanoes, and human-caused dangers such as nuclear war, severe pandemics, and advanced artificial intelligence. However, how should we assess the likelihood and potential consequences of these events, especially given the lack of historical precedent for many of them and the deep uncertainties surrounding others?

Have you ever considered how sound itself could be used to create silence, effectively making noise disappear? How does Active Noise Control (ANC) achieve this feat by generating "anti-noise" waves that seemingly cancel out primary, unwanted sounds, and what fundamental principle of physics makes this possible?

Ever wondered if that "dolphin-safe" label on your tuna is truly comprehensive, or if it's a "fraud cooked up by special interests" that overlooks other harmful fishing methods? 

Could the universe we inhabit, with its familiar three spatial dimensions and one of time, be fundamentally a holographic projection from a lower-dimensional reality?

The future of autonomous driving presents a fundamental question: should self-driving cars rely solely on camera-based vision, akin to human perception, or integrate a broader suite of sensors including LiDAR and radar? This ongoing debate is famously highlighted by Elon Musk's sarcastic dismissal of LiDAR as a "fool's errand" and a "crutch," emphasizing its high cost and perceived unnecessary complexity. Is Tesla's bold bet on achieving "superb, near-perfect" computer vision with camera-only systems the definitive path to a scalable and affordable autonomous future, or does it inherently limit safety and reliability?