Learn Me Something

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into how dreams work. We all have them, or do we? Can you remember yours and what do they really mean?

Duration: 1:02:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• Oneirology – The study of dreams
• Transference – What is it?
• Countertransference – What is it?
• The biology of dreaming: a controversy that won’t go to sleep
• A Brief History of Dream Research
• International Journal of Dream Research
• International Institute for Dream Research
• The Quantative Study of Dreams
• The Science Behind Dreaming

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Download: Episode 44: What Are Dreams?

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into how dreams work. We all have them, or do we? Can you remember yours and what do they really mean?

Duration: 1:02:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 44: What Are Dreams?

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into how psilocybin “magic” mushrooms work.

By now, it’s pretty clear that psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms” has a potent effect on human beings. But psychedelic visions obviously weren’t the evolutionary force that caused some fungi to make the compound — it’s an unforeseen side effect.

Duration: 47:00:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• How Magic Mushrooms Work
• Why Did Magic Mushrooms Evolve ‘Magic’?
• Magic mushrooms take a trip into clinical trials
• Research Shows Magic Mushrooms Can Offer Real Benefits in Depression Therapy
• Peter Thiel is betting on magic mushrooms to treat depression — and he’s not the only one
• Why psychedelics like magic mushrooms kill the ego and fundamentally transform the brain
• Heffter Research Institute
• Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
• Beckley Foundation
• Usona Institute

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Download: Episode 43: How Do Psilocybin Mushrooms Work?

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into how psilocybin “magic” mushrooms work.

Duration: 47:00:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 43: How Do Psilocybin Mushrooms Work?

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the timely and relevant topic of mass shootings. Using our research, we try to understand the overall cause behind them, how they can be prevented, and what countries suffer the worst from these tragedies. Is the United States the only country that has mass shootings? How do other countries handle gun control and regulation? These questions are answered and many more.

Duration: 1:09:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• Mass Shootings In The United States – Wikipedia
• List of school shootings in the United States – Wikipedia
• How US gun culture compares with the world in five charts
• Mass Killings Happen About Every Two weeks – Gannett
• Mass Murderers Fit Profile, as Do Many Others Who Don’t Kill
• The Story of the First Mass Murder in U.S. History
• Mass shootings: what are the deadliest attacks in the US?
• Rancho Tehama shooting: ‘Run! Run! Let’s go!’ man told wife before being hit
• Living in a house with a gun increases your odds of death
• Behold the four-month process of buying a gun in Japan

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Download: Episode 42: Mass Shootings Explained

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the timely and relevant topic of mass shootings. Using our research, we try to understand the overall cause behind them, how they can be prevented, and what countries suffer the worst from these tragedies. Is the United States the only country that has mass shootings? How do other countries handle gun control and regulation? These questions are answered and many more.

Duration: 1:09:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 42: Mass Shootings Explained

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the great pyramids of Egypt. The question eluding scientists for centuries: how the heck were they built? There are many theories—some of which are plausible—but we don’t completely know all the answers.

Duration: 36:50:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• Pyramids on Wikipedia
• How Pyramids Work
• EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS – Sevens Wonders of the Ancient World
• Archeologists hunt for secrets under Mayan pyramids
• The Great Pyramids and More – Tour
• Seven Warning Signs of Pseudoarchaeology
• Mega-pyramid mania: Antarctica
• GREAT PYRAMID VOID MAY CONTAIN MYSTERIOUS THRONE CARVED FROM METEORITE DESCRIBED IN ANCIENT TEXTS
• What are Muons?
• NOW PARTICLE PHYSICS IS GETTING IN ON THE ARCHAEOLOGY GAME
• Stunning new images mapping an ancient Mayan ‘megalopolis’ reveal the site where THOUSANDS of pyramids and palaces now lay hidden beneath thick jungle foliage in Guatemala
• Interesting facts about Teotihuacan
• 25 Facts about the Great Pyramid of Giza
• Otherworldly Precision: Secret To Great Pyramid’s Perfect Alignment Found
• How Many Pyramids are in the World?

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Download: Episode 41: The Pyramids

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the great pyramids of Egypt. The question eluding scientists for centuries: how the heck were they built? There are many theories—some of which are plausible—but we don’t completely know all the answers.

Duration: 36:50:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 41: The Pyramids

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve the origins of pornography and ask the existential question of the century: is it bad for you?

Duration: 1:18:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• What is the definition of pornography?
• The History of Pornography
• Archaeologist finds ‘oldest porn statue’
• Learn about FTND
• Does Pornography Lead to Sexual Assault?
• Internet pornography by the numbers; a significant threat to society
• Your brain on porn
• Porn and the Threat to Virility

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Download: Episode 40: Understanding Pornography

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve the origins of pornography and ask the existential question of the century: is it bad for you?

Duration: 1:18:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 40: Understanding Pornography