Mickey Mouse gets along just fine with four digits on each hand, so why do humans have five of these digits? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie ask why so many creatures evolved with a five-fingered discount.

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Mickey Mouse gets along just fine with four digits on each hand, so why do humans have five of these digits? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie ask why so many creatures evolved with a five-fingered discount. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

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Mickey Mouse gets along just fine with four digits on each hand, so why do humans have five of these digits? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie ask why so many creatures evolved with a five-fingered discount.

Five-fingered Evolutionary Discount

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In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dig into a grab bag of crab-related science and culture topics… (part 4 of 4)

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dig into a grab bag of crab-related science and culture topics&hellip; (part 4 of 4)

Crab Bag, Part 4: For Whom the Crab Tolls

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the Spazierstock-Geige, currently on display at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix.

In this episode of STBYM&rsquo;s The Artifact, Robert discusses the Spazierstock-Geige, currently on display at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix.

The Artifact: The Walking Stick Fiddle

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In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dig into a grab bag of crab-related science and culture topics…

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe dig into a grab bag of crab-related science and culture topics&hellip;

Crab Bag, Part 3: The Crab is a Lonely Hunter

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Five-fingered Evolutionary Discount

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