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Blow Your Mind: Cosmic Internet and Life in the Void

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How will he check his e-mail? (Andreas Kuehn/Riser/Getty)

What topics did Stuff to Blow Your Mind cover this week? Well, it was quite a space-themed couple of episodes as we contemplated life’s continued evolution in micro gravity as well as the sort of Internet connection those organisms might enjoy.

Here’s what we have for you:

An Internet that Spans the Stars
The Internet continues to spread its knowledge-hungry roots through our world, and soon it will launch its cosmic seeds and spread digital humanity to new planets and systems.

How will it all happen? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert contemplate the future of the interplanetary Internet.

STREAM THE EPISODE RIGHT HERE:

Download: 2012-07-03-stbym-internet-spans-stars.mp3

Life in the Weightless Void
We all know the potentially dangerous effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity in orbit, but what are the long-term effects on life itself? In this episode of Stuff to blow Your Mind, Robert and Julie wonder what life will be like if it continues its evolution in space. Imagine the plants and the strange humans who will tend them.

STREAM THE EPISODE RIGHT HERE:

Download: 2012-07-05-stbym-life-weightless-void.mp3

So there you have it! You can find the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast on iTunes, Zune and the RSS feed. And don’t forget the free HowStuffWorks App!

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Filed under: Stuff to Blow Your Mind Tagged: gravity, Internet, STBYM Roundup

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