RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_7786c3d9-420f-4614-bb54-91324e7412c6 -- Rendered At Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:05:52 +0000 Storynub https://redcircle.com/shows/storynub1 en-GB All rights reserved. Listen and know things. Sven Straumann Listen to short stories and explore the science and philosophy behind them in their nubs. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to never miss a new story or nub. 7786c3d9-420f-4614-bb54-91324e7412c6 Listen to short stories and explore the science and philosophy behind them in their nubs. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to never miss a new story or nub.

]]> episodic no Sven Straumann svenstraumann@icloud.com no full To A Beetle To A Beetle Sven Straumann There are days full of marvel. On others, a beetle crosses the road. But never underestimate the philosophical quandaries a beetle can raise.

Explore the background of this story in the nub: Choice.

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]]> <p>There are days full of marvel. On others, a beetle crosses the road. But never underestimate the philosophical quandaries a beetle can raise.</p><p>Explore the background of this story in the nub: Choice.</p><p>Visit storynub.com for extra content or follow storynub to get notified about new episodes.</p> e6ad5b5b-e5f3-4204-8dfb-7e296be56fb4 https://storynub.com Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:36:22 +0000 654 no trailer About Storynub About Storynub Sven Straumann Welcome to Storynub. I like you.

]]> <p>Welcome to Storynub. I like you.</p> b4feaa04-be9d-406a-8937-0b0b2ee04102 https://storynub.com Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:42:36 +0000 58 no full Egoistic Altruism Egoistic Altruism Sven Straumann There is a very good reason to be altruistic. It might save your life. In this nub we explore the background of the story: A Cure for Cancer. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. There is a very good reason to be altruistic. It might save your life.

In this nub we explore the background of the story: A Cure for Cancer. 

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]]> <p>There is a very good reason to be altruistic. It might save your life.</p><p>In this nub we explore the background of the story: A Cure for Cancer. </p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.storynub.com/" rel="nofollow">storynub.com</a> for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. </p> fb56980f-9353-4584-89dc-95fab3a7d356 http://storynub.com Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:31:49 +0000 909 no full A Cure For Cancer A Cure For Cancer Sven Straumann A South American village is firmly in the grip of poverty. When the solution to bring jobs back to his home town is finally on the horizon, a much more personal misery strikes the protagonist. Explore the background of this story in the nub: Egoistic Altruism. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. A South American village is firmly in the grip of poverty. When the solution to bring jobs back to his home town is finally on the horizon, a much more personal misery strikes the protagonist.

Explore the background of this story in the nub: Egoistic Altruism. 

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]]> <p>A South American village is firmly in the grip of poverty. When the solution to bring jobs back to his home town is finally on the horizon, a much more personal misery strikes the protagonist.</p><p>Explore the background of this story in the nub: Egoistic Altruism. </p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.storynub.com/" rel="nofollow">storynub.com</a> for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. </p> fb85a490-348f-4d1e-b670-4740d0a7431a http://storynub.com Fri, 26 May 2023 22:28:49 +0000 823 no full There Are Aliens on Earth, Right Now There Are Aliens on Earth, Right Now Sven Straumann They are highly intelligent, have nine brains, three hearts, and they roam the bottom of the sea. But how do they think? In this nub we explore the background of the story: Solid, Mostly Smooth. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. They are highly intelligent, have nine brains, three hearts, and they roam the bottom of the sea. But how do they think? 

In this nub we explore the background of the story: Solid, Mostly Smooth. 

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]]> <p>They are highly intelligent, have nine brains, three hearts, and they roam the bottom of the sea. But how do they think? </p><p>In this nub we explore the background of the story: Solid, Mostly Smooth. </p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.storynub.com/" rel="nofollow">storynub.com</a> for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. </p> edad614d-7b3d-400c-bd7f-e94ce0ddd371 http://storynub.com Sun, 07 Nov 2021 16:04:00 +0000 1256 no full Solid, Mostly Smooth Solid, Mostly Smooth Sven Straumann Most elderly people are friendly and charming. And then there is Mr Gibbenbury. And as if he wasn't cranky enough already, a strange phone call disturbs him. Explore the background of this story in the nub: There Are Aliens on Earth, Right Now. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. Most elderly people are friendly and charming. And then there is Mr Gibbenbury. And as if he wasn't cranky enough already, a strange phone call disturbs him.

Explore the background of this story in the nub: There Are Aliens on Earth, Right Now. 

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]]> <p>Most elderly people are friendly and charming. And then there is Mr Gibbenbury. And as if he wasn&#39;t cranky enough already, a strange phone call disturbs him.</p><p>Explore the background of this story in the nub: There Are Aliens on Earth, Right Now. </p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.storynub.com/" rel="nofollow">storynub.com</a> for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. </p> aeede8d0-ca9c-4bf6-a4e3-6473464f6c0f http://storynub.com Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:20:00 +0000 1118 no full The Quantum Theory of Consciousness (Nub) The Quantum Theory of Consciousness (Nub) Sven Straumann How do our minds work? And what might quantum mechanics have to do with it? In this nub we explore the background of the story: Death Sighed. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. How do our minds work? And what might quantum mechanics have to do with it?

In this nub we explore the background of the story: Death Sighed.

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]]> <p>How do our minds work? And what might quantum mechanics have to do with it?</p><p>In this nub we explore the background of the story: Death Sighed.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.storynub.com/" rel="nofollow">storynub.com</a> for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list.</p> 0682a60a-d520-4380-8ebb-0bb33d801bee http://storynub.com/the-quantum-theory-of-consciousness/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:40:00 +0000 1201 no full Death Sighed (Story) Death Sighed (Story) Sven Straumann Everyone has lousy days. Even Death does. Especially when she has to deal with those pesky humans. Explore the background of this story in the nub: The Quantum Theory of Consciousness. Visit storynub.com for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list. Everyone has lousy days. Even Death does. Especially when she has to deal with those pesky humans.

Explore the background of this story in the nub: The Quantum Theory of Consciousness.

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]]> <p>Everyone has lousy days. Even Death does. Especially when she has to deal with those pesky humans. </p><p>Explore the background of this story in the nub: The Quantum Theory of Consciousness. </p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.storynub.com/" rel="nofollow">storynub.com</a> for extra content and to sign up to the mailing list.</p> 81352993-7063-40e6-9724-5377146b24e2 http://storynub.com/death-sighed/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:45:00 +0000 694 no