WARP Speed ASTRONOMY?
What The IF you could travel faster than the SPEED OF LIGHT to observe a dying star up close!
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astronomy , astrophysics , black holes , exploration , moon , nasa , relativity , space travel , time travel Philip Shane August 21, 2020 astronomy , space , planet , spacetime , time travel , warp speed , supernova , sun , stars , books , science , astronomers , big bang , feature , preview
Planet NIBURU Crashes Into EARTH! With Astronomer BOB KING
Is there a DOOMSDAY PLANET named NIBIRU heading our way? Nope! But what the IF there was? We challenge astronomer & astrophotographer Bob King to play out the RAM-ifications of this Earth SHATTERING scenario, from which we learn a WHOPPING amount of real science.
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apocalypse , astronomy , cosmology , history , news , occult , physics , psychology , skepticism Philip Shane December 11, 2019 asteroids , astronomy , comet , disaster , legend , physics , pop culture , science fiction , solar system , vespa , guests
Inter-Galactic MAILBAG!
Our fans, aka our Super IFFers discuss our most mind-blowing shows and share their own mind-bending IF's!
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astronomy , audience , teaching , cosmology , physics , psychology Philip Shane September 10, 2019 australia , big bang , cosmology , geek , government , history , higher dimensions , jupiter , arthur c. clarkes , planet , NASA , physics , astronomy , international , fans , audience , super iffers , community , measurement , units , teaching , students , geometry , cartography , star trek , sun , 2001 , 2010 , science fiction , science education , stem , senses , skepticism , policy , science outreach , scientific research
PAUL McAULEY shrinks the Sun!
Can we MOVE the Earth to avoid the death of the Sun? Let’s try!
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engineering , astronomy , astrophysics , geology , physics , space travel Philip Shane July 1, 2019 sun , science fiction , books , solar , engineering , red giant , death of sun , white dwarf , paul mcauley , planet , earth , future , hard sf , guests
Living INSIDE The Big BANG
Join us inside the freakish inflating spacetime bubble that began it ALL!
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astrophysics , astronomy , cosmology , einstein , history , history of science , mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , relativity , scientific method , universe Philip Shane June 24, 2019 big bang , cosmology , inflation , relativity , einstein , time , spacetime , physics , astrophysics , quantum mechanics
ASTROLOGY??? Heaven Help Us!
Astrology is super complicated and totally crazy. But! What The IF... Astrology were REAL? An encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes.
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astronomy , astrophysics , cosmology , god , history , history of science , mars , occult , psychology , religion , skepticism Philip Shane May 29, 2019 pseudoscience , astrology , ancient astronomy , pop culture , magic , magical thinking
EINSTEIN'S WAR - Part Two
Part Two: WTiF World War I never happened? Would Einstein have solved his Theory of Relativity sooner -- or, perhaps, NEVER AT ALL?
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astronomy , black holes , cosmology , einstein , exploration , history of science , mathematics , moon , news , physics , psychology , relativity , religion , scientific method , technology , universe , world domination Philip Shane May 14, 2019 einstein , war , history , relativity , scientific method , books , physics , policy , astronomy , moon , eclipses , cosmology , government , higher dimensions , international , time , legend , measurement , sun , teaching , universe , experimentation , germany , russia , england , united kingdom , eddington , religion , politics , nationalism , quakers , pacifism
EINSTEIN'S WAR
WTiF World War I never happened? Would Einstein have solved his Theory of Relativity sooner -- or, perhaps, NEVER AT ALL?
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astronomy , black holes , cosmology , einstein , exploration , history of science , mathematics , moon , news , physics , psychology , relativity , religion , scientific method , technology , universe , world domination Philip Shane May 7, 2019 astronomy , einstein , war , history , relativity , scientific method , books , physics , policy , moon , eclipses , cosmology , government , higher dimensions , international , time , legend , measurement , sun , teaching , universe , experimentation , germany , russia , england , united kingdom , eddington , religion , politics , nationalism , quakers , pacifism
How Will You Feel On YOUR First Trip To Space?
The great eclipse of 2017 blew our minds! What The IF everyone (!!!) could see the eclipse every day? Would going to space make you crazy, or super awesomely happy, or just hungry? What will be the first thing you do when you get to the Moon? Our imagination runs wild while science keeps our feet on the ground, barely.
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