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WTiF Humans Spoke Like Animals?

We tried it... for science!

scifi, audience, biology, communication, evolution, genetics, neurology, setiPhilip ShaneApril 12, 2021feature, show, biology, funny, audience, super iffers, virology, language, animals, nature, evolution, communication, birds, research

SLEEPY Sickness Returns!

WTIF we saw the return of the mysterious "Sleeping Sickness" that followed the 1918 pandemic?”

scifi, audience, biology, history of science, neurology, vaccines, virologyPhilip ShaneMarch 19, 2021feature, show, biology, funny, audience, super iffers, sleep, pandemic, virology

Eyes MILES Wide!

Are There Creatures With NEUTRINO VISON?

scifi, astronomy, astrophysics, audience, biology, evolution, physics, quantum mechanics, scientific method, sea life, setiPhilip ShaneMarch 12, 2021feature, show, biology, astrobiology, imagination, animals, physics, astrophysics, neutrinos, funny, audience, super iffers, sun, particle physics, preview

Stop The UNIVERSE, I Want To Get Off!

Stop The UNIVERSE, I Want To Get Off!

What The If the UNIVERSE stopped spinning?

physics, apocalypse, audience, cosmology, universePhilip ShaneSeptember 4, 2020space, funny, feature, physics, fans, super iffers, audience, universe, cosmology, galaxy

Can ROBOTS Host A PODCAST?

What the if ROBOTS were hosting their very own PODCAST?

artificial intelligence, audience, computer science, robots, technology, world dominationPhilip ShaneFebruary 27, 20202001, audience, computer-history, computer-science, consciousness, funny, future, pop culture, post human, robots, super iffers

POWER From PEOPLE??? Bow To Our Matrix Overlords!

If you were an evil robot overlord and you wanted to use people as your power source... how'd ya do it?

LIGHTSABERS For Hands? It’s a STAR WARS If!

We celebrate the conclusion of the Star Wars saga by diving into this great space-operatic question!

apocalypse, audience, engineering, evolution, robots, technology, virtual realityPhilip ShaneDecember 24, 2019star wars, movies, science fiction, pop culture, audience, ethics, experimentation, geek, scifi, super iffers, technology, the force, rise of skywalker, lightsabers, society, evolution, cyborg, post human, silly, funny

Welcome to LAMARCK-issic Park! No Darwins Allowed!

What the if EVOLUTION were very DIFFERENT? Strap on your pith helmet, and lock the doors!

audience, biology, evolution, genetics, history of science, god, religionPhilip ShaneDecember 18, 2019audience, evolution, genetics, animals, biology, breeding, heredity

Is There GOLD In Them ASTEROIDS?

Listener Daniel asks: WTiF we could get rich from drilling for gold… in space?

Inter-Galactic MAILBAG!

Inter-Galactic MAILBAG!

Our fans, aka our Super IFFers discuss our most mind-blowing shows and share their own mind-bending IF's!

astronomy, audience, teaching, cosmology, physics, psychologyPhilip ShaneSeptember 10, 2019australia, 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