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That FIRST DAY Riding The VIRUS — One Year Ago

That FIRST DAY Riding The VIRUS — One Year Ago

Know thy enemy, from the inside!

When COVID Was Young & Restless: 1 YEAR AGO

When COVID Was Young & Restless: 1 YEAR AGO

What The IF... we were ISOLATED all of the time!

Teeny TINY Earth!

Teeny TINY Earth!

What the If Earth was Teeny TINY?

geology, physicsPhilip ShaneJuly 17, 2020geology, planetary geology, science, gravity, space, earth, feature

The EYE of AMAZ-AURON with Tom Merritt

The EYE of AMAZ-AURON with Tom Merritt

A totally CONTACT-LESS world?

Ride Inside A VIRUS! With Virologist Gaby Paniccia

Ride Inside A VIRUS! With Virologist Gaby Paniccia

Know thy enemy, from the inside!

Hazmat FASHION: Life Under QUARANTINE!

Hazmat FASHION: Life Under QUARANTINE!

What The IF... we were ISOLATED all of the time!

biology, environment, psychology, robots, technologyPhilip ShaneMarch 17, 2020science, hazmat, virus, self isolation, quarantine, star trek, post human, environment, science podcast, podcast, amazing, biology, community, commerce, clothing, fashion, evolution, earth, global warming, habitation, international, measurement, NASA, planet, research, utopia, water, experimentation, psychology, outbreak, contagion, coronavirus, news

CATS and EARTHQUAKES! With Geophysicist Celeste Labedz

Could our CATS create an EARTHQUAKE WARNING system?

engineering, exploration, geology, scientific method, technology, world dominationPhilip ShaneFebruary 20, 2020engineering, environment, geology, technology, disaster, earth, experimentation, funny, hard sf, imagination, planet, research, guests

The COMET from Beyond!

It's interstellar, baby!

astronomy, astrophysics, exploration, news, physics, seti, space travelPhilip ShaneOctober 11, 2019astronomy, astrophysics, seti, exploration, solar system, interstellar, physics, planet, science fiction, aliens, comet, oumouamoua, pop culture, scifi, sun, imagination, space travel, space, comets, earth

Is There GOLD In Them ASTEROIDS?

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

PAUL McAULEY shrinks the Sun!

Can we MOVE the Earth to avoid the death of the Sun? Let’s try!

engineering, astronomy, astrophysics, geology, physics, space travelPhilip ShaneJuly 1, 2019sun, science fiction, books, solar, engineering, red giant, death of sun, white dwarf, paul mcauley, planet, earth, future, hard sf, guests

Magnetic Poles Gonna ROLL

Another awesome IF inspired by a listener! This week, listener Kyle asks, WHAT THE IF would happen if the Earth's magnetic pole FLIPPED?

audience, biology, environment, geology, physicsPhilip ShaneFebruary 15, 2018geology, biology, earth, magnetic field, physics, geophysics, disaster