How Does IMAGINATION Work?

What The IF… you had NO imagination!

COVID-19 Has A Very Busy PASSPORT

Did Covid-19 come to your shores from one person, or many?

news, virology, biology, evolution, history of science, scientific methodPhilip ShaneJune 16, 2020news, covid-19, virology, coronavirus, wtif news

Are We Doomed To REPEAT The 1918 PANDEMIC?

Past results are no guarantee of future performance

news, virology, biology, evolution, history of science, scientific methodPhilip ShaneJune 8, 2020news, covid-19, virology, coronavirus, wtif news

Welcome Back, ANIMALS! With Biologist Vanessa Pirotta

An animal friendly world?

apocalypse, biology, ecology, environment, evolution, news, psychology, sea life, whalesPhilip ShaneMay 14, 2020feature, biology, nature, animals, animal psychology, quarantine, ecology, environment, guests

Can A VIRUS Wear A WHITE HAT?

Could VIRUSES ever be HELPFUL?

biology, virologyPhilip ShaneApril 16, 2020science, virus, corona, coronavirus, virology, biology, covid-19, research, news

SPECIAL EPISODE: “What the PANDEMIC?” With Virologist Gaby Paniccia

Let’s make this VIRUS unhappy!

apocalypse, biology, news, scientific methodPhilip ShaneApril 5, 2020virus, biology, disaster, government, hazmat, outbreak, quarantine, research, scientific method, news

The EYE of AMAZ-AURON with Tom Merritt

A totally CONTACT-LESS world?

Ride Inside A VIRUS! With Virologist Gaby Paniccia

Know thy enemy, from the inside!

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

Scientist VS Artist CAGE MATCH! - With JANCY McPHEE of the SciArt Exchange

A scientist and an artist are trapped in an elevator. Can they learn to understand each other?

biology, history of science, neurology, psychology, scientific method, skepticism, teachingPhilip ShaneFebruary 2, 2020culture, scientific method, scicomm, science education, art, artists, culture clash, geek, guests

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?

Can We Open A PUB On MARS? With Chris Carberry, author of ALCOHOL IN SPACE!

We're joined by Chris Carberry, the distinguished CEO of EXPLORE MARS and author of the awesome new book, ALCOHOL IN SPACE.

astronauts, biology, history, mars, nasa, psychology, religion, space travelPhilip ShaneJanuary 8, 2020funny, spaceprogram, space, NASA, humansinspace, alcohol, history, books, guests

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

I Married A NEANDERTHAL - A SciFi Love Story

You're 2% Neanderthal!

biology, evolution, genetics, history, psychology, religion, technologyPhilip ShaneNovember 26, 2019Science, biology, evolution, neanderthal, genetics, dna, relationships, species, love, xenophobia, films, movies, science fiction, culture, myth, breeding, interbreeding, heredity, ancestry, guests

All the TREES are GONE? With Kyle Crichton!

Would we still have Air? Water? AVALANCHE!

apocalypse, biology, ecology, environmentPhilip ShaneOctober 7, 2019environment, ecology, biology, botany, trees, mountains, skiing, snowboarding, climate change, global warming, documentary, film, Vermont, apocalypse, sports, recreation, hiking, grassroots, activism, community, forest, avalanche, mud slide, disaster, catastrophe, guests

Let's CRISPR with Carl ZIMMER!

Auto-correct for your DNA?

biology, evolution, genetics, technologyPhilip ShaneSeptember 30, 2019genetics, biology, evolution, future, experimentation, ethics, scientific research, technology, post human, guests

OWN Your Own BRAIN

How would it feel if you were changing the code of your own brain?

MEAT vs. the WORLD

What the IF everyone in the world STOPPED eating MEAT?

biology, ecology, economics, engineering, environment, evolution, history, psychology, technologyPhilip ShaneMay 20, 2019economics, industry, food chain, vegetarianism, agriculture, pollution

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

Alien Big Mac Wrapper Found On The Moon

NASA has emergency plans for what to do if they find an alien artifact on the Moon or anywhere in space (for real!). Elon Musk probably does, too. What The IF would happen if we found something left by Aliens? What if it was trash? Like, I dunno, maybe a Big Mac wrapper? How would a trashy hamburger wrapper change the world? A quick, hot and delicious episode awaits you, enjoy!

ecology, environment, aliens, seti, astronauts, biology, exploration, history, psychology, scientific methodPhilip ShaneOctober 11, 2017

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