Episodes — WHAT THE IF?

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Is There GOLD In Them ASTEROIDS?

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

CONQUER the SOLAR SYSTEM with Matt Williams!

Can humanity handle living so far from their mother?

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

How To Cook With A Star Trek REPLICATOR

Beam up with us and let's get cookin'!

artificial intelligence, engineering, physics, quantum mechanics, technologyPhilip ShaneJune 6, 2019star trek, engineering, physics, future, science fiction, television

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

Standing TALL On A Dwarf PLANET

NASA’s Kirby Runyon takes us to PLUTO!

astronomy, engineering, exploration, geology, history of science, nasa, news, robots, scientific method, space travel, technologyPhilip ShaneApril 30, 2019nasa, hopkins apl, pluto, exploration, solar system, astronomy, new horizons, NASA, geology, planet, space travel, space, spaceprogram, guests, guest