Episodes — WHAT THE IF?

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How To REBOOT Your Civilization!

How To REBOOT Your Civilization!

technology, society, communication, engineering, history, scifi, apocalypse, religion, teachingPhilip ShaneApril 29, 2022

Summiting On MARS with Chris Carberry!

Summiting On MARS with Chris Carberry!

What the IF your next awesome science conference were taking place... on MARS?

technology, biology, society, astronauts, aliens, communication, engineering, environment, exploration, history, history of science, mars, nasa, news, scifi, space travelPhilip ShaneApril 22, 2022guests

Gecko STICKY Power!

Gecko STICKY Power!

scientific method, engineering, technology, biology, evolution, physics, societyPhilip ShaneApril 15, 2022

Quantum STEAMPUNK - With Theoretical Physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern!

Quantum STEAMPUNK - With Theoretical Physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern!

scientific method, history, einstein, engineering, history of science, physics, quantum mechanics, scifi, technologyPhilip ShaneApril 8, 2022guests, guest

AMOK Daylight Savings TIME!

AMOK Daylight Savings TIME!

engineering, history of science, history, physics, technologyPhilip ShaneMarch 12, 2022

Ultra VAX? Bring It!

Ultra VAX? Bring It!

Can we eradicate ALL viruses?

engineering, history of science, physics, quantum mechanics, scientific methodPhilip ShaneFebruary 25, 2022

Atoms The Size of LEGOS!

Atoms The Size of LEGOS!

engineering, history of science, physics, quantum mechanics, scientific methodPhilip ShaneFebruary 19, 2022

No FOSSIL FUEL For You!

No FOSSIL FUEL For You!

biology, audience, climate change, ecology, engineering, environment, geology, history, technologyPhilip ShaneJanuary 29, 2022

Riding GRAVITY FORCE ONE with KIRBY RUNYON

scientific method, astronauts, astrophysics, engineering, exploration, geology, nasa, physics, space travel, technologyPhilip ShaneJanuary 6, 2022guests

DUNE - Holy Spit!

DUNE - Holy Spit!

communication, scifi, technology, aliens, artificial intelligence, biology, climate change, ecology, economics, engineering, environment, evolution, religionPhilip ShaneJanuary 6, 2022

Stop, In The Name of LAVA! With Robin George Andrews

Stop, In The Name of LAVA! With Robin George Andrews

YOU versus the Volcano?

climate change, engineering, environment, geology, historyPhilip ShaneNovember 6, 2021guests

The Industrial BICYCLE Revolution!

The Industrial BICYCLE Revolution!

What the if there were no internal combustion engines?

history of science, physics, audience, climate change, engineering, history, scifi, society, technologyPhilip ShaneOctober 1, 2021

AVI LOEB Is Hunting For E.T. With MEGAPIXELS, Millions, and MOXY

The serious search for Extraterrestrial life

aliens, history of science, news, scientific method, seti, skepticism, teaching, astronomy, engineering, physics, psychologyPhilip ShaneSeptember 24, 2021guests

NAKED Mars Rats!

Is it possible to bring these real life creatures to Mars to slowly terraform it, cultivating the land from underneath, rebuilding the atmosphere, for eventual Earth-like living?

physics, geology, technology, aliens, astronauts, biology, climate change, elon musk, engineering, environment, evolution, genetics, mars, scifiPhilip ShaneAugust 20, 2021

Hot Rod Rocket Cars, Burnin' Mars Gas!

Hot Rod Rocket Cars, Burnin' Mars Gas!

In honor of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos putting their butts on the launch pad, we salute the spirit of hot rods in space!

physics, climate change, ecology, environment, geology, mars, scifi, society, astronauts, economy, economics, elon musk, engineering, history, nasa, space race, space travel, technology, world dominationPhilip ShaneJuly 9, 2021

Multi-dimensional MAILBAG Explosion!

Brilliant and bonkers mail!

physics, scifi, space travel, technology, elon musk, engineering, history of science, news, occult, psychology, scientific method, seti, skepticismPhilip ShaneJune 4, 2021

Secrets Of Making A UFO DOCUMENTARY

Secrets Of Making A UFO DOCUMENTARY

Alien Abduction PRO TIPS!

physics, scifi, space travel, technology, elon musk, engineering, history of science, news, occult, psychology, scientific method, seti, skepticismPhilip ShaneJune 4, 2021

TIC TAC UFO'S Bringing FRESH Science? With MICK WEST!

TIC TAC UFO'S Bringing FRESH Science? With MICK WEST!

How would they change known physics?

physics, scifi, space travel, technology, elon musk, engineering, history of science, news, occult, psychology, scientific method, seti, skepticismPhilip ShaneMay 28, 2021guests

Put A Man On The EARTH! - with Nancy Atkinson

Put A Man On The EARTH! - with Nancy Atkinson

What The IF we lived on the Moon and had to send the first mission to EARTH?

evolution, geology, physics, scifi, astronauts, elon musk, engineering, exploration, history, mars, moon, nasa, space race, space travelPhilip ShaneApril 30, 2021evolution, scifi, science fiction, movies, funny, guests

ROCKETS Without Rocket SCIENCE?

ROCKETS Without Rocket SCIENCE?

How easy would rockets be if there were no ROCKET SCIENCE?

moon, nasa, space travel, engineering, elon musk, history, physicsPhilip ShaneAugust 28, 2020rocket, space, space travel, engineering, ancient history, alternative history, funny, feature