Episodes — WHAT THE IF?

Posts in history of science

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

UFO's: A Powerful Teachable Moment? A Flying Roundtable Talk With The UCR Podcast!

The Big Phone Home!

aliens, collaborations, communication, history of science, history, news, occult, psychology, scientific method, seti, skepticism, society, teachingPhilip ShaneAugust 31, 2021guests

Can You BREATHE Like A WHALE? With Vanessa Pirotta!

Can You BREATHE Like A WHALE? With Vanessa Pirotta!

Living the life of the whale!

physics, astronomy, astrophysics, geology, history of science, skepticism, teaching, technologyPhilip ShaneAugust 15, 2021guests

The Dark Art of SUNSHINE

physics, astronomy, astrophysics, geology, history of science, skepticism, teaching, technologyPhilip ShaneAugust 6, 2021

No OCEANS? Oh, shiiiiii---!!!

Water, water... nowhere!

biology, history of science, physics, aliens, apocalypse, audience, climate change, ecology, environment, evolution, geology, mars, scifi, sea life, society, space travelPhilip ShaneJuly 2, 2021

Reimagining COSMOLOGY From Inside YOU - With Hakeem OLUSEYI

How TINY Are We Really?

biology, psychology, astronomy, cosmology, history of science, physics, scientific method, teaching, universePhilip ShaneJune 25, 2021guests

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

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

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

No COSMOS For You! With Jo MARCHANT

What the IF we couldn't see the stars!?

scifi, astronomy, cosmology, environment, history of science, psychology, religion, societyPhilip ShaneFebruary 19, 2021feature, show, ancient astronomy, cosmology, authors, books, scicomm, preview, guests

ZOMBIES!

What The If Zombies were real!?

biology, cloning, einstein, elon musk, genetics, history of science, neurology, relativity, world dominationPhilip ShaneOctober 23, 2020brain, science fiction, feature, horror, movies, supernatural, funny, death, life, biology, magic, culture, pop culture

ROOMBAS With The Power Of BLACK HOLES!

Vacuums with the power of a BLACK HOLE?

biology, cloning, einstein, elon musk, genetics, history of science, neurology, relativity, world dominationPhilip ShaneOctober 16, 2020einstein, science, feature, physics, black holes, show

GENIUS run amok!

GENIUS immortal!!

biology, cloning, einstein, elon musk, genetics, history of science, neurology, relativity, world dominationPhilip ShaneOctober 2, 2020einstein, genius, brain, immortality, science, science fiction, cloning, world domination, feature

HERD Immunity!

What the IF is HERD IMMUNITY?

news, virology, biology, evolution, history of science, scientific methodPhilip ShaneJuly 12, 2020news, covid-19, virology, coronavirus, wtif news

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?

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

Ultra Fast EVOLUTION?

They grow up so fast!

einstein, history of science, neurology, psychology, physics, quantum mechanics, scientific method, mathematicsPhilip ShaneMay 28, 2020feature, physics, brain, entaglement, quantum mechanics, spies, CIA, cryptography

Entangled BRAINS?

A quantum mind meld! With MIT physicist and historian of science, David Kaiser.

einstein, history of science, neurology, psychology, physics, quantum mechanics, scientific method, mathematicsPhilip ShaneMay 24, 2020feature, physics, brain, entaglement, quantum mechanics, spies, CIA, cryptography, guests

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