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CANCER Virus Hunters!

CANCER Virus Hunters!

biology, scientific method, ecology, environment, evolution, history, history of sciencePhilip ShaneAugust 26, 2022

A Nation Without SANITATION!

A Nation Without SANITATION!

biology, scientific method, ecology, environment, evolution, history, history of sciencePhilip ShaneAugust 19, 2022

Ancient MAYAN Astronomy!

Ancient MAYAN Astronomy!

climate change, astronomy, cosmology, god, history, history of science, religion, scientific methodPhilip ShaneAugust 5, 2022

The AETHER - Part 2!

The AETHER - Part 2!

physics, scientific method, cosmology, einstein, history of science, occult, skepticism, universePhilip ShaneJuly 1, 2022

The AETHER Is All Around YOU

The AETHER Is All Around YOU

mathematics, physics, scientific method, cosmology, einstein, history of science, occult, skepticism, universePhilip ShaneJune 24, 2022

Carl SAGAN & The Alien MIND

Carl SAGAN & The Alien MIND

biology, psychology, aliens, astronomy, communication, evolution, history of science, mathematics, nasa, physics, scientific method, seti, technologyPhilip ShaneJune 17, 2022

Panspermia? PANSPERMIA!

Panspermia? PANSPERMIA!

biology, scientific method, aliens, astrophysics, cosmology, evolution, genetics, history of science, mars, nasa, seti, universePhilip ShaneMay 20, 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

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

Science Class in... Ancient Babylon!

Science Class in... Ancient Babylon!

scientific method, communication, history of science, god, religion, teachingPhilip ShaneMarch 25, 2022

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

Berenstain Bears & The MESHUGGENA EFFECT

Berenstain Bears & The MESHUGGENA EFFECT

biology, audience, cosmology, history of science, neurology, occult, physics, psychology, quantum mechanics, scifi, skepticism, society, time travelPhilip ShaneJanuary 21, 2022

"Gift-wrappus PARK?" Dinosaur PETS For Everyone!

"Gift-wrappus PARK?" Dinosaur PETS For Everyone!

scientific method, biology, cloning, genetics, geology, history, history of science, scifiPhilip ShaneJanuary 7, 2022

Crabs!

Crabs!

aliens, biology, cosmology, evolution, history of science, sea lifePhilip ShaneDecember 8, 2021

The SUPERSTITION Industrial Complex

The SUPERSTITION Industrial Complex

Factories of LUCK!

history of science, scientific method, quantum mechanics, psychology, religion, skepticism, technologyPhilip ShaneOctober 29, 2021

Theory of Everything: CANCELED? Brian Keating Imagines the Impossible!

Gravity VS The Quantum: FIGHT!

history of science, scientific method, astronomy, astrophysics, black holes, cosmology, einstein, mathematics, physics, quantum mechanics, relativity, universePhilip ShaneOctober 22, 2021guests

Waiter, There's a Fly In My PRIMORDIAL SOUP!

Waiter, There's a Fly In My PRIMORDIAL SOUP!

How does LIFE get... living?

scifi, biology, evolution, geology, history of science, religion, scientific method, sea lifePhilip ShaneOctober 15, 2021

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