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More Scientific BREAKTHROUGHS Than EVER!

More Scientific BREAKTHROUGHS Than EVER!

biology, artificial intelligence, einstein, history of science, news, physics, relativity, scientific methodPhilip ShaneFebruary 3, 2023

FUSION Fiesta!

FUSION Fiesta!

scientific method, astrophysics, history of science, news, physics, engineering, quantum mechanics, technologyPhilip ShaneDecember 16, 2022

When CONSTANTS Get Shaky!

When CONSTANTS Get Shaky!

scientific method, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, history of science, news, physics, universePhilip ShaneDecember 9, 2022

Life Inside The STARLINK Sphere!

Life Inside The STARLINK Sphere!

news, astronomy, communication, elon musk, engineering, physics, scifi, space race, technologyPhilip ShaneSeptember 30, 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

QUANTUM Internet!

QUANTUM Internet!

computer science, engineering, news, physics, quantum mechanics, relativity, scifi, space travelPhilip ShaneJune 3, 2022

ZAP That Cancer AWAY - with Dr. Frank KEARLY!

ZAP That Cancer AWAY - with Dr. Frank KEARLY!

biology, scientific method, physics, technologyPhilip ShaneMay 13, 2022guest

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

The Mechanics of LUCK

The Mechanics of LUCK

physics, evolution, genetics, occult, psychology, scientific method, skepticism, superstitionPhilip ShaneMarch 18, 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

Riding GRAVITY FORCE ONE with KIRBY RUNYON

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

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

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