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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

Pickpocketing GENES?

Pickpocketing GENES?

biology, scientific method, evolution, genetics, virologyPhilip ShaneMay 27, 2022

Panspermia? PANSPERMIA!

Panspermia? PANSPERMIA!

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

POWER In The WILD with Lee Alan Dugatkin!

POWER In The WILD with Lee Alan Dugatkin!

communication, biology, evolution, genetics, scientific method, societyPhilip ShaneMay 6, 2022

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 BBC Spaghetti Trees!

The BBC Spaghetti Trees!

scientific method, evolution, genetics, history, newsPhilip ShaneApril 1, 2022

Science Class in... Ancient Babylon!

Science Class in... Ancient Babylon!

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

The Mechanics of LUCK

The Mechanics of LUCK

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

"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

Riding GRAVITY FORCE ONE with KIRBY RUNYON

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

OhMyCron! Covid News Update

biology, religion, climate change, evolution, news, scientific method, vaccines, virologyPhilip ShaneDecember 9, 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