Dark Matter: You're Soaking In It!

What FUTURE revelations await our discovery? What new views of the universe? What new realms? Strange forms of matter and energy? DARK MATTER looms over us, and below us, and through us... but we know very little about it. It's not even really "dark" -- it's INVISIBLE, but it's so huuuuuuuuge we can see and feel how it bends the the fabric of the universe all around it with unimaginable gravitational strength.

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Philip Shane
Alien Big Mac Wrapper Found On The Moon

NASA has emergency plans for what to do if they find an alien artifact on the Moon or anywhere in space (for real!). Elon Musk probably does, too. What The IF would happen if we found something left by Aliens? What if it was trash? Like, I dunno, maybe a Big Mac wrapper? How would a trashy hamburger wrapper change the world? A quick, hot and delicious episode awaits you, enjoy!

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Can God Be Hacked???

If miracles could be proven by science, oh man, wouldn't things would be better for everyone? Wouldn't it be awesome? And fun? And super helpful? We imagine the wild & wacky day that science discovers that miracles are real, and repeatable, and their rules are mathematical and logical. Because if you could figure all that out... well now you can hack 'em! Need a miracle? There's an app for that. Just count to three... and click!

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Gee, Your Universe Smells Terrific

Imagine if space was breathable... If you could swim in it, fly in it, go anywhere you want wearing only your bathing suit, or your birthday suit! Would you swim to Jupiter? Paddle to Alpha Centauri? How would life have evolved it could swim, crawl, fly into space? We ride whales to the Moon. We tremble at the sight of a giant plankton sphere swimming around the Sun. Grab your inflatable doughnut and come along to the worlds of What The IF!

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A Naughty Chair For The Whole World

Stop! What if you could be prevented from reacting too fast to that Friday night email from your boss, that "look" from your SO, that guy who didn't hold the elevator for you? All hopped up on coffee, we imagine a future where global emotional circuit breakers can bring peace... maybe? A world where everyone stops yelling "WTF???" and instead sings "What The IFFFFFFF..." You'll leave this episode feeling great!

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history, psychologyPhilip Shane