Planet NIBURU Crashes Into EARTH! With Astronomer BOB KING
Planet NIBURU Crashes Into EARTH! With Astronomer BOB KING

Is there a DOOMSDAY PLANET named NIBIRU heading our way? Nope! But what the IF there was? We challenge astronomer & astrophotographer Bob King to play out the RAM-ifications of this Earth SHATTERING scenario, from which we learn a WHOPPING amount of real science.

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apocalypse, astronomy, cosmology, history, news, occult, physics, psychology, skepticismPhilip Shaneasteroids, astronomy, comet, disaster, legend, physics, pop culture, science fiction, solar system, vespa, guests
Spelunking Deep Inside A SOLID STATE Brain!
Spelunking Deep Inside A SOLID STATE Brain!

Step into your anti-static hazmat suit and let's go!

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engineering, history of science, mathematics, physics, quantum mechanics, technology, computer sciencePhilip Shanecomputers, technology, history, electronics, information, eniac, computer-history, computer-science, von-neumann, von-neumann-machine, babbage, lovelace, science-fiction, hard-sci-fi, artificial-intelligence, quantum-computing, quantum-supremacy, transistor, engineering, circuits
Waltz INSIDE A Classical COMPUTER!
Waltz INSIDE A Classical COMPUTER!

What's going on inside this GIANT machine they call a UNIVERSAL COMPUTER?

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engineering, history of science, mathematics, physics, quantum mechanics, technology, computer sciencePhilip Shanecomputers, technology, history, electronics, information, eniac, computer-history, computer-science, von-neumann, von-neumann-machine, babbage, lovelace, science-fiction, hard-sci-fi, artificial-intelligence, quantum-computing, quantum-supremacy, transistor, engineering, circuits
Did VENUS Have VENUSIANS? w/Planetary Geologist KIRBY RUNYON!
Did VENUS Have VENUSIANS? w/Planetary Geologist KIRBY RUNYON!

WTIF we found a ruined city?

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apocalypse, engineering, environment, evolution, exploration, geology, history of science, nasa, news, climate changePhilip Shanevenus, astrobiology, geology, planetary geology, kirby runyon, nasa, hopkins apl, solar system, space travel, exploration, archaeology, space archaeology, science fiction, hard sf, cloud cities, habitation, adaptation, disaster, global warming, environment, soviet space program, venera, planet, volcanos, volcanology, vesuvious, pompeii, ancient history, water, colonization, guests
If NASA Won MEGAMILLION$$$ - with CASEY DREIER From The PLANETARY SOCIETY!
If NASA Won MEGAMILLION$$$ - with CASEY DREIER From The PLANETARY SOCIETY!

"No BUCKS, no Buck Rogers," says Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff. What the if… NASA had TRILLION$$$ more bucks!!!

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astronauts, astronomy, economics, elon musk, engineering, exploration, mars, moon, nasa, space travel, technologyPhilip ShaneScience, astronaut, spacestation, nasa, government, funding, budget, money, spending, utopia, scifi, sciencefiction, therightstuff, imagination, solarsystem, 2001, astronomy, theexpanse, moon, moonbase, mars, marscolonization, elonmusk, spacex, blueorigin, jeffbezos, boeing, consciousness, hard sf, community, star trek, industry, colonization, policy, solar system, elon musk, transportation, humanspaceflight, astronauts, the expanse, engineering, ula, commerce, science fiction, technology, apollo, futuretransportation, space travel, NASA, future, humansinspace, space, exploration, space elevators, spacetravel, space x, habitation, economics, guests
Is There GOLD In Them ASTEROIDS?
Is There GOLD In Them ASTEROIDS?

Listener Daniel asks: WTiF we could get rich from drilling for gold… in space?

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audience, ecology, economics, engineering, environment, geology, robots, technology, world dominationPhilip Shaneasteroids, mining, commerce, alastair reynolds, Ceres, cience fiction, industry, engineering, elon musk, earth, exploration, future, geology, government, hard sf, kim stanley robinson, robots, audience, Vespa, the expanse, science fiction, super iffers
Inter-Galactic MAILBAG!
Inter-Galactic MAILBAG!

Our fans, aka our Super IFFers discuss our most mind-blowing shows and share their own mind-bending IF's!

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astronomy, audience, teaching, cosmology, physics, psychologyPhilip Shaneaustralia, big bang, cosmology, geek, government, history, higher dimensions, jupiter, arthur c. clarkes, planet, NASA, physics, astronomy, international, fans, audience, super iffers, community, measurement, units, teaching, students, geometry, cartography, star trek, sun, 2001, 2010, science fiction, science education, stem, senses, skepticism, policy, science outreach, scientific research