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Prediction PERFECTION!
Prediction PERFECTION!

Your horoscope's been upgraded - AI knows your future better than your magic 8-ball ever did.

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news, computer science, mathematics, physics, society, technologyPhilip ShaneDecember 9, 2024
COFFEE Gone WILD!
COFFEE Gone WILD!

When coffee gets cranked to eleven, society rebuilds itself around ultra-caffeine delivery while everyone zooms around at top speed.

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ecology, environment, news, climate change, biologyPhilip ShaneDecember 2, 2024
From WASTE To TASTE!
From WASTE To TASTE!

From toilet to taproom: Singapore's serving up climate solutions one recycled beer at a time at COP29, proving yesterday's flush could be tomorrow's craft brew.

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ecology, environment, news, climate change, biologyPhilip ShaneNovember 25, 2024
NUCLEAR Next Door!
NUCLEAR Next Door!

Mini nuclear reactors could power your neighborhood - but would you want one next door?

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ecology, environment, engineering, history, news, physics, society, technologyPhilip ShaneNovember 18, 2024
Jellyfish FUSION and You!
Jellyfish FUSION and You!

Ancient jellyfish reveal fusion superpowers that could revolutionize how we think about human bodies and healing.

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biology, ecology, environment, music, news, fungusPhilip ShaneNovember 11, 2024
White Dwarf SUN!
White Dwarf SUN!

When our Sun goes mini, super-chill ice badgers might rule a frozen Earth while our tiny white dwarf star twinkles above!

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biology, ecology, environment, music, news, fungusPhilip ShaneNovember 4, 2024
SOUND WAVES Make Plants RAVE
SOUND WAVES Make Plants RAVE

Scientists found that sound makes fungus grow faster - could music be the key to restoring forests and revolutionizing agriculture?

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biology, ecology, environment, music, news, fungusPhilip ShaneOctober 28, 2024
FACE Blindness with Sharrona Pearl!
FACE Blindness with Sharrona Pearl!

Explore a world where everyone is face blind and discover how society might adapt in our latest mind-bending episode.

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evolution, neurology, societyPhilip ShaneOctober 21, 2024
EUROPA'S Icy Enigma!
EUROPA'S Icy Enigma!

Europa Clipper zooms to Jupiter's frosty moon, hunting for glowing alien fish in a hidden ocean under miles of cosmic ice!

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engineering, exploration, space travel, aliens, astronomy, evolution, history, news, scifiPhilip ShaneOctober 7, 2024
ALCOHOL Clouds Beyond The Stars!
ALCOHOL Clouds Beyond The Stars!

Explore the concept of harvesting alcohol from space clouds and the challenges of cosmic distilleries in this intoxicating episode.

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biology, audience, chemistry, engineering, exploration, society, space travelPhilip ShaneSeptember 26, 2024
Alien PETS!
Alien PETS!

Explore the bizarre world of humans as alien pets, from extraterrestrial vet visits to feral human colonies causing chaos!

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biology, aliens, audience, geneticsPhilip ShaneSeptember 21, 2024
Fungus Bots Unite!
Fungus Bots Unite!

Fungus-powered robots are here! We explore a future where mushrooms control machines and humans must feed their fungal overlords.

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news, biology, virology, engineering, robotsPhilip ShaneSeptember 14, 2024
GIANT NEMATODES
GIANT NEMATODES

Explore a world where bus-sized nematodes spread diseases, forcing humanity to adapt with worm-proof cities, nematode cowboys, and hamster-ball daredevils in this mind-bending thought experiment.

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news, biology, virologyPhilip ShaneAugust 30, 2024
HYPERVELOCITY Havoc!
HYPERVELOCITY Havoc!

Explore the cosmic consequences of a star racing thru our galaxy, from solar system disruptions to Earth's potential intergalactic joyride.

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physics, astronomy, astrophysics, black holes, einstein, history of science, news, space travelPhilip ShaneAugust 23, 2024
GRAVITY Flux!
GRAVITY Flux!

Explore a world where gravity fluctuates like the weather, causing chaos in daily life and reshaping society, evolution, and the laws of physics.

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audience, black holes, evolution, physicsPhilip ShaneAugust 15, 2024
STRETCHY EARTH!
STRETCHY EARTH!

Explore the mind-bending consequences of a constantly expanding Earth, from elastic infrastructure to evolving gravity and the rise of mole people civilizations.

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communication, history, history of science, society, teaching, technologyPhilip ShaneAugust 8, 2024
SHORT MEMORY Mayhem!
SHORT MEMORY Mayhem!

Explore a world where humans can only remember things for 30 seconds, and discover how society might evolve, function, and potentially thrive despite this limitation.

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communication, history, history of science, society, teaching, technologyPhilip ShaneAugust 3, 2024
OLYMPICS Of The Solar System!
OLYMPICS Of The Solar System!

Explore the ultimate interplanetary sports event, the Solar System Olympics, with high jumps on the Moon and geyser riding on Io!

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communication, history, history of science, society, teaching, technologyPhilip ShaneJuly 26, 2024
MICROBIAL Architects Of Alien Worlds!
MICROBIAL Architects Of Alien Worlds!

Explore using Earth's deep-dwelling microbes to terraform alien planets, possibly transforming barren worlds into habitable environments.

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communication, history, history of science, society, teaching, technologyPhilip ShaneJuly 5, 2024
ANCIENT GREEK YouTube STARS!
ANCIENT GREEK YouTube STARS!

We imagine ancient Greek philosophers as YouTubers, exploring how social media might have impacted the spread of ideas in classical Greece.

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communication, history, history of science, society, teaching, technologyPhilip ShaneJune 28, 2024
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