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ROOMBAS With The Power Of BLACK HOLES!
Vacuums in space! Space is a vacuum! This week on WHAT THE IF? We talk about Vacuums with the power of a black hole! How much MASS will they have?! Strap in, and get ready for a ride on the Event Hor…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
The PERFECT Planet!
Looking for the most ideal planet to inhabit, ya know in case ours goes belly up? Look no FURTHER! This week's WHAT THE IF? Will tell us where we can find the PERFECT Planet! The article discussed in…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Let's CRISPR with Carl ZIMMER!
In honor of the exciting breaking news of the 2020 NOBEL Prize for Chemistry being awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for their development of CRISPR/Cas9 genetic editing, we prese…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Breaking NOBEL News!
The leader of Gaby's lab, Dr. Charles Rice, just won the NOBEL PRIZE! Exciting news for her and all her colleagues at Rockefeller University. What did Dr. Rice win, and why? Gaby shares the story! An…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
GENIUS Run Amok!
What the IF great achievers, such as Einstein, were offered to live FOREVER. GENIUS run amok! As time goes on there'd end up being a WORLD of geniuses! Would the standard of "genius" go up? Put on …
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
5,000 MUTANTS - Don't Panic
Mutants!? Mutations! Viruses! Don't Panic! These aren't your favorite superheroes, these mutants are the changes in the Coronavirus! Scientists in Houston have released a study of more than 5,000 gen…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
RADIOACTIVITY Shutdown!
What The IF there were NO RADIATION?! Grab your luminous yellow uranium glassware and fill it up with whatever you love to drink, because we're going to take you on a journey worthy of the PERIODIC …
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Breathe At Your Own RISK?
The CDC now reports that Covid-19 is transmitted not just by coughing, sneezing and wheezing... but also by breezing! By which we mean BREATHING. Aerosol sized droplets of your breath, floating in th…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
A Video GAME That Steals Your BRAIN? With Dr. KIKI!
YOUR BRAIN ON GAME What The If there were a VIDEO GAME that could take over your BRAIN? We're going into the arcade, so get your quarters or tokens ready. It's time to play POLYBIUS. So dust off your…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
VAX Update - Safety FIRST!
Good news! AstraZeneca just resumed their coronavirus vaccine clinical trials after stopping them abruptly last week. What happened? How does the safety system work? And how can YOU sign up to be a p…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago