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77 - Let's Pretend We're WHALES! Dr. Vanessa Pirotta Turns Us Into Super Smart Cetaceans
The amazing science educator and cetacean researcher, DR. VANESSA PIROTTA joins us from down under, in Sydney, Australia... But she guides us on a journey to the REAL down under... UNDER THE SEA! Co…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
76 - Now We Know How Many BRAINS It Takes To Fill The Albert Hall
A couple of weeks ago we explored PARALLEL UNIVERSES... and in *this* parallel universe we take up a similarly BRAIN BENDING a concept: the INFINITE probabilities that surround us in our INFINITE uni…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
75 - WTiF You Could See EARTH RISE... With Your Own Eyes?
Happy New Year, dear IFFers!!! A joyous episode greets you. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Astronaut William Anders' society transforming photograph, "Earthrise," and basking in the glow of Rich…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
74 - Bubbling Brew Of PARALLEL UNIVERSE Stew
Our listener & Super IFFer Jeff from Nashville asks What The IF there are parallel universes? Turns out... they might be exploding all around you! Should we fear the ones where we are wearing a beard…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
73 - It's An ARTHUR C. CLARKE Christmas!
For our Christmas Special, our devoted listener Mitchell Scherr was inspired by the ARTHUR C. CLARKE short story "The Star," in which an ASTRONOMER ponders the source of the STAR OF BETHLEHEM. Was i…
Published on 7 years ago
72 - How To Tell People EARTH IS MELTING Without Killing The Party
Listener, and Super IFFer, Amira Youseff wrote in to the feedback@WhatTheIF.com hotline and asked: "How can I get MY FRIENDS to be interested in GLOBAL WARMING?" We discuss how IN THE WORLD you can t…
Published on 7 years ago
71 - Does A Watched PLANET Ever BOIL?
Today we take up another fabulous -- and dastardly -- suggestion from our audience! Super IFFER Mike Holland sent an email to our hungry feedback@whattheif.com mailbox and asked.... How did we come …
Published on 7 years ago
70 - Victory Over GRAVITY!
70 - Victory Over GRAVITY! by Philip Shane, Matt Stanley, Gabrielle Paniccia
Published on 7 years ago
69 - Dummies VS Gravity!
69 - Dummies VS Gravity! by Philip Shane, Matt Stanley, Gabrielle Paniccia
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
68 - Are We Entertaining The MARTIANS?
IF we were Martians, looking at the Earth with our telescopes… would we know there’s LIFE there? If so, how would we know? Could we have watched humanity evolve? Would we see the humans coming to US?…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago