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WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

In our fizzy planet scenario, only "soda dwellers" are brave enough to live by the water like Mad Max characters. Peak real estate is now clifftops. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Cities would install water pipeline infrastructure so everyone can live knee-deep in their living rooms to stay cool. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

No more sweating means everyone walks around panting like dogs with their tongues out during important meetings. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Drop telescopes along Earth's orbit for a year and boom - you've built a camera 120 million times more powerful than anything we have! Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Synthetic aperture telescopes work like having two eyes separated by 200 million miles - your depth perception would be out of this world! Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Imagine losing your radiation-proofing gene cassette during a one-night stand and having to explain that to your lab safety officer. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Shake hands with Usain Bolt, get the fast-running genes. Shake hands with Keith Richards, become immortal. Listen now at

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WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Antarctic balloons are picking up signals that shouldn't exist according to everything we know about physics. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Sometimes saving physics requires inventing invisible particles that take 40 years to actually find. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

The Total Perspective Vortex shows you're just a piece of fairy cake in an infinite universe and that's the point. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Space is really huge, but Douglas Adams already told us that and we still haven't learned our lesson. Listen now at

Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled House Republicans hid a provision deep in their Medicaid-slashing megabill to shield Trump and his cronies from contempt of court citations. And now, Senate Republicans have stripped their No Contempt...

Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled act.indivisible.org/sign/senator...

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Nuclear submarines become undetectable in warm water. Finally, accidental world peace through climate change confusion. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Sonar doesn't work when ocean temperatures go haywire. Time to build that underwater lair in sunken Miami! Listen now at

The universe might be stuck in cosmic Groundhog Day where every Big Bang leads right back to another Big Bang in an endless loop. Listen now at whattheif.com

Navigating AI in Filmmaking

This weekend I will be teaching a session within the Sundance Institute's weekend intensive, "NAVIGATING AI IN FILMMAKING" on June 13-15. Registration for the online weekend program is closing very soon, learn more at collab.sundance.org/catalog/Navi...

Infinite copies of you are scattered across millions of light years right now, just waiting their turn to have this exact conversation. Listen now at whattheif.com

Tell Congress: Save NASA Science The current administration's 2026 budget request includes a staggering 47% cut to NASA's science programs as part of a 25% cut to NASA overall. This is an extinction-level event for the Earth and space...

Tell Congress: Save NASA Science www.congressweb.com/PlanetarySoc...

This spring, Nokia Bell Labs is celebrating 100 years of innovation, with plenty of milestones along the way, including inventing the transistor, which revol... Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show Ep016

Interesting discussion about Nokia Bell Labs: “Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show” youtu.be/BD_WVWg85VI?... via @YouTube

This spring, Nokia Bell Labs is celebrating 100 years of innovation, with plenty of milestones along the way, including inventing the transistor, which revol... Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show Ep016

Interesting discussion about Nokia Bell Labs: “Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show” youtu.be/BD_WVWg85VI?... via @YouTube

This spring, Nokia Bell Labs is celebrating 100 years of innovation, with plenty of milestones along the way, including inventing the transistor, which revol... Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show Ep016

Interesting discussion about Nokia Bell Labs: “Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show” youtu.be/BD_WVWg85VI?... via @YouTube

In this episode, Amber and Jeff speak about a White House “Make America Healthy Again” report that seems riddled with AI lies and hallucinations, how Meta’s ... Make America...Hallucinate Again? The AmberMac Show Ep016

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WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

When sentient buildings start wandering the Great Plains playing badminton, you'll know who to blame. Listen now at

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

Boston Dynamics robots can now beat you at badminton. Next stop: folding fitted sheets (still impossible). Listen now at

Imagine buildings filled with water instead of air, and water helmets instead of bike helmets. That's just Tuesday in our upside-down breathing world! Listen now at whattheif.com

What if you had to stick your head in a fishbowl every time you needed to breathe? Welcome to reverse whale life! Listen now at whattheif.com

From deadly genetic disorders to annoying lactose intolerance - what happens when custom DNA editing becomes as common as a flu shot? Listen now at whattheif.com

Scientists fixed a baby's DNA with a single shot, targeting just ONE letter among millions – welcome to the age of personalized gene editing! Listen now at whattheif.com

WHAT THE IF? We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…

"Sorry, can't feel that stab wound - I've been training at the mall's Resistance Center all month." Superhero origin stories just got a whole lot more accessible. Listen now at