What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities

What If

An epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe, others right here on Earth. Each scenario examines a scientific theory, research or fact through a hypothetical question.

  1. What If the Largest Objects in the Universe Collided?

    1d ago

    What If the Largest Objects in the Universe Collided?

    In this episode, we're going to smash big things into each other. Why stop at smashing two gargantuan black holes, when you can do the same with the most massive stars, the largest planets, and even two galaxies? It's going to get explosive. Support us on Patreon: Patreon Get the What If book: What If Book Join this channel to get access to perks: Join Channel Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels: How to Survive: How to Survive Aperture: Aperture T-shirts and merch: Shop What If Newsletter: What If Newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: Discord Whatsapp: Whatsapp Instagram: Instagram Twitter: Twitter Facebook: Facebook Produced by Underknown: Underknown #planets #spacesimulation #blackholes #stars #galaxies #cosmiccollisions #universe See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/69797bc42f2cc4b14487c157 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    5 min
  2. What If Theia Never Crashed into Earth?

    2d ago

    What If Theia Never Crashed into Earth?

    Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized protoplanet called Theia slammed into early Earth, an event believed to have formed the Moon and shaped life as we know it. But what if that impact never occurred? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #Theia #Moon #Earth #Space #Planets #Simulation #Cosmos #SolarSystem See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6977abb26ba87bf4a2276d0a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    4 min
  3. What If You Jumped Into Saturn?

    3d ago

    What If You Jumped Into Saturn?

    Saturn is famous for its magnificent rings. But did you know other gas planets like Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have rings? Saturn's are just the largest and most visible. Saturn radiates twice as much energy into space than it receives from the Sun. And that means it must have an internal heat source. Do we know what it is? Absolutely not. Well, today we're sending Chase to find out! Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/whatifshow/membershipGet the What if book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-bookJoin this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels:How to SurviveAperture T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/shopwhatifNewsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:Discord: discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwEWhatsapp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2YInstagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagramTwitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitterFacebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown. 00:00: What If You Jumped Into Saturn?01:05: Saturn’s storms02:32: The Great White Spot storm03:37: Breakdown of Saturn’s ring layers04:35: Saturn’s F ring and moon influences05:30: Mimas moon’s gravitational effects06:25: Saturn’s interconnected ring system07:40: Cassini spacecraft’s fate08:58: Atmospheric composition09:28: Entering Saturn’s troposphere10:48: Ammonia cloud layer12:17: Water ice cloud layer12:55: Liquid hydrogen layer15:18: Metallic hydrogen layer16:50: Saturn’s rocky core #Saturn #rings #gasplanets #energy #Chase #internalheat #storm #GreatWhiteSpot #Cassinispacecraft #troposphere #cloudlayer #metallichydrogen #rockycore See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6814e52f9155c4ddd9db8e14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    21 min
  4. Mating with an Alien

    4d ago

    Mating with an Alien

    It's a beautiful night. Just you, a bottle of wine, and your partner drifting through the cosmos in a UFO. As you caress their green skin, you know tonight's the night you're mating with an alien. But would your anatomy be compatible? How would conception take place? And what would your child look like? Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates: ontariocreates.ca Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels: How to Survive: bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/shopwhatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Whatsapp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: underknown.com #mating #alien #anatomy #conception #child #cosmos #UFO #extraterrestrial #space See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6810e9b89dabd2b5581032f6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    5 min
  5. What If We Found Alien Life on K2-18b? The Super-Earth Exoplanet!

    5d ago

    What If We Found Alien Life on K2-18b? The Super-Earth Exoplanet!

    Imagine discovering life beyond Earth right on a distant exoplanet! In this video, we explore K2-18b, a Super-Earth located 124 light-years away, in the habitable zone of its star. Could this alien world host life? What would it look like? And how would humanity react to such a discovery? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membershipGet the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-bookJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels:How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-showAperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatifNewsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwEWhatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2YInstagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagramTwitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitterFacebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #alienlife #K2-18b #Super-Earth #exoplanet #space #science #astronomy #astrophysics #cosmos #habitablezone See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/69765a31da0def14f078dfd7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    5 min
  6. What If the Sun Became a Red Giant?

    Jun 5

    What If the Sun Became a Red Giant?

    The Sun won’t shine forever in its current form. When it runs out of hydrogen, it will expand into a red giant—fundamentally reshaping the Solar System. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/whatifshow/membershipGet the What if book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-bookJoin this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels:How to Survive: bit.ly/how-to-survive-showAperture: bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/shopwhatifNewsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:Discord: discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwEWhatsapp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2YInstagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagramTwitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitterFacebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: underknown.com #space #sun #redgiant #SolarSystem #cosmos #simulation See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/697508b8e5aa7f5a050fffdd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    5 min
  7. What If You Fell Into the Biggest Void in the Universe

    Jun 4

    What If You Fell Into the Biggest Void in the Universe

    It's a place where nothing exists. A place without stars, planets, or galaxies. A place where you wouldn't meet a soul for hundreds of millions of light-years. This place is called the Boötes Void, or as I like to call it, The Great Nothing. Unless you find your way back to your ship, you'll be drifting through the perplexing dark of this mysterious nothing for billions of years. That is, your frozen, desiccated body would drift through this expanse for billions of years because there's nobody out here to retrieve you. Timeline: 00:00 What If You Fell Into the Biggest Void in the Universe? 03:24 Leaving Earth and Interstellar Travel 04:26 Leaving the Milky Way Galaxy 05:59 Reaching the Edge of the Boötes Void 06:57 Inside the Largest Void in Space 08:25 How Scientists Discovered the Boötes Void 09:54 Why Voids Exist in the Universe 11:36 How Empty Is Space Really? 13:42 Are There Galaxies in the Boötes Void? 14:30 What Happens If You’re Lost Forever Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membershipGet the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-bookJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/joinInterested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.comOur other channels:How to SurviveApertureT-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatifNewsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletterWhat If elsewhere:DiscordWhatsappInstagramTwitterFacebookProduced by Underknown: https://underknown.com 00:00: What If You Fell Into the Biggest Void in the Universe?03:24: Leaving Earth and Interstellar Travel04:26: Leaving the Milky Way Galaxy05:59: Reaching the Edge of the Boötes Void06:57: Inside the Largest Void in Space08:25: How Scientists Discovered the Boötes Void09:54: Why Voids Exist in the Universe11:36: How Empty Is Space Really?13:42: Are There Galaxies in the Boötes Void?14:30: What Happens If You’re Lost Forever #BoötesVoid #space #universe #science #astrophysics #void #galaxy #interstellartravel #cosmicexpanse See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6973b72eb016217667c8a949 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    19 min
  8. What If Quetzalcoatlus Were Still Alive?

    Jun 3

    What If Quetzalcoatlus Were Still Alive?

    A terrifying shadow ripples over the city as a gigantic prehistoric beast soars over the towers, moving faster than the cars on the freeway, hunting. And it's not alone; it hunts in a pack. This was... and IS Quetzalcoatlus. Because today, we're bringing this creature back from extinction. How exactly did Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar get mixed up in all this? Hold on for that. What exactly is Quetzalcoatlus? It resembles a dinosaur or a pterodactyl but is neither. This enormous flying creature is a pterosaur, which means it's a reptile. A big one. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membershipGet the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-bookJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels:How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-showAperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatifNewsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwEWhatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2YInstagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagramTwitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitterFacebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #Quetzalcoatlus #prehistoric #pterosaur #PabloEscobar #reptile #dinosaurs #animals #science #WhatIf See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6972e43bb756b4ae076e58c6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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An epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe, others right here on Earth. Each scenario examines a scientific theory, research or fact through a hypothetical question.

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