What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities

What If
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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.

  1. 17시간 전

    What If You Experienced the Most Painful Thing?

    What's the worst pain you've experienced? A broken bone? Touching something hot? Maybe stepping on a sharp toy? In this What If experiment, discover what real pain feels like. What would be the most painful experience you could have? What different types of pain would you feel? And why could this pain be good for you? How does the nervous system respond to pain? Why is trigeminal neuralgia so painful? For the transcript and sources, visit here. Questions or concerns? Contact us. Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: here. Join our channel for perks: here. Check out our other shows: How to Survive Your Body on Crazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: here. Suggest an episode: here. Newsletter: here. What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: here. 00:00: Worst Types of Pain01:24: Childbirth02:01: Kidney Stones02:32: Toothache02:56: Cluster Headache03:32: Broken Femur04:07: Burns04:33: Appendicitis05:00: Trigeminal Neuralgia05:38: Tetanus06:13: Stonefish Sting #painfulexperiences #trigeminalneuralgia #nervoussystem ##Whatif ##KidneyStones ##ClusterHeadache ##Tetanus See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8672e64c4b83e7e5189d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    10분

  2. 1일 전

    If the World Lost Oxygen for an Hour

    Imagine if all the Earth's oxygen disappeared, just for an hour. Could you hold your breath that long? What would happen to the atmosphere, and could Earth recover from this global suffocation? Explore the effects on your inner ear and the potential disappearance of the ozone layer. Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com/contact Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: YouTube Membership Check out our other shows: How to Survive Your Body On Crazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish: bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.com Contact us at underknown.com/contact 00:00: Say goodbye to breathable air.00:36: No oxygen for an entire hour.01:46: Effects of rapid decrease in oxygen.03:05: Buildings and metal affected by lack of oxygen. #WhatIf #Earth #Oxygen #Atmosphere #Globalsuffocation #Ozonelayer #Hypotheticalscenarios See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8673e64c4b83e7e518a1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    9분

  3. 2일 전

    What If the Earth Stopped Spinning for 5 Seconds

    Hang on because we're about to screech to a halt. The Earth is going to stop spinning for five seconds. How much damage would this sudden stoppage cause? What would you experience in different parts of the world? And when the Earth starts spinning again, would it still be habitable? How would the day and night cycle be affected? Why would there be strong winds? Transcript and sources Questions or concerns? Contact us Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: The What If 100 Book Join this channel to get access to perks: Join Channel Check out our other shows: How to Survive Your Body On Crazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: What If Store Suggest an episode: Suggest What If Newsletter: What If Newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: Underknown 00:00: Earth Stops Spinning for 5 Seconds00:40: Earth's Rotation01:45: Strong Winds and Consequences04:04: Earth Transforming Into a Sphere #Whatif #Earth #EarthRotation #DayNightCycle #CentrifugalForce #windphenomena #globalimpacts #hypotheticalworlds See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8674e64c4b83e7e518a5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    8분

  4. 3일 전

    What If the U.S. Started World War III?

    The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would the U.S. attack first? Could we use robot soldiers? Or would nuclear power win the day? What is adaptive camouflage, and what are other kinds of modern warfare that could be used? Timeline:00:00 Starting World War III00:41 Tensions Between United States, Russia and China02:05 Could a cyberattack trigger the next World War?04:35 Pathogens and Bioterrorism Play Conflict of Nations for FREE on PC, iOS or Android: https://con.onelink.me/kZW6/WhatIf Receive a Unique Starter Pack, available only for the next 30 days! Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-the-u-s-started-world-war-iii/ Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing 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 Check out our other shows: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Your Body on: https://bit.ly/your-body-on-show Crazy Creatures: https://bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, What If in Spanish, What If in Mandarin, Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com 00:00: Starting World War III00:41: Tensions Between United States, Russia and China02:05: Could a cyberattack trigger the next World War?04:35: Pathogens and Bioterrorism #WorldWarIII #UnitedStates #Russia #China #cyberattack #bioterrorism #nuclearpower #adaptivecamouflage #modernwarfare #robotsoldiers See show notes: https://inlet... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    10분

  5. 6일 전

    What If We Nuked Mars?

    Elon Musk wants to nuke Mars. What are the consequences? Without nukes, life on Mars might be like this: You'd live in giant glass domes, and grow small portions of food inside. Watch the full episode here. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: Underknown Contact us at Underknown Contact #ElonMusk #Mars #nuke #SpaceX #glassdomes #Marscolonization See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8678e64c4b83e7e518b1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    4분

  6. 8월 28일

    Could You Trap a Ghost Like a Ghostbuster?

    "I ain't afraid of no ghost!" Of course not. You're in the Ghostbusters universe. With a quick stomp, demons are as good as gone. So how would life change if you could bust ghosts in real life? Would you need to reinvent nuclear power? Or just a whole lot of money? And could you get slimed? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: YouTube Check out our other shows: How to Survive: bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Your Body on: bit.ly/your-body-on-show Crazy Creatures: bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: discord.gg/qEJ7QnDEyC Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.com Contact us at underknown.com/contact 00:00: Real Life Ghostbusters00:48: Using Science to Catch Ghosts01:45: Cyclotron03:24: Large Hadron Collider (LHC) #Ghostbusters #ghost #nuclearpower #science #Cyclotron #LargeHadronCollider #slimed See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d867ae64c4b83e7e518b7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    9분

  7. 8월 27일

    Bringing Modern Technology to the Middle Ages

    The Middle Ages, a time when you were more likely to die on the toilet than take a bath. And now you're going there with an educational mission. It's up to you now. Let's show the Middle Ages how it's done. Would you be tried as a witch? Could you cure all diseases? Or would you accidentally create a new pandemic? Would you be able to discover electricity? Will smallpox be cured? What are garderobes? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com/contact Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: YouTube Channel Check out our other shows:How to Survive: How to SurviveYour Body on: Your Body onCrazy Creatures: Crazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios:Planet Earth: Planet EarthThe Cosmos: The CosmosTechnology: TechnologyYour Body: Your BodyHumanity: Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatifNewsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:Instagram: InstagramDiscord: DiscordTwitter: TwitterFacebook: FacebookWhat If in Spanish: SpanishWhat If in Mandarin: MandarinPodcast: Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.comContact us at underknown.com/contact 00:00: Going to the Middle Ages00:46: Middle Ages Science01:58: European Hygiene and Medicine03:55: Discovering Electricity #MiddleAges #moderntechnology #electricity #disease #pandemic #garderobes #science #hygiene #timetravel See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d867be64c4b83e7e518bb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    9분

  8. 8월 26일

    Earth with Jupiter's Moons

    Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System, with 79 moons, just behind Saturn's 82. Imagine the night sky with all these moons. How would Earth's tides be affected? What beauty or disaster would this bring? 00:00 79 Different Moons in the Night Sky00:37 Jupiter02:02 Jupiter's Moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto03:57 Thanks to our sponsor, Grammarly!04:51 Earth's Rotation and Axis Get 20% off Grammarly Premium by signing up at https://www.Grammarly.com/WHATIF Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing 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 Check out our other shows:How to SurviveYour Body onCrazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios:Planet EarthThe CosmosTechnologyYour BodyHumanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstoreSuggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatifNewsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:InstagramDiscordTwitterFacebookWhat If in SpanishWhat If in MandarinPodcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series by Underknown in Toronto. Join us on adventures through time, space, and chance. Produced with love by Underknown: https://underknown.com 00:00: 79 Different Moons in the Night Sky00:37: Jupiter02:02: Jupiter's Moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto03:57: Thanks to our sponsor, Grammarly!04:51: Earth's Rotation and Axis #Jupiter #Earth #moons #tides #nightsky #Io #Europa #Ganymede #Callisto #Grammarly See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d867ce64c4b83e7e518bf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    10분
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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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