This episode comes out on Thanksgiving, and I can’t help but wonder what the holiday would be like if the pilgrims landed on an America that was one giant desert.  Would we spend it eating sandworm and mashed cactus?  What would pumpkin pie taste like if it was seasoned with the mind-altering spice found on […]

As we sit an experience a worldwide viral pandemic, one can not help but wonder what would happen if it morphed into a full-blown viral apocalypse.  How would you survive?  That is the question we answer this week as we explore the various possibilities using Y The Last Man as our guide.  The show adds […]

The main technology in Reminiscence centers around storing, projecting, and reliving your memories.  This is a really cool idea, and in some ways it goes along really well with our digital upload episode.  We definitely get into this, but this show takes a very interesting turn by discussing the urban effects on massive climate change […]

We all have dreams, be them metaphorical or literal.  When we dream, we are in our perfect place, one where all our deepest desires come true.  In them, we achieve greatness, and can be anything we want to be.  It is our ultimate safe place, unless of course you live with Freddy Krueger on Elm […]

This episode is coming out just in time for Halloween, and the only thing that is scarier than getting old is getting aging as an accelerated rate.  This week, we use the M. Night Shyamalan movie “Old” as the template for our discussion about animals that live an extremely short time, including the mayfly, which […]

The Marvel TV series “What If…?” is about alternate timelines where your favorite superheroes choose a different path which completely alters their world.  Some have devastating consequences. Others, like Peggy Carter taking Super Soldier Serum and becoming Captain Carter, represent an ideal timeline.  We are going to discuss the advantages of the butterfly effect in […]

Every human on this planet has two things in common:  We are all going to die one day.  This goes hand in hand with our other common trait:  We don’t want to.  Surviving as long as possible is built right into our DNA.  Billionaires all over the world are pouring money into life extension technologies, […]

When it comes to the perfect form of renewable energy, I think the good creatures at Monsters, Inc. have cracked the code.  Originally harnessing the power of children’s screams, they quickly found out that laughter is a much more efficient way to power a city.  There is the obvious exploitation of children angle, but we […]

In celebration of our 100th episode, The Brain Trust looks forward and makes some bold predictions about the future, and the technology that will get us there.  We cover some of the big topics we have hinted at in other episodes, including the energy revolution, living in space, and even a guess at how humanity […]

Imagine a future so bleak, where humanity is on the verge of collapse, and their only course of action is to send people back in time to change the future.  The first part of that is pretty easy to imagine, but what about that second part?  This is where Travelers is truly innovative.  Instead of […]