HyperThetical

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HyperThetical episodes

May 07, 2024 What if a hostile attack took down the nation’s power grid?
Electrical engineer Dr. Emmanuel Taylor joins Kerry to discuss national power systems that are integral to the function of our everyday lives, and just what may happen in a best (and worst) case scenario involving power grids going powerless.

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44 min
April 30, 2024 Black Start
What if a Hostile Attack Took Down the Nation’s Power Grid? When the US electrical grid is annihilated, Camilla, a NewYork City mother, must relearn the city and community she thought she knew while maintaining equilibrium for her young son.

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36 min
April 23, 2024 What if sea levels rose by six feet?
Glaciologist Dr. Twila Moon joins Kerry for a special Earth Day conversation about ice... really big ice! They not only discuss the implications of melting ice and sea level rise, but touch on Dr. Moon's awe-inspiring study of glaciers in Nepal, and even how ice sheets in Antarctica can unexpectedly affect us all around the world.

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43 min
April 16, 2024 Fire Island
What if sea levels rose by six feet? KC is a climate change refugee who moves to New York City and befriends Mel, an NYC native who introduces KC to a beloved island that will soon be underwater forever.

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39 min
April 09, 2024 What if we could read minds?
Kerry sits down for a one-on-one interview with neuroscientist Dr. Patrick House to talk about the biggest thing on the top of their minds, the brain!

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52 min
April 09, 2024 Mind Over Matter
What if we could read minds? A young activist fighting for mind reading regulations in near-future Washington DC finds herself caught between her strict principles and her closest relationships.

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34 min
March 14, 2024 Introducing Hyperthetical
Hosted by Kerry Bishé comes a new genre-bending science podcast that explores when WHAT IFS become NOW WHATS? From the producers that brought you ARRIVAL, THE BIG SICK, and PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN.

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2 min
April 15, 2019 Introducing Hyper-Thetical
From the company that brought you Arrival and The Big Sick comes a show that explores when WHAT IFS become NOW WHATS?
2 min

About HyperThetical

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The future is full of epic “what ifs." What if we could read minds? What if a hostile attack took down our nation’s power grid? In every episode of Hyperthetical, host Kerry Bishé asks one of these…