Imaginauts

Brace for impact! The Imaginauts return with a bit of a situation on their hands, as the ship is under attack my a disgruntled former crew member and they must divulge all the strange and wonderful things they've discovered on the topic of Military. Time is short and no one knows where the torpedoes are or how to activate the shields. With quick thinking, some good humour and cheap sound effects maybe the Imaginauts can live to laugh another day...

In this episode:

James - What's the stupidest military idea ever conceived?
Phil - What's the nicest thing about war?
Sean - How can our animal friends help us fight our battles?

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Do you really know what you think you know? The Imaginauts are back, this time with their 'Exotic Meats Officer' Sam, to share a hearty alien meal and bust a few common - and not so common - Misconceptions.

Who was Emperor Norton of America? How good an investment is Peruvian rice? How do you get 30,000 people to attend your funeral? What's the 'M' in M. Night Shyamalan? How does Hollywood get mental illness so wrong and so right at the same time? Is Professional Wrestling all real? Is it all fake? What's the silliest wrestler gimmick: Yankem, the evil dentist or I.R.S., the Tax Collector? All these questions answered and more on the Imaginauts!

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Anomaly Detected! The Imaginauts invite you to explore this strange phenomenon with them as they discover the 'Mystery' to be found in our own reality. But what's on the other side? And where's Fred, the Science Officer gone to now?

What became of D. B. Cooper? Could he really be Tommy Wiseau? What do you call an elephant/snake hybrid? Is the platypus just an elaborate hoax? What happened to the Mystery Inc. gang's music career? What does Scooby-doos family tree look like? How does Shaggy deal with the apocalypse? Why did Max Headroom hijack the signal? Who is Vrillon from Galactic Command? Did anyone believe the Tripods were really invading Earth? All these answers and more on The Imaginauts!

In this episode:

Phil - Why do we love the unsolvable so much?

Memory recall quirks - http://creativesomething.net/post/116910668498/why-we-sometimes-cant-recall-things-we-know-we
D. B. Cooper - https://citizensleuths.com/db-cooper-what-you-need-to-know.html
D. B. Cooper is Tommy Wiseau - https://xkcd.com/1400/
$200,000 in 1971 adjusted for inflation - https://www.saving.org/inflation/inflation.php?amount=200,000&year=1971
Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014) - www.imdb.com/title/tt3588938/
16 Cryptids That Might (Or Might Not) Exist - www.mentalfloss.com/article/58943/16-cryptids-might-or-might-not-exist
The Abyss (1989) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/
Top 10 Cryptids That Turned Out to be Real - www.listverse.com/2010/08/13/top-10-cryptids-that-turned-out-to-be-real/
Yowie Chocolates - http://www.yowiegroup.com/yowie-brand/yowie-confectionery/
Blinky Bill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Ngc5mYuBg
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3HkUKoGoc4
Animals are being discovered all the time - www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-animal-species
Zen Koans - www.ashidakim.com/zenkoans/zenindex.html

Sean - Scooby-doo, where are you? And how? And what? And why?

Fred Silverman - http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/05/business/the-fall-and-rise-of-fred-silverman.html?pagewanted=all&mcubz=3
Hanna-Barbera - www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/hanna-barbera
Archie - www.archiecomics.com/
Scooby-doo history - www.scoobyaddicts.com/History.aspx
Scooby Apocalypse - www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/05/18/scooby-apocalypse
Scooby Family Tree - www.scoobyaddicts.com/FamilyTree.aspx?FamilyID=1
Scooby-doo R-rated cut - www.slashfilm.com/james-gunn-looks-back-on-scooby-doo-and-the-r-rated-cut/
Flintstones DC Comics - www.dorkly.com/post/82072/wiiiiiillllmaaaaaa
Mike Tyson Mysteries - www.imdb.com/title/tt3038546/
Shaggy the vegetarian - http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/07/08/casey-kasem-made-shaggy-from-scooby-doo-go-vegetarian/

James - Who hijacked the signal and why?

Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs
Max Headroom - www.imdb.com/title/tt0092402/
"I know who was behind it" - https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/eeb6e/i_believe_i_know_who_was_behind_the_max_headroom/
Vrillon of Ashtar Galactic Command - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BWHVmBY0Cs
Did War of the Worlds cause mass panic? - http://www.snopes.com/war-of-the-worlds/
War of the World Radio Drama - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g
Worst news anchor debut ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puj-CJJcRuY

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ALERT! ALERT! Medical assistance required immediately! The Imaginauts are on a hunt to uncover a host of medical maladies, curiosities and oddities before the mysterious space plague dooms the ship. Will they uncover a cure or will they get grossed out a side-tracked? I think you can guess...

How can you prove to a panel of judges, doctors and midwives you can perform (in the trouser department)? Men, why are you weak (in the trouser department)? How can an 'electric belt' help you (in the trouser department)? What would happen if someone hacked your nanites? How competent is a robot surgeon? How long can you live with your head cut-off? Are the Russians on the level? All these questions answered and more on The Imaginauts!

In this episode:

Sean - What's the strangest outdated medical procedure?

Phil - Could we live forever?

James - How long could you live with your head cut off?

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When Captain Phil comes to talk to the Imaginauts crew about airlock use, they discover janitor/pilot (Jilot) Evie has taken a break from her duties to discuss the mysterious phenomenon of Magic from an entirely rational and scientific standpoint.

What spells, incantations, seeds and roots can help you win in court? Where does one get 'dragon ink'? What's a good price for a magic amulet? How far back does ball cupping go? Has anyone been in touch with Houdini since his death? What's the strangest thing about Dr. Strange? Who the hell is Stigiro? How much acid do you need to write a comic book?

All these questions answered and more on the Imaginauts!

In this episode:

James - What spells can help you in 'trying' times?

Original Botanica - https://www.originalbotanica.com/
High John the Conqueror Root - https://www.originalbotanica.com/high-john-the-conqueror-root/
Dragon's Blood Ink - https://www.originalbotanica.com/dragons-blood-ink/
Psalm 35 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+35
Win in Court Amulet - https://www.originalbotanica.com/win-in-court-amulet/
Galangal Root - www.foodrepublic.com/2014/01/22/what-is-galangal-and-how-do-i-use-it/
The Worst Things for Sale - http://theworstthingsforsale.com/
Toothpaste for Dinner - http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/
Bitcoin Erotic Novel - https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/bitcoin-erotic-novel-king-bitcoin/

Phil - How has magic changed over the years?

Dedi and the Westcar Papyrus - http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/texts/westcar_papyrus.htm
Cups and Balls - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cups_and_balls
Isaac Fawkes - http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Isaac_Fawkes
Joseph Pinetti - http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chevalier_Giuseppe_Pinetti
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Eugene-Robert-Houdin
Harry Houdini (Eric Wiess) - https://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com
Indian Rope Trick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_rope_trick
Penn and Teller: Fool Us - www.imdb.com/title/tt1811179/
Dorothy Dietrich - www.dorothydietrich.com/
The Grim Game (1919) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0010195/
Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed - www.imdb.com/title/tt0207261/
Houdini's Death - http://www.history.com/news/what-killed-harry-houdini
Derren Brown and Simon Pegg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEmCQzueyEQ

Sean - What's the strangest thing about Dr. Strange?

Magic: The Gathering - http://magic.wizards.com/en
Dr. (Steven) Strange - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Stephen_Strange_(Earth-616)
Ages of Comic Books - http://www.playbuzz.com/spider10/the-ages-of-comic-books-explained
Stan Lee's Letter regarding Dr. Strange's name - https://geektyrant.com/news/2012/1/26/stan-lees-letter-to-a-fan-reveals-dr-stranges-original-name.html
Steve Engleheart - https://comicvine.gamespot.com/steve-englehart/4040-42211/
Sise-Neg - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Sise-Neg_(Earth-TRN206)
Clea and Ben Franklin - http://www.therobotspajamas.com/once-dr-stranges-wife-cheated-on-him-with-ben-franklin/
Marv Wolfman - http://www.marvwolfman.com/marv/frontpage.html
Dr. Strange (1978) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077469/
Dr. Mordrid (1992) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077469/
Bob Gale: Dr. Strange script - https://heraldiccriticism.wordpress.com/2013/02/09/review-doctor-strange-bob-gale-draft/
Now You See Me (2013) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345/
Bewitched (2005) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374536/
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790628/

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In the Imaginauts' search for enlightenment, they get more than they bargain for with the discussion of Illumination!

Is Beyoncé a lizard person? What are Thomas Edison's rules for an 'Electric Duel?' CAN you go faster than the speed of light? (The answer is no, damn it).
Is the Imaginauts really just a cover for a secret society?

They'll never tell....

In this episode:
Sean - Is the Illuminati a real thing?

The Illuminati - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati
Adam Wieshaupt - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/07-08/profile-adam-weishaupt-illuminati-secret-society/
Owl of Minerva/Athena - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl_of_Athena
All Seeing Eye/Eye of Providence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Providence
Vice - David Icke: Conspiracy of the Lizard Illuminati - https://youtu.be/1w2dMekIJLw
Web of Conspiracy - http://imgur.com/a/R2wkx
Flat Earthers - https://www.livescience.com/24310-flat-earth-belief.html
Brain Cox on Q&A - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2016/aug/16/i-brought-the-graph-brian-cox-and-malcolm-roberts-debate-climate-change-on-qa-video
Celebrity Impostors - http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/celebrity-imposter-theory-clone-miley-2072581

James - Where do Christmas lights come from?

Christmas Lights, The Brief and Strangely Interesting History Of - https://goo.gl/pPCisA
The Prestige (2006) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/
Thomas Edison was not a nice guy - http://www.popsci.com.au/science/5-beloved-scientists-who-were-actually-bullies,380140
Topsy the Elephant - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/topsy-elephant-was-victim-her-captors-not-really-thomas-edison-180961611/
Rasputin - https://www.biography.com/people/rasputin-9452162
The War of Currents - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents
George Westinghouse - http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History
Harold P Brown - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_P._Brown
Format Wars (again) - www.toptenz.net/top-10-format-wars.php
Greenwashing - greenwashingindex.com/about-greenwashing/
Soylent Green (1973) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/
AC/DC - Thunderstruck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM

Phil - What is light?

What is Light (in a nutshell) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXxZRZxafEQ
What is visible light? - https://www.livescience.com/50678-visible-light.html
Speed of Light - https://www.sciencealert.com/why-is-the-speed-of-light-the-speed-of-light
Light is a wave and a particle but also neither - https://www.wired.com/2013/07/is-light-a-wave-or-a-particle/
Bioshock Infinite (2013) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock_Infinite
Probabilistic (is a word) - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probabilistic
Double Slit Experiment - https://plus.maths.org/content/physics-minute-double-slit-experiment-0
Everything you learned in Chemistry is wrong (sort of) - http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/properties/orbitsorbitals.html
Glow in the dark animals - theweek.com/articles/464980/7-genetically-modified-animals-that-glow-dark
The Island of Doctor Moreau (1977) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0076210/
The Minotaur - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur
Del Boy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy

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Is anything real? The Imaginauts aim to find out as they explore the world of Illusion! Can you trust your senses? What's the McGurk effect? Who mistakes their wife for a hat? Did you spot the gorilla? Are we living inside a simulation? What has Picasso got to do with World War I? Razzle Dazzle? All these questions answered and more on Imaginauts!

In this episode:
Phil - Is the human experience an illusion?

The McGurk Effect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0
Checker Shadow Illusion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checker_shadow_illusion
Grey Strawberries - https://goo.gl/VmGXhW
"The Dress" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress
The Moon Illusion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion
Typoglycemia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typoglycemia
Eye Movement in Reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_in_reading
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat - Oliver Sacks (1985) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat
Visual Agnosia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_agnosia
Selective Attention and the Invisible Gorilla - http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/videos.html
Sensory Illusions in Aviation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_illusions_in_aviation
Brain Adjusts to Seeing Upside-down - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/nov/12/improbable-research-seeing-upside-down
Steps on the Path to Enlightenment - http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/steps-path-enlightenment-vol-1

Sean - Are we living inside a simulation?

Scientific American - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation/
Solipsism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solipsism
Psychotic Break - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotic_break
Qualia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia
Give Yourself Goosebumps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_Yourself_Goosebumps
Clue (1985 film) - Multiple Endings - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Clue-Ending-Explained-Why-There-3-Endings-What-Happens-Each-69996.html
Nihilism in Rick and Morty - http://splitsider.com/2016/12/the-uplifting-nihilism-of-rick-morty/
Magic Eye (Stereograms) - www.magiceye.com

James - What has Cubism got to do with WWI?

Dazzle Camouflage - http://twistedsifter.com/2010/02/razzle-dazzle-camouflage/
John Graham Kerr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Graham_Kerr
Dazzle in Art and Fashion - https://goo.gl/wQEEsi
Norman Wilkinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Wilkinson_(artist)
Camouflage Patterns by Nation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_clothing_camouflage_patterns
Night Camouflage - https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-special-forces-wear-black-cammies-during-night-missions
Digital Camo - http://hyperstealth.com/digital-design/index.htm
Polar Bears' Transparent Fur - https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/polarbear.html
Chameleon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon
Metal Gear Solid 4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots
Ghost Army of WWII - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Army
Potemkin Village - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village

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The Imaginauts are off again on a search for 'Intelligence'! Could you have a relationship as with an AI? Would you want to? Would you pay US$90 for the custom package? What's the world of espionage really like? Is one of history's greatest spies really called 'Garbo'? And where's Chief Engineer Tom? Who's flying the ship!?

All these questions answered and more!

In this episode:

James
Her (2014): www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709
Smarterchild (again): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmarterChild
KARI the Virtual Girlfriend: karigirl.com
Neoteny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny
Asexuality: www.asexuality.org
Erica - Man Made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Maw9Sn89w

Sean
Juan Garcia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pujol_García
Bovril: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovril
Operation Fortitude (D-Day Disinformation): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fortitude
'Why is a tank called a tank?': https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-tank-called-a-tank
Russian Micro-Targeting: https://www.justsecurity.org/41199/connecting-dots-political-microtargeting-russia-investigation-cambridge-analytica/

Phil
Data (Star Trek): memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Data
Lore (Star Trek): http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Lore
Turing Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test
The Measure of a Man (Star Trek): memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/The_Measure_Of_A_Man_(episode)
Measuring empathy for human and robot hand pain using electroencephalography: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep15924

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Join the Imaginauts on an "Impossible" mission! This week's journey of discovery sees the Imaginauts investigate lost cultural artefacts, try to own something truly impossible, go over every single movie that involves time travel and come up with some good movie ideas along the way. Jump in the Stratamachine(TM) and blast off to parts unknown!

In this episode:

James
Lost Dr Who Episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes
Star Wars Uncut: http://www.starwarsuncut.com
Digital Decay: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3620548/Delete-our-cultural-heritage.html
Video game preservation: http://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=282987&p=1885528
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Shaolin
Lost Shakespeare Play: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/mar/15/shakespeare-lost-play-double-falsehood
GutenBERG Press: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press
Saddam Hussein's lost film: https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/clash-of-the-loyalties-iraq-epic
Voyager Interstellar Mission: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/

Phil
Cards in a bottle: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Impossible-Bottle-for-Sale-Bicycle-deck-of-cards-/122470841577
Impossible Project: https://eu.impossible-project.com
The Simple Made Impossible: https://www.readings.com.au/products/902130/christianity-the-simple-made-impossible
Denominations of Christianity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations
Impossible Objects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_object
Impossible Pie: https://theawl.com/is-impossible-pie-impossible-aff3dc33e01d
Adynaton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adynaton

Sean
Time Travel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel
Time traveller's party: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/02/stephen-hawking-time-travel_n_1643488.html
Theory of Relativity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_relativity
Quantum Entanglement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement
Time Travel Movies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Time_travel_films

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The Imaginauts blast off on their first adventure! Prompted by Captain Phil to explore the world of Immersion, First-Class First Mate James looks at a new cinema camera, mysterious prisoner Sean asks what's next for VR and the Captain himself looks for the weirdest experience possible in virtual reality.

In this episode:
Omnidirectional Treadmill: www.virtuix.com
Zero Latency VR: www.zerolatencyvr.com
Star Trek Holodeck: http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Holodeck
Chatbots arguing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vphmJEpLXU0
Smarter Child: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmarterChild
Red Dwarf - Better Than Life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Than_Life
NeuroTouch Cranio: http://www.livescience.com/37600-brain-surgery-simulator.html
Bravemind PTSD Treatment: http://www.livescience.com/47258-virtual-reality-ptsd-treatment.html
Cyberformance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberformance
VR Memory Dome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3sWusrUgu8
Virtual Barbershop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA
Lytro Cinema Camera: https://www.lytro.com/cinema
Until Dawn (2014): http://until-dawn.wikia.com/wiki/Until_Dawn

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