What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities

By 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 univ... more

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What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities episodes:

October 24, 2025 What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2

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October 24, 2025 What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2

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October 24, 2025 What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2

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October 24, 2025 What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2

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October 24, 2025 What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2

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October 24, 2025 What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2

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October 24, 2025 What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2
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VENUS. Hellscape of the Solar System. I made it through the trial by fire, and was reborn, like the phoenix from the ashes. I ran the gauntlet from the atmosphere, dealt with problem after problem, and finally, I was defeated. By the way, watch Part 1 of this Venerial adventure before you dive into this one. Okay, let's go.

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00:00: What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 2
01:33: New Hope: The HAVOC Plan
02:45: Life Above the Clouds
04:00: Building a Cloud Habitat
08:10: Back to the Zeppelins
09:52: One Day vs One Year on Venus
10:40: Habitat Tour
12:22: Hissing Hoses and Acid Damage
13:31: The Beauty of Venus’s Clouds
14:16: Possible Microbial Life on Venus
16:21: Asteroid Fragments Incoming
17:08: New Shelter & The Final Stretch

#Venus #space #cosmos #HAVOCPlan #cloudhabitat #science #astronomy #NASA

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October 23, 2025Living in the Stone Age
Get your bone flute and gather around the fire. We're taking you back to the time of woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats. You're living in the Stone Age. What tools would you use in this primitive world? How would you communicate with others? Would you have to eat your family?

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00:00:00: What If You Lived in the Stone Age?
00:00:46: Ice ages and limited food
00:01:53: What would you eat?
00:03:08: What would you hunt?
00:05:16: What would you do for fun?

#StoneAge #prehistoric #humanity #caveman #woollymammoths #saber-toothedcats #tools #survival #communication

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October 23, 2025What If the Argentinosaurus Lived Today?
Taller than a six-story building, longer than three school buses, and ten times as heavy as an elephant, the Argentinosaurus—the largest dinosaur ever—is imagined back from extinction. What would life be like walking among these giants? How could we possibly tame them? And how might they threaten human society? Discover why it's called the Argentine lizard.

Timeline:
00:00 - Largest dinosaur ever
00:43 - History of Argentinosaurus
02:41 - Argentinosaurus altering the ecosystem
04:50 - Conservation efforts

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00:00: Largest dinosaur ever
00:43: History of Argentinosaurus
02:41: Argentinosaurus altering the ecosystem
04:50: Conservation efforts

#Argentinosaurus #dinosaur #extinction #prehistoric #ecosystem #conservation #argentinelizard #giantcreatures #WhatIf

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October 22, 2025A Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Let's step back. 2 billion years back into Earth's evolution. A time full of life but also mass extinction. An invisible threat was on the loose, ready to change the course of history. This was a time on Earth that directly impacted what the world is like today.

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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.

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00:00:00: Countdown
00:00:56: What If You Traveled 10 Quintillion Years Into the Future?
00:20:20: The Most Painful Deaths in Space
00:38:05: The Most Terrifying Planets in the Universe
00:59:36: What If We Settled on an Exoplanet? - with Didier Queloz
01:13:33: What If You Landed on Proxima Centauri b?
01:26:25: What If You Landed on Kepler-22 b?
01:37:02: What If You Traveled to Gliese 12 b?
01:48:53: What If You Visited the Galaxy’s Most Dangerous Planet?
01:58:14: What If the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Collided?
02:01:36: What If You Fell Into Saturn?
02:20:45: What If We Swapped Our Sun With Other Objects in The Universe?
02:40:17: What If The Planets Changed Positions?
02:53:26: What If We Found Alien Life on K2-18 b?

#Earthevolution #massextinction #universe #exoplanet #hypotheticalworlds #cosmicjourney ##whatif ##earth ##universe

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FAQs about What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities:

How many episodes does What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities have?

The podcast currently has 190 episodes available.