Fascinating Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gear Based Technologies
Making fictional science a reality
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 202
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Ep. 122 Super Mario: The Working Man’s Super Hero
Every superhero has an origin story, and Mario is no exception. Back in 1981 he was just a carpenter minding his own business until a large gorilla saw King Kong one too many times and stole his gir…
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Wed 30 Mar 2022
Ep. 121 Perfect Balance: StarCraft VS The Side-Blotched Lizard
The goal of nature is always to reach equilibrium, whether it is the ratio of predator to prey, or the proper amount of salt in the ocean. Three seems to be the magical number of balance, and nowher…
00:48:45 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Ep. 120 If Gilligan Played Minecraft, Would He Have Gotten Off The Island?
Let’s say you find yourself on a deserted island in the middle of the ocean, and your entire life has been spent playing Minecraft and watching Gilligan’s Island reruns. Will you survive? After lis…
00:50:59 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Ep. 119 Who Needs Electricity When You Have Steampunk
Steampunk is a retro science fiction genre taking place in the steam powered world of the Victorian Era. It is known for gear-based robots, hydrogen airships, and of course a reliance on steam engine…
00:52:51 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
Ep. 118 Could You Open A Portal With an Occult Ritual?
Whether you are a fan of H. P. Lovecraft, curious about other parallel dimensions, or just want to escape our reality, we have all wondered what it would take to open a portal to another world. In o…
00:46:33 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Ep. 117 What if Superpowers were Actually Random?
We have talked a lot on this show about superpowers: Where they come from, how they are related to genetic mutations, and why your gut biome always seems to be involved. But we have never questioned…
00:48:09 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
Ep. 116 The Power of the Time Lords
The world of Doctor Who obviously revolves around the eponymous main character, but what does it take to save the universe over, and over, and over? How hard is that job really, and in the end, woul…
00:47:57 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Ep. 115 The Enemies of Doctor Who
It is true that every hero has their share of villains they must contend with. Superman has Lex Luthor, Spider-man has Doc Ock, Batman has The Joker, and Doctor Who has The Daleks. While the Daleks m…
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Wed 09 Feb 2022
Ep. 114 The Mythological Creatures of Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a show based in logic, science, and reason. Oh and also strange alien monsters. One of the fun things the show does is take creatures we are familiar with through myth and legend and g…
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Thu 03 Feb 2022
Ep. 113 Doctor Who & The Mysteries of the TARDIS
The world of Doctor Who spans 39 non-consecutive seasons, several movies, and the obligatory spin-offs. This means there is a TON of material on the last Timelord, so we had to do a 4 part series to …
00:47:55 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Ep. 112 How To Run The Matrix on People Powered Pods
The Matrix is one of the most influential Sci-fi movies of all time. In it, human beings are born into pods where they power an entire race of machines. Humans are not aware of this, because at bir…
00:50:55 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
Ep. 111 A Christmas Carol or The Tale of Three Time Travelers
It is highly likely that this Holiday season you will see some iteration of the classic Charles Dickens tale “A Christmas Carol”. I would imagine apart from Hamlet, this is the most performed story …
00:40:51 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
Ep. 110 Upgrading Your Body: Cybernetics VS Biohacking
It is no secret that humans have been pursuing immortality ever since the first one died. How does one achieve eternal life without becoming a vampire? Upgrades of course. As your body breaks down…
00:40:29 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Ep. 109 Conquering The Past w/ Technology from the Future
In just the past 100 years, we have seen an exponential growth in our technological abilities. We have instantaneous communication across the world, weapons that can annihilate whole countries, and …
00:40:52 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Ep. 108 Desert Planet 101: Dealing w/ Sandworms
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 a…
00:53:22 |
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Ep. 107 How To Survive The Viral Apocalypse
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 an…
00:43:17 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Ep. 106 How To Project and Relive Your Memories
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 epi…
00:49:58 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Ep. 105 What If Your Dreams Lasted Forever?
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 w…
00:42:06 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
Ep. 104 What If Your Entire Life Was Only 24 Hours Long?
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 “Ol…
00:41:09 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
Ep. 103 What Is Your Ideal Timeline?
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,…
00:37:36 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
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