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. 102 Spending Eternity in a Digital Afterlife
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 …
00:50:25 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Ep. 101 A Child’s Laugh: The Ultimate Power Source
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 o…
00:43:09 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
Ep. 100 The Future of Technology
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 hav…
00:56:50 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
Ep. 99 Travelers
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 i…
00:45:39 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Ep. 98 M.O.D.O.K.
M.O.D.O.K. is an evil scientist who is running a tech company with aspirations to take over the world. He also has a wife, two kids, and is going through a midlife crisis. That is the basic story-l…
00:40:22 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Ep. 97 Black Widow
Since the Cold War, the American public has been obsessed with espionage. From James Bond, to Ethan Hunt, and now Natasha Romanoff, spies have become heroes to a lot of people. While typically know…
00:47:35 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Ep. 96 Loki
Loki, the god of mischief is the misguided brother of Thor, the god of thunder. Considering how much cooler thunder is than mischief, I can see where Loki believes he got the short end of the stick.…
00:43:56 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Ep. 95 Sweet Tooth
A civilization ending virus, animal hybrid children, and a weird purple flower are all strangely connected in this comic book adaptation about a boy with deer antlers who is on a quest to find his mo…
00:44:34 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Ep. 94 The Mitchell’s VS The Machines
What would you do if the robot apocalypse happened to coincide with your first day at college, and your family was humanity’s only hope? That is the quandary that The Mitchell family finds themselve…
00:48:24 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Ep. 93 The One I Love
What do you think you would do if you went on a retreat with your partner, and while investigating the grounds by yourself, you came across another version of your partner stuck in a house? Would yo…
00:43:53 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Ep. 92 Love, Death + Robots
Love, Death + Robots is an anthology series in the vein of Dark Mirror and The Twilight Zone, except animated. Every episode takes you on a sci-fi ride through new planets, advanced technologies, and…
01:05:56 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Ep. 91 Resident Evil
2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise which spans movies, television, and obviously video games. Few properties have had this level of influence across all forms of media. …
00:39:32 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Ep. 90 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The mantle of Captain America is arguably the most important role in the Marvel universe. Cap stands for the ideals of America, and his shield is a crucial symbol for the fight against injustice. W…
00:36:50 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Ep. 89 The One
What would happen if we were able to find your perfect match, someone you were guaranteed to fall in love with, simply by analyzing your DNA? This is the premise of the Netflix series The One. This…
00:35:34 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Ep. 88 Godzilla VS Kong
When people think of dream matches throughout history, a couple of thoughts immediately spring to mind: Muhammad Ali VS Mike Tyson, Hulk Hogan VS Ric Flair, the 72 Dolphins VS the 85 Bears. This wee…
00:34:39 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Ep. 87 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
On its surface, the world of cartoon physics is extraordinarily complex. Gravity seems to have an on/off switch, animals can move at impossible speeds, and some items seem to have a mind of their ow…
00:36:08 |
Thu 13 May 2021
Ep. 86 Jurassic Park
Everybody, at some point or another, has had an interest in dinosaurs. They are gigantic, fascinating creatures, that are unlike anything alive today. I makes sense that as we learn more about DNA…
00:45:29 |
Thu 06 May 2021
Ep. 85 Gremlins
From the first time you lay eyes on the Mogwai Gizmo, it is hard to imagine that something that adorable has the potential to unleash a horde of evil gremlins simply by disregarding a few rules. I m…
00:43:01 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Ep. 84 Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones is the man credited with making archeology cool. A professor by day and a bullwhip toting, fedora wearing, idol snatching adventurer by night, he has more in common with a superhero th…
00:38:41 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Ep. 83 The Goonies
If you are looking for a movie with adventure, treasure maps, pirate ships, crazy gadgets, and an organ made out of human bones, then The Goonies is exactly what you are looking for! We kick off “Sp…
00:38:36 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
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