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. 44 The Fly
The Fly is a movie about one of the biggest “whoops” moments in science fiction history, and is a shining example of Murphy’s Law. Scientist Seth Brundle accidentally splices his DNA with that of a …
00:33:35 |
Thu 04 Jun 2020
Ep. 43 The Expanse – Protomolecule
In the realm of science fiction, nothing is more multi-faceted than the Protomolecule from The Expanse. Is an invasive species, a construction team, and a warp gate all rolled into one. A true Swis…
00:45:57 |
Wed 27 May 2020
Ep. 42 The Expanse – Gravity
In the world of The Expanse, one’s relationship with gravity is really separates people in the future. Are you a 1G person, and therefore from Earth, or are you a Belter who grew up in very low grav…
00:40:03 |
Wed 20 May 2020
Ep. 41 She-Ra
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is a thoughtful and rich remake of the fun but vapid cartoon of the 80’s. This reboot has it all: power crystals, a planet sized weapon, flying unicorns, and preh…
00:34:25 |
Thu 14 May 2020
Ep. 40 Westworld – Season 3
Westworld is marketed as a place where you can be anyone, do anything. It is a wild west themed amusement park that is populated by robots called “hosts”. You can help them, kill them, fornicate wi…
00:42:49 |
Wed 06 May 2020
Ep. 39 Westworld – AI & Consciousness
Westworld is marketed as a place where you can be anyone, do anything. It is a wild west themed amusement park that is populated by robots called “hosts”. You can help them, kill them, fornicate wi…
00:36:07 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Ep. 38 Westworld – The Park
Westworld is marketed as a place where you can be anyone, do anything. It is a wild west themed amusement park that is populated by robots called “hosts”. You can help them, kill them, fornicate wi…
00:40:14 |
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Ep. 37 Pokemon
“Gotta Catch Em All” was the catchphrase of this incredibly popular series, but with 896 different species of Pokemon out there, it’s is getting more and more difficult to do that. Luckily The Brain…
00:33:40 |
Thu 16 Apr 2020
Ep. 36 Supernatural’s Colt
In the world of Supernatural, the Winchester Bros. have faced off against some pretty scary monsters including vampires, ghosts, werewolves, demons, angels, and even pagan gods. Each one requires sp…
00:33:49 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
Ep. 35 Watchmen – Dr. Manhattan
With the ability to teleport instantly across universe, have singular knowledge of his entire timeline, and create life on other planets, Dr. Manhattan is the most powerful being in the comic book re…
00:36:17 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Ep. 34 Watchmen – The TV Series
The Watchmen TV series is a continuation of the groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name. It takes place in an dark alternate timeline, where superheroes are required to hide their identity for…
00:34:23 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Ep. 33 Morty’s Mind Blowers
How would your brain react if you could basically cut out and store pieces of your memory? Would you make up the gaps between events? If so, what types of memories would you remove and why? We dis…
00:36:24 |
Wed 18 Mar 2020
*Bonus* Sci-Fi’s Sweet 16 Bracket Discussion
For our annual March Madness bracket, this year we are going to vote on Science Fiction’s top 16 movies of all time, which we are dubbing “Sci-Fi’s Sweet 16”. Listen as The Brain Trust breaks down t…
00:24:55 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Ep. 32 Quantum Worlds
Think about the last time you were 50/50 on a decision. You obviously remember making one choice, but according to the Many Worlds theory, you also made the OTHER choice, and there is a separate uni…
00:37:38 |
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Ep. 31 Invisibility Cloak
First popularized in the novel The Invisible Man, the idea of becoming invisible has always been envisioned in pop culture. While that is an actual person disappearing, Harry Potter’s cloak is proba…
00:30:16 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
Ep. 30 Fast Growing Clones
We are all going to get old right? Our bodies are going to inevitably break down and there is nothing you can do about it…or is there? What would you need if you just want to transfer your mind into …
00:32:26 |
Tue 18 Feb 2020
Ep. 29 BTTF’s Pizza Hydrator
Taken from Daniel J. Glenn’s favorite movie franchise Back to the Future, the pizza hydrator epitomizes the ultimate ‘on the go’ meal. Mini pizzas are compact, lightweight, and cook in exactly 7 sec…
00:25:38 |
Tue 04 Feb 2020
Ep. 28 The Boys & Compound V
Forget being born with superpowers, what if a simple injection could endow you with all sorts of superhuman abilities, would you take it? Would you care about the side effects? We explore this phil…
00:28:35 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
Ep. 27 The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian is an amazing space western that brings back several Star Wars favorites: Jawas, Carbonite Freezing, Tatooine, and even a baby Yoda! The show even manages to sneak in some new gadge…
00:37:15 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Ep. 26 Xenomorphs
Arguably the scariest alien race ever created in cinematic history, the Xenomorph, has the ability to inject its DNA into almost any host. This allows the species to create a deadly version of itsel…
00:24:39 |
Tue 03 Dec 2019
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