Fascinating Gadgets, Gizmos, And Gear Based Technologies

Besides those with a crippling fear of heights, who among us hasn’t wanted to fly a fighter jet over majestic mountains?  Maybe even get into a dogfight with a MiG or two, possibly going at speeds surpassing the sound barrier?  This may sound like a good time (and I am sure it is), but you […]

We once again take a look at our favorite anthology series Love Death + Robots, and choose three fantastic stories to analyze, including how zombies are made (and the gut bacteria that control them), as well as a discussion on the typical caloric intake would be per day.  Then we take a look at human […]

This episode is inspired by the Netflix series Dark, a show about time loops that is almost as complicated as time loops themselves.  In it we have a town that is built around a cave that has a series of tunnels that lead to very three specific time periods, that are exactly 33 years apart.  […]

In the quantum multiverse theory, every possible version of you exists.  There is a version of you that can play guitar, or can run a marathon, or even solve a Rubik’s cube.  This week we explore the possibility of tapping into this phenomenon by jumping from body/brain to body/brain, Quantum Leap style utilizing extremely low […]

This is the time of year where millions of people pretend to own a football team, and spend the next 5 months obsessing over it.  Wouldn’t it be more fun to manage your own superhero team?  We think so!  For our Season 7 premiere, each member of The Brain Trust drafted their own super-powered faction, […]

The Joker from the 1989 film Batman said it best:  “Where does he get those wonderful toys?”  This is a question that is quintessential to Batman, as no matter the iteration, he has an amazing array of gadgets and gizmos to help him fight crime in Gotham City.  The latest movie version, The Batman, is […]

We have done a LOT about the science of time travel, but what about the ramifications of time travel? We all know about the grandfather paradox, but what about the puberty paradox? That states that you shouldn’t go back and visit yourself as a kid for fear of altering your life course forever. Well in […]

Inspired by the latest Spider-Man movie No Way Home, this week we discuss how you could make the world forget that you exist.  This is no easy task, but believe it or not, it can be done.  We are going to go over how you can disappear from public view, much like spies or people […]

The bow and arrow is one of man’s very first technologically advanced projectile weapons. Throwing a rock was probably first, but archery was leaps and bounds ahead of that. Gunpowder made the bow basically obsolete by replacing it with the significantly more accurate and deadly boomstick. Or did it? As it turns out, archery is […]

The land of Hyrule is like no other:  It is filled with monsters that both can kill our main character Link, but they also hold key items that ensure his survival such as hearts and rupies.  Guiding from behind the scenes is the powerful Princess Zelda who seems to know a lot about the inner […]

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 girlfriend Pauline.  Thrust into the spotlight, Mario was forced to use his carpentry skills to destroy barrels being […]

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 nowhere is that more apparent than the classic game Rock-Paper-Scissors.  The key is that no one choice is […]

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 listening to this episode, of course you will!  This week, you will learn the importance of following (not planting) a tech tree, […]

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 engines to power their society. This week we break down what it would be like to advance society without electricity, in including […]

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 other episodes we discussed the science behind portals, but most of our solutions require advanced technology.  Is there […]

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 why every superpower seems to be so great.  This week we explore what it would be like if superpowers […]

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, would you want it?  That is the ultimate question we have had over our series, and one we answer […]

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 might be the most scary with their catchphrase of “Exterminate”, the Cybermen are also terrifying with their threats of […]

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 give them entirely new histories.  In this episode we will look at three of these creatures including Vampires, […]

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 cover everything. In this first episode, we take a look at the time-traveling TARDIS, The Doctor’s faithful companion. […]