impossible things podcast: Recent Episodes
Kyle Cole, Jimmy Donahue, Jesse Human
NASA’s Warp Drive Alcubierre “Warp” Drive NASA “Is Warp Drive Real?” NASA Tests “impossible” no-fuel quantum space engine Ion Thruster Sets World Record NASA Ion Propulsion Cannae Cubesat
BB&T: Remote Deposit Capture Cash is Dying The Dollar is Too Nationalisitc The Disappearing Paper The Destruction of Money Bitcoin to Dollar Conversion Bitcoin is Dead What is the Gold Standard? Gold Price Today (per ounce)
Altruism Definition Ayn Rand Article NYT Blog Animal Altruism Does True Altruism Exist? TED: How to Buy Happiness Forbes: Doing Good is Good Business… UPDATE ARTICLES: Richard Browning Iron Man Suit Waymo Self-Driving Cars Larry Page Flying Car
Define: Empathy Can We Build A Robot With Empathy? Why Computers Need Empathy RSA Definition People Literally Feel Pain 30 Traits of an Empath The Paradox of Empathy
Curvature in Feet per Mile 1-in-4 Americans Think The Sun Revolves Around the Earth Earth is Stationary Proofs The Earth is Flat: Explained 10 “Proofs” the Earth Is Flat 10 Ways to Know the Earth Is Not Flat Why is the Flat Earth Theory Still a Thing? Flat Earth Society: FAQ
Wikipedia Phrenology: The Skeptic’s Dictionary History of Phrenology The Atlantic: The Shape of Your Head and the Shape of Your Mind Brain Imagining, Modern Phrenology 99% Invisible: Plat of Zion
HAPPY NEW YEAR! LiveScience “What Is Alchemy?” Comprehensive History of Alchemy Another History of Alchemy Earliest Egyptian Chemical Manuscripts What is Alchemy? Arthur C Clarke’s Three Laws Why Early 80’s Babies Are Different Than Other Millennials Alchemy Word Origin Transmuting Word Origin
Chinese Dragons (Wikipedia) Bombadier Beetle video 5 Reasons Dragons Exist Natural History of Dragons Dragon Symbolism Quora (Richard Muller UC Berkeley Phsyics) California Condor Wingspan Trogdor: The Burninator Are Dragons Real History of English Podcast Where did Dragons Come From?
Great News Everyone: First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber Carbon-14 Dating Method Radiometric Dating Radiometric Dating: A Christian Perspective Most Carnivorous Dinosaurs Were Actually Vegetarians
Eating the Sun Can Humans Harvest the Sun Directly Like Plants Define: Calorie Photosynthesis For Kids Will We Ever Photosynthesize Like Plants?
OUR FIRST EPISODE! Australian Scientists Prove Time Travel is Possible Is Time Travel Possible? Time Travel IS Possible And Has Already Happened! McTaggert’s “Unreality of Time”…again. Eternalism… Tipler Cylinder Anderson Institute
Tokyo Disney Seas’ Ride Is it possible to dig a hole through the center of the earth? Hyperphysics article Purdue Gravity Train Project Gravity Train Wikipedia The Coriolis Effect Hollow Earth Theory Wiki MIND BLOWING RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT EARTH COULD ACTUALLY BE HOLLOW To The Core: How Can We Travel To The Center of the […]
We could be living on the moon in 10 years or less! US Government Funding of Major Space Goals What will it take to live on the moon? Chinese Moon Rover International Space Elevator Conference Communication Delay Calculation Space Elevator Safety Lunar Elevator Within A Decade
4 Scientific Reasons for Ghosts The Creepy Scientific Explanations for Ghosts Magnet Implant Elasticity of Space Who is Brian Greene? Quantum Theory of Ghosts The Pseudo-science of Ghosts Infrasound History of Halloween Why do People Believe in Ghosts? Scientific Explanations for Ghosts Top 10 Famous Real Ghosts!
Difference Between Premonition and Precognition Dreams and Visions of Indians Premonitions and a Possible Reason We Get Them
Nobel Prize for Two Quantum Physicists Discover Science Article Bilocation Einstein Was Right! Quantum Mechanics Definition
Shrink Rays Are Impossible! The Biology of B-Movie Monsters The Science of AntMan Science Says AntMan Should Be Running Weirder Blind, Deaf, and Tiny Voice Shrinking and the Higgs Boson The Planck Constant Crichton’s Micro How To Shrink People
Tony Hsieh’s Las Vegas Shopping & Dining Experience Hong Kong Transformer Apartment Where on Earth is Singapore? 13 Solutions for Urban Growth Tiny Modular Housing System for Cities New Era of Modular Cities The Seasteading Institute: Moral Imperatives Desert Cities: Modular Network Nodal Idea for the Middle East Max-im-ally Deployable
Solar Roadways on Route 66 Solar Roadways FAQ Why Solar Roadways Won’t Work [VIDEO] Solar Roadways Featured Videos [VIDEO] Tesla Motors Forum Government Engineer’s Take on Solar Roadways 4 Reasons Solar Roadways are F*cking Stupid MoDOT’s “Road to Tomorrow” Initiative Solar Roadways Specifics
For this last re-post between Seasons 3 and 4, here is our most popular episode to date! Jurassic Park
Final episode of the season!!! The Best Brain Possible Neuroplasticity ‘Limitless’ Brain Potential TEDed Video Brain Weight Cooking Is What Separates Human Evolution Brain Power Brain Myths Mythbusters Perpetuate Brain Myths Wired Article on the Brain Myths Neuroscience for Kids
Definition US Patent on Helmet That Wirelessly Multiplexes Brain Waves iBrain For Stephen Hawking Smithsonian Article How Twins Work Telepathy in Super Heroes
Happy fourth of July, America! What are organic electronics? Embracing the Organics World OLED Info Organic Electronics for a Better Tomorrow Samsung OLED Displays to 560 Million in 2016 Moore’s Law Organic Electronics: The Technology of the Future? Facts About Silicon The Galaxy S5 has the best display on the market
in 4-D!!! on your smartphone?!? headphone adapter emitter The Only Use of Smell-O-Vision (1960) 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
This week’s episode was a bonus episode in which Jesse has some fun with some facts and trivia…
National Institute for Mental Health The History of ADHD ADD and Genetics Adult ADHD The Center for Disease Control Is ADHD Over diagnosed: Yes and No HuffPo Article ADD Association
How Do Antibiotics Work? End of the Antibiotic Era When We Lose Antibiotics, Here’s What We Lose World of the Cusp of “AntiBiotic Era” 1,000 Year Old Remedy New Ways To Kill Drug Resistant Bacteria
What’s a Disease? How We Got Rid of Smallpox Bacteria and Virus: What is the difference? Can we and Should we Eradicate disease? The Flu Shot! The Bubonic Plague Has Evolved! The Global Polio Eradication Initiative
This week’s episode includes our very own Jesse Human rockin’ the first ever overview/review of the April 2016 episodes! Enjoy!
Hey all, sorry about the crappy quality! #blameShanghai 10 beasts that used to be mythical Newsroom, Season 1:4 Patterson/Gimlin Film Explanation of the Patterson/Gimlin Footage Science News! Animal Planet! Native American Folklore Sound! Dermal Scars!
GMH? 5 Ways Scientists Are Creating Super Soldiers DARPA Engineering Humans For War 12 Star Trek Gadgets That Exist Now 99% Invisible – War & Pizza
The Real Life Story of Adolf Hitler “Look Who’s Back” Donald Trump: Modern Day Hitler Putin? Adolf Hitler’s Great Escape
Freeze Yourself Forever 7 Celebrities Who Want To Live Forever Problems Associated With Cryonics What Is Cryonics? Cryonics Wikipedia Alcor’s Website
SPECIAL EDITION! Leap Year Facts Greek Words for Love The Cinderella Complex Combating Princess Syndrome
25 Biggest Secret Societies No Nonsense! 9 Things About Freemasonry Benjamin Franklin said “Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead.” Correlation doesn’t equal Causation!
Romeo & Juliet Quote on FatePrevious Topic Updates: NASA gets $55 Million The Martian now available on iTunes Today’s Episode Links: Philosopher’s on Free Will & Determinisim Causal Chain Romeo & Juliet Quote on Fate Debate.org Poll
Previous Topic Updates: ARkStorm: California’s Other Big One Today’s Episode Links: Greek Definitions of Love C.S. Lewis – The Four Loves “Love” Hormones Barbara Fredrickson Research
This is the preview episode for the month of February, 2016! Sri N. Ananthanarayanan is the name of the man that I can’t pronounce, by the way.
C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy Mars: History of False Impressions John Carter of Mars Ancient Aliens NASA Announces Breakthrough in Astrobiology
Define: Incorrigibles Norway’s Prisons Teaching Morality Operant Conditioning – BF Skinner Pavlov’s Dogs Kohlberg’s Ethical-Moral Dilemma TED Talk – Joseph Roche Lost Horizon – James Hilton
Mars-One Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Podcast Musk’s Plan to send 1,000,000 people to Mars NASA: Liquid Flows on Mars Today Could we inhabit the moon? What do you think! Tell us in the comments!
Hey Podcast Listeners, We are changing things a little bit this season (as you’ll hear more of in this preview) and we will be doing the episodes in themes of three episode blocks. Previous to any episodes from the block “airing,” we will issue a preview episode like this one. This will typically be the […]
Definition Is Total Anarchy Possible? Playground Rules (or lack thereof) in New Zealand and another one! No Traffic Signs! What is a Millennial and does Jimmy belong?
State of Fear Beijing Olympics California Cloud Seeding How Weather Control Works BBC Article Corporate Climate Control
Drought Water Tech Ocean Water Desalination Cloud Seeding For California Santa Ana River Clifton Court Frank’s Tract Solar Freakin’ Roadways Weather Modification
Jesse says this is possible! Jimmy shows it for $599.95! Buy yours today! What is considered a jet pack anyway? And that Bernoulli guy and his principle? It was Disneyland, 1966… FAA Investigating journalist using drone at fatal car crash. Go Fast Jetpack! Yves Rossy Commercially available Jetpack from Martin Jet Pack Troy Hartman
SPOILER ALERT: Jesse didn’t say it was entirely impossible! Camouflage Solutions How Stuff Works Phys.org Article Gizmodo Article Michigan Tech Story First Demonstrations
In this first episode of season 2, we discuss the possibility of personal force fields! Mission to Mars Plasma Shield for Cancer Protection Star Trek Shields Force Field Armor For the Military
This week, we end our first season with the second half of our discussion about the US Breakup. See you in a few weeks with a new season!
Hey listeners, This week (in the first of two parts), we have a guest, Joey Huddleston, on the show to discuss whether or not certain states could succeed from the USA.
In this week’s episode, we discussed the possibilities of John Hammond’s dream (via Michael Crichton) of a theme park where dinosaurs and humans interact. Is this possible?
Hey Friends! This week, we discussed the possibility of Iron Man or moreso the generality of exoskeletons. Enjoy!
” How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d;” -Alexander Pope, “Eloisa to Abelard” MIT Mice Tet1 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/09/24/14/30/memory-erasing-gene-found-in-mice Time Magazine Article http://science.time.com/2013/09/11/memories-can-now-be-created-and-erased-in-a-lab/ Creating and Erasing Memories http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1319867-creating-and-erasing-memories-lab-possible-now
Touchscreen that morphs itself: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/06/morphing-touchscreen-lets-you.html Projection technology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_Manor Prototype this episode: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1310479/ Real-life holodeck: http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-real-life-holodeck-in-10-years Holography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holography Astral Projection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection Pepper’s Ghost: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper’s_ghost
The Zombie Ant! http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/absurd-creature-of-the-week-zombie-ant-fungus/ Krokodil http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09/zombie-apocalypse-drug-reaches-us-not-joke
This week, we discussed the evolution of man from here on out. The title is truly deceiving. Enjoy!
Hey friends! This week, we discuss the process and possibility of downloading and operating a human brain within a computer. Enjoy!
This week, we discussed Flying Cars and the possibility and IM-possibility of that technology. Spoiler Alert: Jesse is a nay-sayer.