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Ep. 200 The Quest for Immortality

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 70:13


Once you reach 200 episodes, you start to consider life expectancy. Should a podcast go on forever? Should a human live forever? While I have no idea about the first one, today's episode is about the second one. Sure we will quickly congratulate ourselves but then we get down to the real work: Researching the […]

Ep. 199 A Santa Who’s Jolly, Jacked, & Rides a Sleigh That’s Packed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 54:12


For many generations, Santa has been seen as a portly fellow who's hard work throughout the year makes Christmas Day magical for all.  That view is becoming a thing of the past.  We have done a lot of episodes on the technology of Christmas, and this year we have a new entry:  Red One.  This […]

Ep. 198 Raiding Tombs in 10 Easy Steps

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 57:26


Raiding tombs is tough work, which is maybe Lara Croft, the world's most famous tomb raider, is such a jerk.  Personally I like Indiana Jones a lot better, but he was definitely not as athletic as Lara.  Sure he had the bullwhip, but Lara uses a magnetic grappling hook with the proficiency of a samurai […]

Ep. 197 The Dangers of Sleep

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 60:34


On this show we discuss how the world will end every other episode, and since we discussed robot survival skills on the last episode, once again, we are due.  This week we actually explore what Dennin calls the ultimate apocalypse:  Dying if you fall asleep.  This is the concept of Markipliers new series “The Edge […]

Ep. 196 Robot Survival Skills

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 57:38


The early part of this century saw an explosion of television shows demonstrating extreme survival skills.  I am talking about Survivor, Naked and Afraid, Man VS Wild, or anything Bear Grylls stars in.  I think this was really to show how far we humans have gone from nature.  We have lost almost all of our […]

Ep. 195 Creating An Entirely New You

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 62:16


Let's say you work with classified documents, or you just have a boring job you want to forget.  Wouldn't it be great if you could just turn off your brain as you entered work and turned it back on when you left the building?  You know, give the heavy lifting to your unconscious or whatever.  […]

Ep. 194 Beetlejuice: The Afterlife’s Greatest Bio-Exorcist

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 50:21


Beetlejuice has been called “The Ghost with the Most”, but the most of what?  Is there something special that he has that other ghosts in the afterlife don't have?  The short answer is YES, and it involves the Deadon particle.  Don't worry, we explain everything for you in this episode.   These give him the power […]

Ep. 193 How To Eat Fried Dragon

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 55:58


My guess is that most people listening to this episode will NOT find themselves lost in a fantasy dungeon (unless it is while playing a game of D&D of course).  However should you, it may become necessary to start catching and eating monsters.   Luckily the Brain Trust has just finished watching the anime “Delicious in […]

Ep. 192 Rule #1: Stay Quiet, Stay Alive

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 54:28


Humans are visual creatures, but we still rely heavily on our auditory senses to navigate the world.  We are also loud by nature, which is why New York City is constantly at 90 decibels.  My point is this:  If our survival is dependent on staying silent, I think we are doomed.  Most of us at […]

Ep. 191 How To Drink Freshly Squeezed Human

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024


Today we decide to take a trip BACK to the planet of Dune, which is a place like none other.  In our first episode we talked about the lack of water and how important saving every drop is.  Well this time we take a deep dive into that waterless pool to give you as many […]

Ep. 190 It’s A Twister!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 58:24


Tornadoes are one of the most truly devastating forces in nature.  They can appear out of nowhere, destroy entire towns, and then disappear without a trace.  They are categorized not by their power, but by the amount of damage they cause.  So how do these killer vortexes form?  And why are they almost exclusively a […]

Ep. 189 Humans Prepare

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 51:22


At the end of the last episode things looked pretty bleak. Highly advanced aliens are on their way and they are stifling our scientific breakthroughs. But humans are resilient. The aliens call us bugs, but nothing is more hardy than the cockroach. But what can we do? Well we specialize in out of the box […]

Ep. 188 The Aliens Are Coming!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 53:58


The TV show “3 Body Problem” introduces a major conundrum for humanity:  Aliens are on their way, and there is nothing we can do about it.  Are they friendly?  Are they hostile?  Who knows (Who am I kidding, we all know they will eventually turn on us)?  There is an upside though:  It will take […]

Ep. 187 At What Temperature Does Hell Freeze Over?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 53:16


“When Hell Freezes Over” is a common saying, but what does it even mean? Sure religious doctrine would have you believe that Hell is a place of fire and brimstone, full of lakes of lava, overcooked burritos, nuclear meltdowns, and other really hot stuff. But we also talk about the chill of the grave, and […]

Ep. 186 Super Men: The Good, The Bad, & The Terrifying

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024


We have been taught that Superman is the icon for truth, justice, and the American way.  He is the ultimate superhero, and always does what it right.  He is also an alien with more strength and power than anything we can imagine.  There are no counters to him.  Well except Kryptonite which is unbelievably rare.  […]

Ep. 185 Navigating a Planet of the Apes Scenario (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 58:07


We've discussed how to build your own underground bunker, but what if you let a company like Vault-Tek do that for you?  In the world of Fallout, Vault-Tek is not the most trustworthy company.  They blew up the entire world to eliminate their competition!  While I do respect their hustle, it does leave the world […]

Ep. 185 Navigating a Planet of the Apes Scenario

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 59:04


We've discussed how to build your own underground bunker, but what if you let a company like Vault-Tek do that for you?  In the world of Fallout, Vault-Tek is not the most trustworthy company.  They blew up the entire world to eliminate their competition!  While I do respect their hustle, it does leave the world […]

Ep. 184 Living in an Irradiated World (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 55:43


We've discussed how to build your own underground bunker, but what if you let a company like Vault-Tek do that for you?  In the world of Fallout, Vault-Tek is not the most trustworthy company.  They blew up the entire world to eliminate their competition!  While I do respect their hustle, it does leave the world […]

Ep. 184 Living in an Irradiated World

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 56:42


We've discussed how to build your own underground bunker, but what if you let a company like Vault-Tek do that for you?  In the world of Fallout, Vault-Tek is not the most trustworthy company.  They blew up the entire world to eliminate their competition!  While I do respect their hustle, it does leave the world […]

Ep. 183 Genetically Altered, Adolescent, Karate Testudies (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 55:19


There are very few characters that truly stand the test of time.  Superman and Batman are almost 90, but there are peaks and valleys to their popularity.  The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been consistently in the spotlight since the mid-80's, which is a feat in my opinion.  As everyone knows, despite being 40 years […]

Ep. 183 Genetically Altered, Adolescent, Karate Testudies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 56:21


There are very few characters that truly stand the test of time.  Superman and Batman are almost 90, but there are peaks and valleys to their popularity.  The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been consistently in the spotlight since the mid-80's, which is a feat in my opinion.  As everyone knows, despite being 40 years […]

Ep. 182 Stopping The Kennedy Assassination (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 62:16


History is littered with tragic events, things that change the course of your life.  Some events have the magnitude to change the social order of the world itself.  What if you could go back and right these wrongs?  Who among us wouldn't go back and stop 9/11, or prevent the holocaust?  Well this week, we […]

Ep. 182 Stopping The Kennedy Assassination

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 63:07


History is littered with tragic events, things that change the course of your life.  Some events have the magnitude to change the social order of the world itself.  What if you could go back and right these wrongs?  Who among us wouldn't go back and stop 9/11, or prevent the holocaust?  Well this week, we […]

Ep. 181 Replacing Yourself In Your Perfect Timeline (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 53:40


Have you ever wondered what would have happened if during major moments of your life you simply made a different decision?  You know, went left instead of right?  What would your life be like now?  Well thanks to our old friend Quantum Physics, that decision happened, and that alternate reality exists. And if that life […]

Ep. 181 Replacing Yourself In Your Perfect Timeline

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 54:49


Have you ever wondered what would have happened if during major moments of your life you simply made a different decision?  You know, went left instead of right?  What would your life be like now?  Well thanks to our old friend Quantum Physics, that decision happened, and that alternate reality exists. And if that life […]

Ep. 180 Daredevil & Echo (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 55:41


Fighting crime is a dangerous business.  In the best of circumstances, you have keep your senses sharp, and maintain your focus at all times.  Seeing your enemy and hearing their movements are vital to your success, but what if you can't see or hear?  What do you do then?  Well for Daredevil who is blind, […]

Ep. 180 Daredevil & Echo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 56:51


Fighting crime is a dangerous business.  In the best of circumstances, you have keep your senses sharp, and maintain your focus at all times.  Seeing your enemy and hearing their movements are vital to your success, but what if you can't see or hear?  What do you do then?  Well for Daredevil who is blind, […]

Ep. 179 The Power of Greyskull (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 52:03


He-Man is a Master of the Universe, and he is granted that status by The Power of Greyskull.  But what is this power?  We are a science show, so we believe there is no such thing as magic…or is there?  Is magic it's own force that bind the physics of Eternia?  How can it turn […]

Ep. 179 The Power of Greyskull

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 52:51


He-Man is a Master of the Universe, and he is granted that status by The Power of Greyskull.  But what is this power?  We are a science show, so we believe there is no such thing as magic…or is there?  Is magic it's own force that bind the physics of Eternia?  How can it turn […]

Ep. 178 Surviving The Megalodon (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 51:59


The shark is the ultimate killing machine.  It does three things:  swim, eat, reproduce.  It has a conveyor belt of teeth which basically makes it a large, living, underwater chainsaw.  The only thing that would make it deadlier is to make it bigger.  Enter the Megalodon, which was just like out great white sharks, except […]

Ep. 178 Surviving The Megalodon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 52:58


The shark is the ultimate killing machine.  It does three things:  swim, eat, reproduce.  It has a conveyor belt of teeth which basically makes it a large, living, underwater chainsaw.  The only thing that would make it deadlier is to make it bigger.  Enter the Megalodon, which was just like out great white sharks, except […]

Ep. 177 Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 52:27


For any kid, the prospect of touring a magical chocolate factory is a dream come true, especially one whose secrets have been hidden for decades.  If you are one of the lucky few with a Golden Ticket, your life will never be the same.  See, Willy Wonka is not a run of the mill chocolatier:  […]

Ep. 177 Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 53:16


For any kid, the prospect of touring a magical chocolate factory is a dream come true, especially one whose secrets have been hidden for decades.  If you are one of the lucky few with a Golden Ticket, your life will never be the same.  See, Willy Wonka is not a run of the mill chocolatier:  […]

Ep. 176 Granting Wishes (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 48:01


Who among us hasn't wanted to find a magical lamp complete with a resident Genie to give us three wishes?  Heck, I would even take a monkey paw, knowing full well that I have to phrase things exactly right to avoid unintended dire consequences.  Well this week, the Brain Trust assembles to discuss wishes, how […]

Ep. 176 Granting Wishes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 48:54


Who among us hasn't wanted to find a magical lamp complete with a resident Genie to give us three wishes?  Heck, I would even take a monkey paw, knowing full well that I have to phrase things exactly right to avoid unintended dire consequences.  Well this week, the Brain Trust assembles to discuss wishes, how […]

Ep. 175 Keeping Your Brain In A Jar (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 49:26


As a species, our main goal is to live forever, whatever that means.  We will live for centuries in underground bunkers in a nuclear holocaust, we will freeze our bodies when we die with the hopes that one day we will be brought back to life, and we even store our DNA to make sure […]

Ep. 175 Keeping Your Brain In A Jar

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 50:23


As a species, our main goal is to live forever, whatever that means.  We will live for centuries in underground bunkers in a nuclear holocaust, we will freeze our bodies when we die with the hopes that one day we will be brought back to life, and we even store our DNA to make sure […]

Ep. 174 The Quantum Power of Love (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 47:37


We have all considered the famous Haddaway quote “What is Love?”, but no one has solved it…until now.  Using the tv show Quantum Leap as our inspiration, we will attempt to prove that love is a simple case of macro-level quantum entanglement.  But the interesting things about this cult favorite do not stop there.  We […]

Ep. 174 The Quantum Power of Love

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 48:43


We have all considered the famous Haddaway quote “What is Love?”, but no one has solved it…until now.  Using the tv show Quantum Leap as our inspiration, we will attempt to prove that love is a simple case of macro-level quantum entanglement.  But the interesting things about this cult favorite do not stop there.  We […]

Ep. 173 Planning the Perfect Christmas Redemption (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 49:47


At it's core, “A Christmas Carol” is a story about redemption.  How one man's life (and those around him) was changed for the better, and all it took was a trio of ghosts operating in the middle of the night, showing all of one's failures to scare Scrooge straight.  One would think that this was […]

Ep. 173 Planning the Perfect Christmas Redemption

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 50:50


At it's core, “A Christmas Carol” is a story about redemption.  How one man's life (and those around him) was changed for the better, and all it took was a trio of ghosts operating in the middle of the night, showing all of one's failures to scare Scrooge straight.  One would think that this was […]

Ep. 172 When You Stare At Your Computer, Your Computer Stares At You (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 57:16


Inspired by the latest Mission Impossible movie, The Brain Trust discusses a worldwide computer virus that can hack into all, cameras, microphones, computers, etc.  It could be the ultimate blackmail machine.  So how do you stay hidden from an entity like this?  We give you advice on how to limit your digital footprint, and if […]

Ep. 172 When You Stare At Your Computer, Your Computer Stares At You

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 58:12


Inspired by the latest Mission Impossible movie, The Brain Trust discusses a worldwide computer virus that can hack into all, cameras, microphones, computers, etc.  It could be the ultimate blackmail machine.  So how do you stay hidden from an entity like this?  We give you advice on how to limit your digital footprint, and if […]

Ep. 171 The Benefits of Genetic Succession (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 53:41


The sci-fi series “The Foundation” is about a mathematician who creates a formula predicting the end of civilization.  Normally math is a pretty boring topic to discuss, but you know how much we like our doomsday conversations.  Also it is important to note that this world is ruled by an emperor, or more specifically a […]

Ep. 171 The Benefits of Genetic Succession

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 54:42


The sci-fi series “The Foundation” is about a mathematician who creates a formula predicting the end of civilization.  Normally math is a pretty boring topic to discuss, but you know how much we like our doomsday conversations.  Also it is important to note that this world is ruled by an emperor, or more specifically a […]

Ep. 170 The Perfect Suit of Honor (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 50:32


We talk about superheroes a lot on this show, and separately a lot about AI, BUT what about using them in conjunction?  DJG puts his fears of a robocalypse aside and looks at the benefits of working in tandem with computers.  Harnessing the power of computer intelligence alongside advanced personal defense systems may be the […]

Ep. 170 The Perfect Suit of Honor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 51:31


We talk about superheroes a lot on this show, and separately a lot about AI, BUT what about using them in conjunction?  DJG puts his fears of a robocalypse aside and looks at the benefits of working in tandem with computers.  Harnessing the power of computer intelligence alongside advanced personal defense systems may be the […]

Ep. 169 The Ultimate Demolition Derby (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 58:23


What do you get if you combine the danger of military-grade weapons with the excitement of 70's muscle cars? Why the world's most dangerous demolition derby, that's what! This week we look at Twisted Metal, the video game/tv show that follows a group of people as they prepare for a winner-take-all battle royale tournament. We […]

Ep. 169 The Ultimate Demolition Derby

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 59:18


What do you get if you combine the danger of military-grade weapons with the excitement of 70's muscle cars? Why the world's most dangerous demolition derby, that's what! This week we look at Twisted Metal, the video game/tv show that follows a group of people as they prepare for a winner-take-all battle royale tournament. We […]

Ep. 168 Living in a Barbie World (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 45:01


From the outside, Barbie seems to have it all:  She's attractive, smart, rich, and made of plastic.  Her resume is a little suss, given that she has been everything from a cat burglar, to an astronaut without any sort of job stability, but I digress.  Part of that uncertainty may be governed by her world.  […]

Ep. 168 Living in a Barbie World

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 46:04


From the outside, Barbie seems to have it all:  She's attractive, smart, rich, and made of plastic.  Her resume is a little suss, given that she has been everything from a cat burglar, to an astronaut without any sort of job stability, but I digress.  Part of that uncertainty may be governed by her world.  […]

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