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What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities
An epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe, others right here on Earth. Each scenario examines a scientific theory, research or fact through a hypothetical question.
Episodes
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesDying in the Most Terrifying Places in the Universe
Last year, you loved watching me push the limits of science in the most extreme environments imaginable. In the name of discovery and exploration across every…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Dug a Hole Through Mars?
What if you started digging and never stopped, until you broke through the other side of Mars? Would you fall forever? Would Mars’ gravity crush you? Or would…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Earth and Moon Switched Sizes?
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What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Nuked Kepler-22b?!
Kepler-22b is one of the most famous exoplanets ever discovered, a super-Earth in the habitable zone of its star, 600 light-years away. What would happen if…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Humanity Became a Type 7 Civilization?
Imagine a world where you're not even human. You can create universes with ease and control time. This could be a reality in an incredibly advanced…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Exoplanets Orbited Our Sun?
What if some of the most fascinating exoplanets were placed into our Solar System? In this episode, we explore the effects of having these distant worlds, like…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesMaking Proxima Centauri B Habitable
What would it actually take to turn Proxima Centauri b into a livable world? 🌍✨ Orbiting the closest star to our Sun, this Earth-sized exoplanet sits in the…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Every Asteroid Hit Earth at Once?
Sixty-six million years ago, this asteroid crashed into Earth and wiped out most life, including the dinosaurs. If a similar event happened today, humans would…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If the Sun Became a Black Hole?
What would happen if the Sun suddenly turned into a black hole? Would Earth be instantly swallowed, frozen in darkness, or torn apart by gravity? 🌞🕳️ Support…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Quetzalcoatlus Never Went Extinct?
A terrifying shadow casts over the city as a massive prehistoric creature, the Quetzalcoatlus, flies above, faster than the cars below, hunting in packs…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Fell into Saturn?
Saturn is renowned for its magnificent rings, which are the largest and most visible among gas giants, including Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. Intriguingly…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Trump Became a Dictator?
What would actually happen if Donald Trump became a dictator? In this video, we explore a hypothetical scenario where democratic norms collapse and absolute…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesEntire Kardashev Scale Explained
Imagine a future world where you have endless supernatural powers. You can hop throughout the multiverse and bend time to your will. You'd be part of a…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesEverything That Could Go Wrong
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What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Swapped Our Moon with Other Moons?
Catastrophic, planet-wide tides flood cities. Pitch black nights. The ice age more powerful than Earth has ever seen. And tungsten-shaded evening skies. This…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Travelled 10 Quintillion Years into the Future?
Today, we're going on a journey 10 quintillion years into the future. At this time, our Universe will look and act completely different. Stars will have died…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesThe Largest Objects in the Universe Colliding
We're exploring the explosive collisions of the universe's largest objects. Why stop at two black holes, when galaxies, massive stars, and planets are also in…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Antarctica Suddenly Melted?
Underneath Antarctica's ice, there's a deep, dark secret. Today, we're going to melt all that ice to find out how it would transform Earth. What mysteries lie…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Space Was Hot Instead of Cold?
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What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Were the Last Human on Earth?
So you wake up one day and find that you're the only person left in the world. Kind of cool, right? No obligations, no rules, no limits. Go nuts! Actually, go…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Titanoboa Was Still Alive?
This is the Titanoboa, one of the largest and deadliest snakes ever to exist, which went extinct 55 million years ago. But what if it never happened? Support…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesHow Would You Die During Every Mass Extinction?
Since the beginning of time, Earth has created life and then wiped out most of it in catastrophic, ultra-destructive moments. Early Earth was already a hostile…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Evolved on Jupiter?
Ever wondered what humans or any life would look like if evolution happened on Jupiter instead of Earth? This gas giant has no solid surface, crushing gravity…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Nuked Uranus?
What if we actually nuke Uranus? No, seriously — what would happen if we sent every nuke on Earth straight to the seventh planet? Would it blow up? Catch fire?…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If a Needle Hit You at the Speed of Light?
There's a needle approaching Earth at the speed of light. A needle? Pfft! That's no big deal, right? Well, unfortunately, it's a very big deal. A needle…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Nuked Mars?
Elon Musk wants to nuke Mars. What are the consequences? Without nukes, life on Mars might involve living in giant glass domes and growing small portions of…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesSwapping Our Moon with Alien Planets
Explore the possibilities of swapping Earth's Moon with some of the universe's most intriguing alien planets. What changes would Earth experience with a…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Dropped a Steak from Orbit?
Ever had a freshly cooked steak delivered straight from the International Space Station? It's not going to be what you might expect. Is it possible to fry a…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If the Earth Was Shaped Like a Cube?
Are cubic planets possible? Could humans live on a cubic world? How would our climate change? How would gravity be affected? Could we stand it? Support us on…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesHow Your Voice Changes on Different Planets
In this episode, explore how your voice would change on each planet in our Solar System. Discover the eerie silence or the deep, scary tones you might…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Nuked the Moon?
What if humans detonated a nuclear device on the Moon? Would Earth be in danger? Would the Moon change forever? Support us on Patreon…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Only Ate Protein?
What would really happen if you cut out carbs and fats and lived on protein alone? Could you survive on protein only? This distribution was conducted on behalf…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesThe Worst Things We Can Do to Jupiter
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What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Lived on an Alderson Disk?
This is not some DVD floating in space. It's a megastructure that might one day become humanity's home. Support us on Patreon…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWe Nuked Jupiter
Jupiter may be the biggest planet in the Solar System, but its days are numbered. Because today, we're using Earth's biggest, baddest bombs to blow the gas…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Nuked a Black Hole?
A black hole is approaching Earth. Instead of waiting for destruction, we plan to obliterate it by launching everything we have at it. Support us on Patreon…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesEpisode 3: What If 3I/ATLAS Crashed into Earth?
This simulation explores the catastrophic impact on Earth if the interstellar asteroid Oumuamua were to collide with us. This unique asteroid, shaped like a…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesExploring the Possibility of Traveling to Kepler-452 b
Ever since we figured out we live on a rock drifting through space, humans have dreamed of settling on another planet. But where would we go? There's no…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Earth Was a Pulsar Planet?
Something is very wrong with our Sun. It’s turned into a spinning lighthouse of death. What would make the Sun so much more deadly than usual? Would there be…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If a Needle Hit Earth at Light Speed?
There's a needle approaching Earth at the speed of light. A needle? Pfft! That's no big deal, right? Well, unfortunately, it's a very big deal. A needle…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Atlas Started an Invasion?
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What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Kept Shrinking Forever?
If suddenly, you started to shrink in size, how long would it take until you became as small as a particle of dust? Why would things look different to your…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat Would Dying on Jupiter Feel Like?
Being twice as massive as all the other planets in the Solar System combined, Jupiter has astronomical pressure. This planet is basically a gigantic ball of…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Earth Was Shaped Like a Pizza?
Forget flat Earth. Let me introduce you to Earth shaped like a pizza. It might look delicious. But it would be a scorching, violent, literally breathtaking…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If a Black Hole Flew By Earth at the Speed of Light?
Protect your data for only $2 a month with CyberGhost VPN A small but incredibly fast unwanted guest is about to swing past Earth at the speed of light. This…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat if We Nuked the Sun?
Humanity’s nuclear arsenal is capable of destroying all life on Earth repeatedly. Maybe it's time we dispose of it far away. We might want to inhabit other…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If the Earth Was Shaped Like a Dumbbell?
Imagine Earth stretched into a giant dumbbell. Two worlds… one risky connection. Here’s what would actually happen! Support us on Patreon: Patreon Get the What…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Nuked Jupiter?!
Jupiter may be the biggest planet in the Solar System, but its days are numbered. Today, we’re using Earth’s biggest, baddest bombs to blow the gas giant into…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If The Earth Was Hollow?
What Earth do you live on? A round one? Flat one? Maybe your world is resting on the back of a huge cosmic turtle? What about a hollow Earth? Just a planet's…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Changed Our Moon?
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What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If the Earth Was Flat?
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If Humanity Became a Type 1 Civilization?
Imagine if we could control earthquakes and tsunamis to generate power or even terraform every planet in the solar system. These advancements might be possible…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Built A Tunnel Between Continents?
Imagine waking up in your NYC apartment at 7:00 a.m. and making it to your job in London, England by 9:30 a.m. This could be possible if we dug tunnels between…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesHow Big Can Black Holes Get?
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat Would Dying on Mercury Be Like?
Mercury is a fascinating planet, being the closest to the Sun with extreme temperature fluctuations. Experience the bizarre sunrises and sunsets of Mercury…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Lived on Mars a Billion Years Ago?
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding life on Mars! To understand the significance, let's journey back in time to a billion years ago, and…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat Would Dying on Venus Be Like?
Venus has an extremely dense atmosphere, leading to immense pressure. The atmospheric pressure on Venus is 92 times that of Earth, enough to crush a spacesuit…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If We Replaced Fiat Money With Crypto?
What if we got rid of all money and crypto became the only currency on Earth? If you want to learn more about CleanCore (NYSE: $ZONE), the Official Doge Coin…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesSwapping Our Moon with Other Moons
Catastrophic, planet-wide tides flood cities. Pitch black nights. The ice age more powerful than Earth has ever seen. Tungsten-shaded evening skies. This is…
What If: Science, Theory, and PossibilitiesWhat If You Fell Into Quicksand?
The reason you don't normally sink into the sand when you go to the beach is due to a physics phenomenon known as force chain. Basically, when a bajillion…