Fascinating Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gear Based Technologies

We have all seen Jurassic Park, and despite the obvious flaws and clear security risks, I think we all want to see real dinosaurs.  This will probably never happen BUT what if we could bring something back that was a bit smaller, cuddlier, and way more possible?  In this episode, the Brain Trust contemplates opening up a park occupied by woolly mammoths.  There may be a scientific path to this, gi...

In this day and age, who wants to go through the hassle of being pregnant.  I know you sure don’t.  Luckily, now there is Build-A-Baby.  Out state of the art facility baby factory will let you experience the joys of having a child without the inconvenience.  Remotely monitor your baby’s growth through our video system, which has a 360 degree view of our fully transparent artificial wom...

Whether it’s extreme climate change, a robot uprising, the zombie apocalypse, or the elite getting itchy feet, human beings are leaving this planet.  The only question that remains is where.  Do we make a new home on our nearby neighbor The Moon, or do we make the trek across the solar system to Mars, the Red Planet?  In this episode we break down the pros and cons of each, and give you ever...

It is official, Artificial Intelligence is here and it is slowly taking over.  But is that a bad thing?  Yes. But is it really?  Also yes, BUT we do have a member of the Brain Trust who is much more optimistic.  In this episode, Dr. Michael Dennin lays out his argument on how AI isn’t really intelligent, isn’t dangerous, and will NOT cause the apocalypse.  We talk about psychopathic ro...

Technology is a way to mark Man’s progress through time.  With only a few exceptions, as a species we are constantly advancing forward, with each new gadget being built on the foundation of an old gizmo.  Modern cell phones replaced the home phone that was connected to your wall, which replaced letters sent from far away.  Before paper, people just went over to each other’s hut to talk...

I know we have done several shows lately on the technology of the Victorian Era, but the TV show 1899 is completely unique.  There are weird portals, black pyramids, and retro computers controlling steamships.  Where to begin?  Well this week The Brain Trust explains it all.  Could you retrofit a steam ship with 1970’s computers?  Is it possible to completely freeze time and still walk aroun...

If you ever happen to find yourself in a battle royale style fight to the finish, then this is the episode for you.  Inspired by The Hunger Games, The Brain Trust walk through the essential survival strategies that will ensure you end up in first place.  Remember, there is no second place.  So what should you do first?  Do you team up with others or go it alone?  Do you partner with the psychopath...

Here is our first year end wrap up, the half-decade edition!  The Brain Trust gets together to discuss some of the things we left unexplored in previous episodes.  It is an extravaganza of information!  We talk about getting stuck on a far away planet, Polaroid pictures, shoreline cities, unsolvable problems, Dungeons and Dragons, Goober spread, and the unique life path that makes us, well, us. Po...

Last week we discussed a world before exploration, one where you could hide your most valuable possession and it wouldn’t be found for centuries.  Now imagine that same world, but the place you are exploring is the freezing Arctic, and the possession you are hiding is your life?  That is pretty much what we are talking about in this episode as we discuss being trapped in the arctic ice for y...

Who doesn’t love a good scavenger hunt?  You take a team and race all over a city taking pictures, getting items, and visiting cool places.  But how much MORE fun would it be to race all over the world, collect treasure, and visit ancient hidden rooms?  Now add the chance of death, and you have a pretty exciting adventure on your hands.  But what would it take to put something like this toge...

We have discussed aliens and UFO’s on the show several times, thanks to Dr. Dennin’s expertise in ancient aliens.  But we haven’t discussed the possibility that the disc shaped objects in our skies are NOT spaceships, but actually biological creatures.  Luckily that is EXACTLY what Jordan Peele explores in his latest movie “Nope”.  We answer some of the obvious questi...

In 1947, something crashed in the New Mexico desert, just outside Roswell New Mexico.  Many said it was an extraterrestrial craft carrying the bodies of several alien creatures.  Whether or not you believe the story, this event kicked off the modern UFO movement as we know it today.  What if this happened 100 years earlier?  How would wild west frontiersmen deal with first contact?  We explore thi...

Our previous episode was on merfolk (mermaid/merman), but what if the human race doesn’t have time to evolve before the glaciers melt and we are all underwater.  What should we do?  We need to get moving on building underwater cities, is what I say.  This week we go over all the essentials for your underwater habitat:  Where it should be located (not too deep, not too shallow), how to make o...

A wise crab once said “Under the sea, darling it’s better down where it’s better, take it from me”.  While we shouldn’t go taking advice from random crustaceans, this one might be on to something.  What would life be like for humans if we evolved to live underwater?  Would we have been able to create vast technological cities, or would we still be hunter-gatherers?  W...

Ever since 1969, we have been a space faring race, that is if you happened to be one of rare few who were selected to fly into orbit.  Not anymore!  Several companies are offering top flight service into the stratosphere, provided you are a bazillionaire.  As with all things, the price will come down, but it begs the question:  Should ANYONE get to go into space?  That is one of the questions we a...

If the deluge of paranormal shows tells us one thing, it is that America has a serious ghost problem.  They don’t just live in abandoned psychiatric hospitals or old mansions, they can be anywhere, which is why you have to be prepared.  Enter The Ghostbusters.  With their PKE meters and electromagnetic traps, they set the standard in apparition annihilation.  But what is the secret to their...

This is one episode where science and religion combine, so get ready for a ride.  Moon Knight is a story about a guy who is bestowed the power of an Egyptian god, and becomes his avatar on Earth.  What does that mean?  Can someone be both human and divine at the same time?  Most people reading this are probably yelling “JESUS!”, and yes, they would be correct.  We take a look at what t...

This is one episode where science and religion combine, so get ready for a ride.  Moon Knight is a story about a guy who is bestowed the power of an Egyptian god, and becomes his avatar on Earth.  What does that mean?  Can someone be both human and divine at the same time?  Most people reading this are probably yelling “JESUS!”, and yes, they would be correct.  We take a look at what t...

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 have to be careful when making turns at mach speed: It could crush your spine and turn your insides int...

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 survival strategies, and hypothesize what would happen if humans employed a hive mind strategy ins...

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.  We also have a gear-based time travel device that can also go forwards and backwards in increments of 33 ye...

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 probability events.  We also discuss Glenn’s Constant, vide...

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, using the rules set forth by Fantasy Football.  Check out the draft, then hop on social med...

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 no exception.  He flies through the city in an impressive gliding suit, races the Bat...

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 this episode inspired by The Adam Project, we debate whether or not that is a good idea, an...