Time Travel in Science Fiction: A Brief History Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The idea of time travel, so familiar to us now, was unheard-of before H.G. Wells’s 1895 book The Time Machine. Since then, notions of time […]
In a matter of days, a nearby volcano will erupt, spewing debris and lava, and decimating your city. You know that fighting fire with fire usually makes things worse, but maybe you could fight fire with ice. What happens when lava suddenly cools down? How much ice would you need? […]
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Deep under the Earth’s surface, there’s a scorching hot ball of metal. Scientists just discovered that something very wrong is happening to it. Did Earth’s inner core really stop spinning? What apocalyptic events could this trigger? And are we doomed to become as lifeless as Mars? Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-earths-core-stopped-spinning/ […]
Was was the worst asteroid ever? Fifty thousand years ago, a space rock slammed into Earth and made a big boom. 00:00 What Was the Worst Asteroid Impact Ever? 00:30 Meteor Crater 01:25 Yarrabubba Crater 02:55 Sudbury Basin 04:20 Chicxulub Crater 05:58 Vredefort Crater Questions or concerns? Contact us at […]
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Welcome to the Permian period. An ancient time full of life, but also death. The Permian was home to the largest mass extinction event in Earth’s history. Even bigger than what wiped out the dinosaurs. Nearly all life was brought to an end. But how did this extinction event come […]
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