This nasty little fungus has jumped from the screen into your life. You’ve just eaten the deadly parasite spores from the Last of Us. But where would you find this fungus? How do its spores turn living things into zombies? And how could this fungus improve your love life? 00:00 […]
13.8 billion years ago, the entire Universe emerged from one single point in space. This theory is known as the Big Bang. And it’s the most widely accepted story of the creation of our Universe. But what if we have this all wrong? What if the Universe didn’t start like […]
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/ […]
Stay turned for our new exciting Saturday episode where Peter, our host, will do a real life What If challenge! One of the lucky viewers of that episode will get a chance to meet the What If team. This blue, marble-like planet looks just like Earth. But only five seconds […]
This is your chance to meet the What If team! Which challenge should Peter do next? The best comment will have a Zoom meeting with us and get a chance to ask any questions and learn more about our show. Join Peter on his mission to try and recreate the […]
Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This enormous black hole sits right outside our Solar System. More specifically, 1,600 light-years away from us. Transcript and Sources: […]
WHY do we blow to cool something down but breathe to warm it up? WHY shouldn’t you put your hands in wet cement? WHY do we get goosebumps? WHY is yawning contagious? WHY do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? WHY do we have leap years? WHY is […]
Jupiter is a massive, terrifying planet. Despite being studied for centuries and even visited by nine space probes in the last 50 years, the undisputed king of the Solar System has managed to keep some things hidden from us. Until now… 00:00 What Did Scientists Discover on Jupiter? 00:38 Jupiter’s […]
We partnered with XCAD! Check out the platform here: https://xcadnetwork.com/watch2earn/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=whatif&utm_id=youtubers&utm_content=whatif A black hole is a celestial whirlpool of gravitational death. Things can go in, but they can’t get out. But it turns out that one of the most powerful things in the Universe could have a mysterious twin. A white […]
Watch the amazing rewilding videos from our friends at Planet Wild: Cleaning up the oceans: https://planetwild.com/go/mission2?utm_campaign=whatif_2306&utm_source=Youtube Saving a dying forest: https://planetwild.com/go/mission3?utm_campaign=whatif_2306&utm_source=Youtube 00:00 What Happened Immediately After the Dinosaurs Went Extinct? 00:52 5 Seconds Before the Impact 01:40 The Impact 02:00 Check out Planet Wild 06:06 Ather The Impact 07:47 Check […]
