Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
# podcast
Some of the most frequently seen and impressive sci-fi weapons in movies and TV shows have a dirty little secret. They wouldn’t actually work as advertised, if they work at all.
# space
Some 25 underwater mines mysteriously exploded in the summer of 1972. A newly declassified report points its finger at a surprising culprit: the sun.
# tech
In the early 20th century, monowheels and spheres were all the rage. So, of course, someone tried to turn them into weapons of war...
# science
Unfortunately, some of the most popular sci-fi weapons are only impressive because they sound cool...
# astrobiology
Despite what the movie told you, we wouldn't be all that defenseless from an alien invasion.