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Philip Shane
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Documentary Filmmaker / Story & AI Consultant / Podcaster. Being Elmo, Paul McCartney’s Wingspan, Dancing In Jaffa, Einstein, @TheMystDoc, @WhatTheIFshow & more
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · 4d
In our fizzy planet scenario, only "soda dwellers" are brave enough to live by the water like Mad Max characters. Peak real estate is now clifftops. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Aug 3
Cities would install water pipeline infrastructure so everyone can live knee-deep in their living rooms to stay cool. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Aug 2
No more sweating means everyone walks around panting like dogs with their tongues out during important meetings. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jul 28
Drop telescopes along Earth's orbit for a year and boom - you've built a camera 120 million times more powerful than anything we have! Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jul 25
Synthetic aperture telescopes work like having two eyes separated by 200 million miles - your depth perception would be out of this world! Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jul 20
Imagine losing your radiation-proofing gene cassette during a one-night stand and having to explain that to your lab safety officer. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jul 19
Shake hands with Usain Bolt, get the fast-running genes. Shake hands with Keith Richards, become immortal. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 29
Antarctic balloons are picking up signals that shouldn't exist according to everything we know about physics. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 28
Sometimes saving physics requires inventing invisible particles that take 40 years to actually find. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 21
The Total Perspective Vortex shows you're just a piece of fairy cake in an infinite universe and that's the point. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 20
Space is really huge, but Douglas Adams already told us that and we still haven't learned our lesson. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 16
Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled act.indivisible.org/sign/senator...
Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled
House Republicans hid a provision deep in their Medicaid-slashing megabill to shield Trump and his cronies from contempt of court citations. And now, Senate Republicans have stripped their No Contempt...
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 14
Nuclear submarines become undetectable in warm water. Finally, accidental world peace through climate change confusion. Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 13
Sonar doesn't work when ocean temperatures go haywire. Time to build that underwater lair in sunken Miami! Listen now at
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We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 10
The universe might be stuck in cosmic Groundhog Day where every Big Bang leads right back to another Big Bang in an endless loop. Listen now at whattheif.com
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 10
This weekend I will be teaching a session within the Sundance Institute's weekend intensive, "NAVIGATING AI IN FILMMAKING" on June 13-15. Registration for the online weekend program is closing very soon, learn more at collab.sundance.org/catalog/Navi...
Navigating AI in Filmmaking
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 9
Infinite copies of you are scattered across millions of light years right now, just waiting their turn to have this exact conversation. Listen now at whattheif.com
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 4
Tell Congress: Save NASA Science www.congressweb.com/PlanetarySoc...
Tell Congress: Save NASA Science
The current administration's 2026 budget request includes a staggering 47% cut to NASA's science programs as part of a 25% cut to NASA overall. This is an extinction-level event for the Earth and space...
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 4
Interesting discussion about Nokia Bell Labs: “Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show” youtu.be/BD_WVWg85VI?... via @YouTube
Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show Ep016
This spring, Nokia Bell Labs is celebrating 100 years of innovation, with plenty of milestones along the way, including inventing the transistor, which revol...
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 4
Interesting discussion about Nokia Bell Labs: “Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show” youtu.be/BD_WVWg85VI?... via @YouTube
Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show Ep016
This spring, Nokia Bell Labs is celebrating 100 years of innovation, with plenty of milestones along the way, including inventing the transistor, which revol...
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 4
Interesting discussion about Nokia Bell Labs: “Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show” youtu.be/BD_WVWg85VI?... via @YouTube
Innovation is the Mother of Invention with Sean Kennedy: The AmberMac Show Ep016
This spring, Nokia Bell Labs is celebrating 100 years of innovation, with plenty of milestones along the way, including inventing the transistor, which revol...
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · Jun 4
Make America...Hallucinate Again? The AmberMac Show Ep016 youtu.be/sz93xRvI6Yo?... via @YouTube
Make America...Hallucinate Again? The AmberMac Show Ep016
In this episode, Amber and Jeff speak about a White House “Make America Healthy Again” report that seems riddled with AI lies and hallucinations, how Meta’s ...
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · May 31
When sentient buildings start wandering the Great Plains playing badminton, you'll know who to blame. Listen now at
WHAT THE IF?
We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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Philip Shane @philipashane.bsky.social · May 30
Boston Dynamics robots can now beat you at badminton. Next stop: folding fitted sheets (still impossible). Listen now at
WHAT THE IF?
We build NEW WORLDS as we learn REAL SCIENCE about the limits of the COSMOS. Join us in exploring the science of SPACE, cosmology, physics, life, the UNIVERSE and everything! How do we do it? By…
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