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Sep 21, 2026
Jimmy BlakeneyGUEST
So from a kind of geeking out nerd product guy, Infinity Fiber, this is our patented material that makes our inflatables, our pro series boards, 300% more rigid than a traditional inflatable.
Jimmy BlakeneyGUEST
And we won Popular Science's Innovation of the Year for that when we launched it.
Jimmy BlakeneyGUEST
And it's a game changer for inflatables.
Jimmy BlakeneyGUEST
And I wish we had more ability to tell that story with a bigger budget.
TomHOST
about that stuff
ChristopherHOST
I remember reading an article in probably like Popular Science or something like that that said that now obviously no technology exists that could make it happen, but the transporter doesn't actually break any laws of physics.
ChristopherHOST
So I'm like, really?
TomHOST
You have to decide how you feel about what's really happening.
JohnAUDIENCE
Great guest you got tonight.
JohnAUDIENCE
When I was a young guy, 7th or 8th grade, back in 1978, 79, I was an avid reader of Popular Science magazine.
JohnAUDIENCE
And they had a write-up over a period of about a year and a half of a contest between the science universities, you know, Caltech, MIT, and the like, where they were tasked with producing a couple of directed energy devices.
JohnAUDIENCE
The one requirement was a laser that could operate in space using only electricity and no gas supply.
JohnAUDIENCE
I pawn all the time and don't even realize it.
JohnAUDIENCE
So, you know, great minds think alike.
JohnAUDIENCE
So, you know, they showed the prototype devices in the pictures on Popular Science, and they were generally like the size of a casket.
JohnAUDIENCE
And the device around them to power them was like, you know, almost the size of a school bus.
JohnAUDIENCE
Great guest you got tonight.
JohnAUDIENCE
When I was a young guy, 7th or 8th grade, back in 1978, 79, I was an avid reader of Popular Science magazine.
JohnAUDIENCE
And they had a write-up over a period of about a year and a half of a contest between the science universities, you know, Caltech, MIT, and the like.
JohnAUDIENCE
Yeah.
JohnAUDIENCE
Great guest you got tonight.
JohnAUDIENCE
When I was a young guy, 7th or 8th grade, back in 1978, 79, I was an avid reader of Popular Science magazine.
JohnAUDIENCE
And they had a write-up over a period of about a year and a half of a contest between the science universities, you know, Caltech, MIT, and the like, where they were tasked with producing a couple of directed energy devices.
JohnAUDIENCE
The one requirement was a laser that could operate in space using only electricity and no gas supply.
Alie WardHOST
They have really good double-sealed barf bags.
Alie WardHOST
And a 2022 PopSci article took it downtown with the piece What Happens If You Get Diarrhea in Space? The thesis is the vacuum toilet, per usual, plus Imodium, or the more wearable solution, a space diaper.
Alie WardHOST
Can I ask some questions from listeners, because they had some really-
Maggie CoblentzGUEST
Yeah
Topher GardnerGUEST
But, but the, the...
Topher GardnerGUEST
It was like, I think it was close to 30 years ago, I read in Popular Science where NASA officials were talking about the best place to store water is in the sky.
Topher GardnerGUEST
And just shortly after that, about 15 years later, the water became a tradable commodity in Chicago at the commodities exchange.
Topher GardnerGUEST
[clears throat] And we see all the weather changing.
Annie ColbertHOST
And when you're done listening, let us know if you've ever thought about what you want to happen to your body after you die.
Annie ColbertHOST
Do you want to be composted? Sky burial? Donated to science? Send us an email or a voice memo to feedback at PopSci.com and we'll feature some of your responses on a future episode.
Annie ColbertHOST
Again, that's feedback at PopSci.com. With that, on to the show.
Sarah DurnHOST
About 70 miles southwest of Asheville, North Carolina, a stunning preserve sits along the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Sarah DurnHOST
A dense canopy of trees, oaks, birches, and maples grow along carefully marked trails.
Alexandra DamskerGUEST
It's not like...
Alexandra DamskerGUEST
You know, these are not consumers that they're buying from and they're going to like, you know, Consumer Reports or Popular Science magazine and looking at these reports and saying, oh, these are the best cloud consumers to purchase from.
Alexandra DamskerGUEST
That's not a reason that any of these purchasers are buying from and they're not buying exclusively from consumers.
Alexandra DamskerGUEST
Corweave.
Gregory FoleyHOST
And I'm very excited today to be joined by Kelsey D. Atherton, chief editor at the Center for International Policy.
Gregory FoleyHOST
Kelsey is a journalist covering the field of military technology, whose work has appeared in publications including Slate, The New York Times, Popular Science, and a long list of other publications covering the military tech and weaponry space.
Gregory FoleyHOST
And Kelsey is also the contributor to a forthcoming book from OR Books, edited by Matt Duss, entitled "A World for All: New Visions of U.S. Foreign Policy," scheduled to release this October.
Gregory FoleyHOST
Um, Kelsey is someone whose commentary on U.S. foreign policy, um, I followed for quite a few years now, and so when he expressed an interest in coming on the show to talk with us about his area of expertise, I was very excited.
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