First Half: Researcher Christopher Lee Jones shares updated insights on the growing threat of the Kessler effect. As satellites and debris multiply in Earth’s orbit, even one collision could trigger a cascading chain reaction, potentially rendering entire orbital regions unusable for generations.

Second Half: Social psychologist Barry Markovsky explores why people believe in the magical, bizarre, and paranormal. He explains how individuals, groups, and cultures shape beliefs —often without our awareness— drawing on examples like paranormal party games, students who swear by astrology, a "haunted" vape shop, and a farmer who claims to detect underground energy flows with a bent rod.