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Space Advocacy with Casey Dreier
Episode 180
Casey Dreier, Chief Advocate of the Planetary Society, stops by to chat about space policy. He explains why human spaceflight is such a challenge, an…
5 years, 7 months ago
Not just a telescope with Dr. Virkki
Episode 179
Dr. Anne Virkki talks about the Arecibo Radio Telescope, which recently sustained severe damage. She talks about the discoveries made at the telescop…
5 years, 8 months ago
Bonus episode: Voting
A quick bonus episode for my American listeners. Voting is the keystone of our democracy, and your voice deserves to be heard. This episode goes over…
5 years, 9 months ago
Light reverberations from supermassive black holes with Dr. Gorjian
Episode 178
Dr. Varoujan Gorjian returns to the show! He explains what supermassive black holes are and how they work. He also tells us about an elegant techniqu…
5 years, 9 months ago
Preventable disasters with Prof. Nugent
Episode 177
The tables are turned! Regular host Professor Carrie Nugent talks about her research with guest host Anthropology Professor Caitrin Lynch. We discuss…
5 years, 10 months ago
Getting curious with Dr. Fraeman
Episode 176
Dr. Abby Fraeman returns to the show to talk about NASA's Curiosity rover. For the past eight years, Curiosity has been exploring Gale Crater on Mars…
5 years, 11 months ago
Three lunar water mysteries with Prof. Ehlmann
Episode 175
Prof. Bethany Ehlmann returns to the show to talk about the mission she's leading, Lunar Trailblazer. This low-cost mission will hitch a ride to the …
6 years ago
How NASA funding works with Dr. Throop
Episode 174
Many of the discoveries you've heard about on this show were funded by NASA. But how do scientists get money from NASA? Dr. Henry Throop returns to t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Last alert system with Dr. Denneau
Episode 173
Dr. Larry Denneau talks about the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. He talks about how asteroid detection is a data processing…
6 years, 2 months ago
The whole world to a microbe with Prof. Levy
Episode 172
Prof Joe Levy talks about his research in the dry valleys of Antarctica. These valleys are dry, irradiated, salty, and cold, which makes them similar…
6 years, 3 months ago