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Simulating Galaxies with Paco Holguin
Season 1 Episode 6
How can we create accurate models of galaxies, both ours and others? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Paco Holguin, a graduate researcher at the University of Michigan Dept.…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The LIUniverse: Weather Satellites with Andy Green
Season 2 Episode 2
Can you turn your passion for science into a career that helps keep millions of people safe from severe weather and includes launching your own satellites into space? To find out. Dr. Charles Liu and…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
New York Comic Con: The Science of Science Fiction 2
Season 2 Episode 1
Are we all mutants? Can we all be superheroes? Is the multiverse all in our heads?
Welcome to Season 2 of The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu. We’re kicking off this season the same way we did last s…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Searching for Exoplanets with Jackie Villadsen
Season 1 Episode 4
What can exoplanets teach us about our own solar system? Dr. Charles Liu explores the furthest reaches of our galaxy with the help of Vassar College astrophysicist Jackie Villadsen and co-host Allen …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
How Planets Live and Die, with Sam Grunblatt
Season 1 Episode 5
What’s going to happen to our planet Earth when our Sun turns into a red giant? Dr. Charles Liu explores planetary evolution and death with exoplanet specialist Sam Grunblatt, the Kalbfleisch postdoc…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Space Telescopes with Dr. Alexandra Greenbaum
Season 1 Episode 9
Are we living in a golden age of space telescopes? As our minds are being collectively blown by the images of our universe beginning to come from the JWST, our host Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Adventures in Science with Geoff Notkin, Dr. Andrew Maynard and Dr. Cady Coleman.
Season 1 Episode 11
Can your passions for science, science fiction, space, fossils and even opera lead you to a life of adventure and maybe a career in science?
To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welc…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Nuclear Fusion with Christina Migliore
Season 1 Episode 3
NOTE: This episode was recorded in early 2022, before the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and their attack on the Chernobyl nuclear facility, which we discuss.
What’s up with nuclear fusion? Dr. Char…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Black Holes, Galaxies, and The Expanse with Jimmy Negus
Episode 1
Welcome to the first ever episode of the LIUniverse, your happy half hour dose of cosmic conversation and geeky banter with host Dr. Charles Liu! In this episode, we talk quasars, “The Expanse”, and …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago