Podcast Episodes
Back to Search33. [Urdu] Dune: Ecology and Anti-colonialism
Season 1 Episode 33
Good science fiction allows us to explore deep questions about humanity. The new movie adaptation of Dune is an excellent such example. There are man…
4 years, 4 months ago
31 [Urdu] Dead Martian Life on Its Moon?
Season 1 Episode 31
Was there ever any life on Mars? This is a big question. Currently there are rovers like NASA's Perseverance and China's Zhuorong Mars rover looking …
4 years, 5 months ago
[30] [Urdu] Can a dung beetle see the Milky Way?
Season 1 Episode 30
Humans can see and appreciate the Milky Way. Can insects see it as well? How can we even tell if an insect can see our Galaxy. Please join astrophysi…
4 years, 7 months ago
29. [Urdu] First Stars in Universe
Season 1 Episode 29
When did the very first stars form in the universe? How can we even find such stars in a universe that has over a trillion-trillion stars? This is a …
4 years, 8 months ago
28. [Urdu] How do we measure distances to stars?
Season 1 Episode 28
In astronomy, distance to an object is one of the most important things to know. But this is also one of the hardest. Please join astrophysicist Salm…
4 years, 10 months ago
27. [Urdu] The Science of Coronavirus: Kainaati Chai with Professor Saad Omer
Season 1 Episode 27
There are more viruses in the world than there are stars in the observable universe!!
We normally talk about astronomy here. But the world is current…
5 years ago
26. [Urdu] China and UAE on Mars!
Season 1 Episode 26
February is Mars Mania! A UAE mission called "Hope" is getting to Mars (Marreekh)on February 9th. It will be followed by a Chinese mission called "Ti…
5 years, 2 months ago
25. [Urdu] Mars and the Origins of Life
Season 1 Episode 25
How did life start here on Earth? The answer may lie in studying Mars. NASA's Perseverance mission is about to land on Jezero crater on the Red plane…
5 years, 2 months ago
24. [Urdu] This Signal from Proxima Centauri is Intriguing!
Season 1 Episode 24
Is this a signal from an alien civilization? Almost always the answer is "no". But here is an intriguing signal that astronomers are puzzled by. It i…
5 years, 2 months ago
23. [Urdu] China on the Moon and Moon Landing Conspiracies
Season 1 Episode 23
China just achieved a phenomenal feat of scooping a sample from the surface of the Moon and bringing it back. There is a justifiable pride about this…
5 years, 3 months ago