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Episode 752: Q&A 151: Would They Warn Us About the End of the World? And More...
In this week's questions show, I explain what would happen if scientists discovered an existential threat to humanity. Would they let us know, or kee…
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 751: Q&A 150: What is Space Dust, Anyway? And More...
In this week's questions and answer show, I explain how all the dust in space forms, could life be Von Neumann probes, why do people think black hole…
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 750: Q&A 149: What if a Microscopic Black Hole Passed Through the Earth? And More...
In this week's Q&A, I try to imagine what might happen if a microscopic black hole passed through the Earth. How long will James Webb take to become …
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 748: Interview: Dr. Casey Handmer, Starship, Space Junk and Settlement
I'm pleased to welcome back Dr. Casey Handmer, a software systems architect at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In addition to his work at NASA, Cas…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 749: Q&A 148: How Do We Know the Age of the Universe? And More...
In this week's episode, I talk about the various ways we measure the age of the Universe. What's next for OSIRIS-REx? And what are the next frontiers…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 746: Interview: Dr. Michael Hecht, Making Oxygen with MOXIE
My guest is Dr. Michael H. Hecht, a research scientist and associate director at MIT's Haystack Observatory. Hecht is also the principal investigator…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 745: Interview: Dr. Ken Olum, Boltzmann Brains, Cosmic Strings and Gravitational Waves
My guest is Dr. Ken Olum, a research professor at Tufts University. His primary research is into cosmic strings, and how they could be detectable thr…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 747: Q&A 147: The Night Sky at the Center of the Milky Way? And More...
In this week's questions show, I consider what the night sky might look like if you could stand at the center of the Milky Way where the stars are de…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 744: Interview: Practical Time Travel with Prof. Ronald Mallet
In this special interview, I was fortunate to speak with Dr. Ronald Mallet, an emeritus professor at UConn. In addition to a lifetime's work in cosmo…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 743: Q&A 146: Could We Even Comprehend Aliens... as Aliens? And More..
In this week's questions show, I explain why we'd be able to recognize aliens, even if they were vastly more technologically advanced than us. Why I …
5 years, 2 months ago