Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast Ep. 445: Animals in Space Pt. 1: Insects and Arachnids
We've talked about animals traveling to space in the past, but it's time to take another look, with many other…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 444: Fractals
For this historic 444th episode of Astronomy Cast, we talk about fractals. Those amazing mathematical visualizations of recursive algorithms. What…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 443: Destroy and Rebuild Pt. 7: Tsunamis
Surf's up! Today we're going to be talking about one of the most devastating natural disasters out there: tsunamis. We're…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 442: Destroy and Rebuild Pt. 6: Magnetic Pole Reversal
If we look back into the geologic record of the Earth, it appears that our planet's magnetic field flips polarity…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 441: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 5: Continental Drift
Want to travel the world but you don't have a lot of money? No problem, your continent is drifting across…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 440: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 4: Supervolcanoes!
There are regular volcanoes, and then there are the supervolcanoes. Massive calderas of hot magma of incomprehensible size. Bad news,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 439: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 3: How Do We Terraform Earth?
We always want to talk about how we can make Mars more Earth like, but the reality is that we're…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 438: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 2: Geoengineering
So if you've been to Yellowstone National Park, you've seen one of the most amazing features of the natural world…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 436: Common Misconceptions in Probability
Human beings are bad at many things, but we're particularly terrible at understanding probability in a rational way. We underestimate,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 435: The Butterfly Effect
Small changes can have a big impact. But can a butterfly's wingbeat in the Amazon really impact the weather halfway…