Podcasts
Why Believing in the Multiverse Isn’t Madness
What is the multiverse? The idea that the universe we inhabit is just one of many parallel universes gets a…
“TrekTalks” Telethon Calls upon Star Trek Fandom to Meet the Needs of the Many
I grew up watching Star Trek inspired by what Trek imagined the future could be. Earth had done away with…
New Podcasts: Precession and Acceleration
We've got two new podcasts from the Astronomy Cast team of Dr. Pamela Gay and Fraser Cain: Ep. 313: Precession,…
Podcast: The Inverse-Square Law and Other Strangeness
Why don’t we have insects the size of horses? Why do bubbles form spheres? Why does it take so much…
Podcast: Sound in Space
Shhhh, shhh. You can stop screaming. That’s because nobody can hear you … in space. But why not? How does…
Podcast: Creating a Scienc-y Society
Our modern society depends on science. It impacts the way we eat, work, communicate and play. And yet, most people…
Podcast: Climate Change
When it comes to carbon dioxide, just a little goes a long way to warming the planet. Unfortunately, we’ve been…
Podcast: The Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire wraps around the Pacific Ocean, including countries like Japan, Canada, New Zealand and Chile. And…
Podcast: Accretion Discs
When too much material tries to come together, everything starts to spin and flatten out. You get an accretion disc.…
Podcast: The Spacecraft That Wouldn’t Die
In our previous episode, week we explored the various ways spacecraft can die. But this week, we explore the spacecraft…