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Planet hunters spy distant haul (BBC)
Astronomers eagerly await potential birth of ’super’ sun
Astronomers have pinpointed two massive stars, orbiting close to each other in space, that could merge to create a “super” sun, 100 times bigger than our own. The massive “binary” star system, located in a galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, has been captured [...]

Planet hunters spy distant haul (BBC)
Astronomers eagerly await potential birth of ’super’ sun
Astronomers have pinpointed two massive stars, orbiting close to each other in space, that could merge to create a “super” sun, 100 times bigger than our own. The massive “binary” star system, located in a galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, has been captured [...]

I talk to Dr Alan Dorin from Monash University about his interests in the philosophy and application of the principles of artificial life, in particular self-assembly and ecosystem simulation, to generative electronic art.
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http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~aland/
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Todays episode responds to some more listener questions, including Evolution v Creationism, Pin of the episode, more on b-Flat, and Peak Oil Theory.
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In this episode, I continue the interview with stellar astrophysicist Professor John Lattanzio from Monash University. Topics include observation vs theory, AGB stars and their shells, nuclear reactions and convection within AGB stars, and globular clusters.
The link to Professor Lattanzio’s tutorial on AGB stars that he mentions in this episode can be found here:
http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/~johnl/StellarEvolnDemo/
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In this episode, I talk with stellar astrophysicist Professor John Lattanzio from Monash University. Topics include the formation of stars, something you might not know about supernovae, and what would happen if all the hydrogen in the universe was used up.
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