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Today I talk with Dr Adrian Gentle, formerly of the Los Alamos National Laboratories, and currently at the University of Southen Indiana, on a topic that everyone has heard of – but one that not everyone understands. Relativity, and in particular, special relativity. Dr Gentle’s web page is at: http://www.usi.edu/science/math/apgentle/ and his papers can be […]

You are made of space-time (New Scientist) Why Pluto had to go (Cosmos Magazine) Chimps cheer for attention (Discovery channel) Researchers find what may be a new state of matter (Ars Technica) Waterless planets defy expectations (Discovery channel) Regular naps make hearts healthy (Discovery channel) Spice healer (Scientific American) Pluto’s newest moons named Hydra and […]

You are made of space-time (New Scientist) Why Pluto had to go (Cosmos Magazine) Chimps cheer for attention (Discovery channel) Researchers find what may be a new state of matter (Ars Technica) Waterless planets defy expectations (Discovery channel) Regular naps make hearts healthy (Discovery channel) Spice healer (Scientific American) Pluto’s newest moons named Hydra and […]

Has your head ever felt hot after using a mobile phone? Mobile phones boiling an egg Anyone willing to comment on this and talk through the physics?

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: […]

Albert Einstein dies in 1955

Albert Einstein dies in 1955

Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau, a brain teaser, fossil fuels and octane ratings, and the Pin of the Week. Music by the Australian electro band Neuropa on todays show comes courtesy of Alberto Martinez from Rivetting Promotions and Neuropa’s label. Find out more information on Neuropa at http://www.neuropa.biz. Songs featured today include: Neuropa – The Blitz […]

pH factor, Baby development, a brain teaser, the origins of the Cinderella story. Music by the Australian electro band Neuropa on todays show comes courtesy of Alberto Martinez from Rivetting Promotions and Neuropa’s label. Find out more information on Neuropa at http://www.neuropa.biz. Songs featured today include: Neuropa – The Silicon Teens Neuropa – The New […]

Macchu Picchu, Isaac Asimov, James Clerk Maxwell, Pin of the Week, cometary planets, cosmological black diamonds, and measuring beauty. Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe Audio: The Drowning Hundred – Something Else Dylly – Asturias mjc – Crep Uscul Atorium Download MP3 of Ep17 Read the episode 17 transcript Please vote for […]