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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 15 hours 31 minutes
episode 94: How did we figure out that stuff is made of atoms?
How and when did we realize that atoms exist? How did we learn to understand their properties? How was Ernest Rutherford hogging all the science for himself? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All...
episode 93: Does the Oort Cloud Exist?
Where is the Oort Cloud and what is it made of? Why do we think some comets come from there? If the Oort Cloud exists, how did it form? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Follow on...
episode 92: I give up, what is time?
What makes time so hard to understand? Why is it so different from the spatial dimensions? Is time in any way connected to that most difficult of concepts, entropy? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All...
episode 91: Could we blow up a star?
How much energy is needed to blow up the sun? How is this connected to the idea of binding energy? Where is all the energy in the universe? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Follow on...
episode 90: Why are brown dwarf stars so weird?
What do brown dwarfs teach us about stars? What do they teach us about planets? What keeps them warm, and how long do they live? And are they really brown? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All...
episode 89: Why are brown dwarf stars so weird?
What are the many sources of light in the universe? Why is a spectrum so important? What’s the difference between synchrotron and Cherenkov radiation? What’s the best word ever in physics? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a...
A Reading from the Book of Paul
Today I'm reading a sample from my new book, I'm also sharing details about how you can a) buy the book, b) to get an autographed copy, c) get my book tour to swing by your neighborhood, and d) buy the book some more!
episode 88: Is the Drake Equation useful?
What does the Drake Equation teach us about extraterrestrial civilizations? What does it NOT teach us? What complexities does it hide? Is it even science? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes:...
episode 87: How do magnets work?
What’s the connection between motion and magnetism? How can something like a black hole have a magnetic field? What’s the connection to quantum mechanics? How did Einstein use magnetism to develop special relativity? I discuss these questions and...
episode 86: Why do we need cosmic inflation? (Part 2)
Part 2! What was going in the very early universe? How does inflation provide the seeds of larger structures? How can we possibly test this? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Follow on...