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How do astronomers photograph a black hole? How often do planes get hit by lightning? What does the EPA actually do? Science is all around us and transforming our world at a rapid pace. Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt is here to guide you through it. She'll help you make sense of the everyday and the once-in-a-lifetime. Rights of Albert Einstein are used with permission of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Represented exclusively by Greenlight.
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The Great Permian Catastrophe
Oct 19, 202100:11:54Tap to summarizeEpisode 2 of 5 of our miniseries from author Henry Gee, based on his new book A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Song of Fire and Ice
Oct 12, 202100:16:40Tap to summarizeEpisode 1 of 5 of our miniseries from author Henry Gee, based on his new book A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 11, 202100:10:39Tap to summarizeToday, we're sharing a special excerpt from Test Gods, an audiobook from our friends at Macmillan Audio. Test Gods tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic’s campaign to build a space tourism company. It's an epic story about bravery and the fulfillment of our dreams. If you like what you hear, get your copy of Test Gods here or wherever books or audiobooks are sold. https://amzn.to/3f0rQJ9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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397 - The Devastating Collapse of the Arecibo Telescope
Dec 15, 202000:10:20Tap to summarizeThe Arecibo Telescope, featured in movies like "Contact" and "Goldeneye," collapsed in early December 2020 after 57 years of observing the universe. Here's what the telescope accomplished, and why its loss is a devastating blow to science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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