April 20th, 2010
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April 20th, 2010
April 20th: Megamasers
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Date: April 20, 2010 Title: Megamasers [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100420-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Richard Drumm Link: Richard’s blog is at http://theastronomybum.blogspot.com/ Description: Dr. Braatz talks about his work on the MCP, the Megamaser Cosmology Project, where water megamasers are beginning to be used to augment the current rungs of the cosmic distance scale ladder. He describes for us what exactly [...]
April 19th, 2010
April 19th: StarryTelling (TM) at Parkland Middle School
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Date: April 19, 2010 Title: StarryTelling (TM) at Parkland Middle School [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100419-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Students at Parkland Magnet MS for Aerospace Technology Links: Producer and Funding: Elizabeth F. Wallace, Giraffe ‘n’ Ant Productions LLC – www.starrytelling.com School: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/parklandms/ Teacher: Dorian Janney, NASA Solar System Ambassador – http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/profiles/Dorian_Janney.htm Sound Design: Dallas Taylor – www.defactosound.com Audio Technician: Cliff [...]
April 18th, 2010
April 18th: Uranus: Not Just the Butt of Jokes
Date: April 18, 2010 Title: Uranus: Not Just the Butt of Jokes [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100418-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Emily Temple-Wood Links: World book, Uranus, Universe Today, Uranus, NASA’s page on Uranus, Nine Planets: Description: Uranus provides fresh joke fodder for anglophone kids all over as they learn about the solar system, but it’s a little bit more complicated than [...]
April 17th, 2010
April 17th: Was Einstein Correct?
Date: April 17, 2010 Title: Was Einstein Correct? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100417-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Stuart Clark Description: Was Einstein right to explain gravity as a distortion in the fabric of space-time? Bio: Dr Stuart Clark is an award-winning astronomy author and journalist. His books include The Sun Kings, and the highly illustrated Deep Space, and Galaxy. His next book [...]
April 16th, 2010
April 16th: Building Your Career in Astronomy
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Date: April 16, 2010 Title: Building Your Career in Astronomy [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100416-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: The Astronomy Cast team of Fraser Cain and Pamela Gay Organization: AstronomyCast – www.astronomycast.com Description: Fraser and Pamela discuss different routes (including their own) toward a career in astronomy. Bio: Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today and Dr. Pamela Gay is [...]
April 15th, 2010
April 15th: Creativity and Astronomy
Date: April 15, 2010 Title: Creativity and Astronomy [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100415-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Tatiana Ouvarova Description: As the annual World Creativity and Innovation Week starts today, the natural creative spirit in my ‘Astro 101’ students is highlighted in this podcast. Bio: Tatiana is a teacher of astronomy and other natural science introductory courses for non-science majors, at Humber [...]
April 14th, 2010
April 14th: What is Astronomy?
Date: April 14, 2010 Title: What is Astronomy? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100414-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Carolyn Collins Petersen Organization: Loch Ness Productions http://www.lochnessproductions.com/index2.html Music by Geodesium (www.geodesium.com) Description: Carolyn Collins Petersen, TheSpacewriter, discusses the science of astronomy and a few of the other science disciplines that cross paths with astronomy: physics, chemistry, geology, and biology. Bio: Carolyn Collins Petersen is [...]
April 13th, 2010
April 13th: The Rescue of Apollo 13
Date: April 13, 2010 Title: The Rescue of Apollo 13, a conversation with NASA Engineer Jerry Woodfill [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100413-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Nancy Atkinson Links: Universe Today, Space Educator’s Handbook, The MER Was Not MOCR , Jerry Woodfill’s site, SpaceActs, 13 Things That Saved Apollo 13 Description: 40 years ago today, an oxygen tank on the Apollo 13 [...]
April 12th, 2010
April 12th: A Planetary Defense System
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Date: April 12, 2010 Title: A Planetary Defense System [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100412-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy – www.cheapastro.com Description: Incoming!! Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where you’re only as cheap as the telescope you’re looking through. Today’s sponsor: This episode of 365 Days of Astronomy is sponsored by Michael Maclauchlan, supporting the music [...]
