November 20th, 2010
Date: November 20, 2010 Title: Under a Dark Sky [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101120-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: David Ault Links: www.davidault.co.uk astrotour2010.blogspot.com Description: A young science communicator’s trip into the wilds of rural America to see his first truly dark sky. Bio: David is an actor, singer and science communicator who travelled across North America this summer on his Astrotour 2010. [...]
November 19th, 2010
Date: November 19, 2010 Title: Gifts from the Sky [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101119-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Sandy Antunes Organization: Project Calliope LLC – http://projectcalliope.com Description: Need a gift for an astronomer? Wonder what different meteorites fall to Earth? Combine the two in our little cafe! Bio: Sandy looks at the science and the people in today’s 9-5 pro astronomy world. [...]
November 18th, 2010
Date: November 18, 2010 Title: Are There Alternative Universes? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101118-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Stuart Clark Description: Are there alternate universes? If so, are they merely far away or in different dimensions altogether? 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. [...]
November 17th, 2010
Date: November 17, 2010 Title: What’s in a Science Meeting? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101117-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Emily Lakdawalla Description: Fun stuff from the 42nd annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. Today’s sponsor: This episode of “365 Days of Astronomy” is sponsored by David Rossetter on behalf of the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association: A [...]
November 16th, 2010
Date: November 16, 2010 Title: Aliens in the Eyepiece [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101116-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Organization: RapidEye Observatory – http://www.rapideye.us/astro/RapidEye-ClearSky.html Description: When people ask if I can see aliens with my telescope, I always say, “Yes, I can see an alien with my telescope almost any night of the year!” Bio: I’ve been captivated by astronomy ever since I was [...]
November 15th, 2010
Date: November 15, 2010 Title: The Mayan Calendar [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101115-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Zachary Kessin and Julia Smith Description: A look at the Mayan calendar and why the world is not scheduled to end in 2012. Bio: Julia Smith is an Assistant professor of Anthropology at Eastern Washington University. Zachary Kessin is an Amateur astronomer and computer programmer [...]
November 14th, 2010
Date: November 14, 2010 Title: Symmetries in the Universe [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101114-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Renee Hlozek and David Marsh Organization: University of Oxford http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/~Hlozek/ Description: Renée Hlozek interviews David Marsh about symmetries in the universe and how they affect our understanding of the fabric of space, time, of physical laws and the beginning of the universe. Starting from [...]
November 13th, 2010
Date: November 13, 2010 Title: Harry Potter and the Night Sky [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101113-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bev Levene Description: Some of the characters in the Harry Potter series have the same names of constellations and stars in the night sky. The show discuses possible reasons that the character named after the constellations and stars. This show is not [...]
November 12th, 2010
Date: November 12, 2010 Title: Mercury is for Art Lovers [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101112-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bob Hirshon Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) www.aaas.org Description: Where can you find Picasso, Stravinsky and Mark Twain all together—aside from the Smithsonian? On the surface of the planet Mercury. The International Astronomical Union decreed that all craters on [...]
November 11th, 2010
Date: November 11, 2010 Title: Too Much Light! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101111-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Carolyn Collins Petersen Organization: Loch Ness Productions – www.lochnessproductions.com Music from A Gentle Rain of Starlight, and Music from SpacePark360, by Geodesium – http://www.geodesium.com. Description: Carolyn Collins Petersen, TheSpacewriter, talks about how humans are lighting up the sky, wasting money and chasing away the stars. [...]
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that will publish one podcast per day, for all 365 days of 2009, 2010, 2011 -- and now 2012. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around
the world.
365 Days of Astronomy is a proud part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
