Recycled Electrons

List of Episodes

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033: Habitability Index [MP3, Permalink]

Chris and Rob are both back in Oxford, while the Opportunity rover is moving again on Mars. We discuss everything from star formation to Kendal Mint Cake. We talk about the delivery of MIRI and the transfer of GALEX. Global subway systems appear to be converging, and replication studies in psychology are rife.

033: In the Atwood Sphere, Cowering [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Recorded in the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, after ZooCon1. Chris and Rob discuss planetaria, light from exoplanets, supermoons and Chris’ school days in Devon. There are (old) business cards up for grabs, and a sake cup. Will wonders never cease?

032: In the Atwood Sphere, Cowering [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Recorded in the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, after ZooCon1. Chris and Rob discuss planetaria, light from exoplanets, supermoons and Chris’ school days in Devon. There are (old) business cards up for grabs, and a sake cup. Will wonders never cease?

031: These Pancakes Were Enormous [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris and Rob are in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA for a meeting of the shady Citizen Science Alliance. We weclome our second ever special guest (Arfon Smith) and discuss science win the movies, Herschel images and other nonsense.

030: Marmalade Stocks are Running Low [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Space Cows and the remarkable Kangaroo Vagina! Chris is watching seaplanes land in Seattle, while Rob stays at home in rainy Oxford. ESA has selected its next large mission. We wonder if we’re going asteroid mining. More acronyms receive judgement and as does a contender for ‘Worst Ever Scientific Paper’.

029: Consider the Prickle from Laptop Repair [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris has been reading poems. Rob is concerned about dark skies.What does is take to be a Space-Faring Nation, and does it help if you put whisky in space? We talk about gravitational waves, open access journals and Chandra poetry.

028: When the Soup Freezes [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Having landed safely back in Oxford, Chris and Rob discuss the very early, soupy Universe and why SCUBA-2 and BOSS will help us see it better. We take on the role of ESA review panel and decide which mission to fund for the next ten years, discuss Switzerland’s idea to clean up its own space junk, and why Titanic in 3D is better - astronomically speaking. The Brick, the Carina Nebula and the Parkes telescope also feature.

027: Behind a Whiteboard: A NAM and Jodcast Special [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Recorded in Manchester, during the UK/Germany National Astronomy Meeting 2012 (NAM 2012) in the Jodcast studio. We discuss infrared dark clouds, star formation and how you get gas into galaxies. Acronyms abound, and Chris nearly breaks the set. Chris and Rob are joined by the first ever Recycled Electrons guest: Jen Gupta.

026: Keep Two Chevrons Apart [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Recorded in Manchester, during the UK/Germany National Astronomy Meeting 2012 (NAM 2012) in the Jodcast studio. We discuss infrared dark clouds, star formation and how you get gas into galaxies. Acronyms abound, and Chris nearly breaks the set. Chris and Rob are joined by the first ever Recycled Electrons guest: Jen Gupta.

025: Not Officially Endorsed [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris is in a Radio 4 mood and Rob likes Pi (or maybe Tau). Jupiter and Venus are getting close and elsewhere planets are forming round brown dwarfs and pulsars. We ask what a flame actually is, thanks to Alan Alda.

024: Dim Sun [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Rob and Chris temporarily go meta this week with the concept of citing tweets and ‘all hails’. We discuss whether the LSST is really Big Data - it will all fit on 22 hard drives after all. The Zooniverse has a new project with the SETI Institute. The case for open science is made in a closed journal. The UK saw a massive fireball meteor this weekend and we didn’t

023: Narrow the Phalanx [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Rob has seen the Northern Lights and Chris has a scroll. Not a bad start to the week. We cover an Array Of Acronyms (AOA) from CAP Schwamb and also talk about leap years, FTL Neutrinos and space invaders.

022: Poem in a Van [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Rob is off to Norway and Chris has a planet to bash: both reminisce about secondary school geography. We wonder if the Moon and Mars are dead worlds after all. We discuss sport - no really - and why your emotional attachment to Football is better for you than not. Also: dirty space news!

021: Big Space Rant [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

In this shorter than usual episode, Chris has a proper rant about the NASA budget and the funding of manned spaceflight funding versus the space science. We also talk about this week’s results from Planck.

020: Drink Tequila Last Week [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris has been away again (to some other country this time) and Rob has sex on the brain (and on his blog). Why is it freaking cold and what does this mean for the Higgs Boson?

019: Pigeon Eyepatch [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris returns from Davos with the future all planned out and pigeons (and zombies) in eyepatches on his mind. Aliens, Rob’s historical sandwich, Star Trek and bouncing exoplanets all feature.

018: Auroral Doughnut [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

We discuss the recent solar storm and associated aurora. Chris has tips for how to get drunk in Norway. We wonder just who Norman Pogson was and if spacecraft should be renamed quite so easily.

017: SETI, WETI and PETI [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Rob has been to the Royal Society to meet real life journalists, while Chris has been on the telly (again) for BBC Stargazing Live. Planet Hunters had a really big week and the Fermi paradox is back on our minds.

016: A Very Large Jansky [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris is in Texas for AAS, whilst Rob (and Milton) stay home in Oxford. Janskys, the Zooniverse and the Journal of Urology all feature in an episode that includes a performance of the shortest physics paper ever and a big fat cluster.

015: SONG and BEER [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

More bad acronyms from Chris, as well as a tale of woe that is Richard Hammond’s fault. Rob is worried about spying in space and has been watching the Quadrantids.

014: Fish That Had No Real Opinion [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

More bad acronyms from Chris, as well as a tale of woe that is Richard Hammond’s fault. Rob is worried about spying in space and has been watching the Quadrantids.

013: Olaf Stapleton and the Higgs Boson [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

More bad acronyms from Chris, as well as a tale of woe that is Richard Hammond’s fault. Rob is worried about spying in space and has been watching the Quadrantids.

012: Back to Prohibition [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

More bad acronyms from Chris, as well as a tale of woe that is Richard Hammond’s fault. Rob is worried about spying in space and has been watching the Quadrantids.

011: I Want Real Change [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Rob is talking (to) whales and Chris wants a ship in a bottle. We talk about the nature of ideas and also death. B2FH is back on Rob’s mind and Chris hates forced acronyms.

010: Your Second-Favourite Mechanism [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Rob tries to cheer Chris up from a day of meetings with talk of cuddly molecules and pocket-sized ancient mechanisms. Other topics include ideas on space travel from the 18th Century, trolleyology and the now infamous FTL neutrinos.

009: Encounter with a Dark Star [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Rob tries to cheer Chris up from a day of meetings with talk of cuddly molecules and pocket-sized ancient mechanisms. Other topics include ideas on space travel from the 18th Century, trolleyology and the now infamous FTL neutrinos.

008: First They Laugh at You, Then They Fund You [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

The first ever issue of Scientific American; should Chris not cook nice food?; new Voorwerpjes data; asteroid hits and Rob being asked unanswerable questions.

007: A Monstrous Calf Segway [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson talk about FTL neutrinos (yet again), The Royal Society’s online archive, asteroid Lutetia, Gamma ray bursts and Voorwerpies.

006: Photonic Associates [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson talk about space debris, ROSAT, glaciers on Mars, Skjarerjaard, David Cameron and the politics of climate science. 

005: Kummerspeck [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson talk about faster-than-light neutrinos (again), renaming the VLA, Virgin Galactic, planet formation, quadruple rainbows and how not to name your papers.

004: FTL Neutrinos [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Experiment #4 in a possible podcast series. We’d love to know what you think. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelectrons.tumblr.com. To try and win Chris’ kinky red RAS Diary, just ask us a question on the website at http://recycledelectrons.tumblr.com.

003: Vegetarian Breakfast on Tattooine [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

To try and win Chris’ kinky red RAS Diary, just ask us a question on the website at http://recycledelectrons.tumblr.com.

002: Diamond Planets and WiFi Refugees [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson talk about The 2011 Astrophotographer of the Year competition, exoplanets (made of diamond or not), faith healing, asteroids and other bits and bobs.

001: Experiment One: Publishing and Supernovae [MP3 Link] [Permalink]

Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson use their test podcast to talk about supernovae, some recent Galaxy Zoo work, the state of academic publishing and the cuddly Higgs Boson.