Recycled Electrons

May 22

Chris T. Mas Lectures

Chris and Rob talk about supervolanoes, exoplanets and comets. We’re annoyed with the Royal Institution and happy that Curiosity is moving and drilling again.

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Episode #78. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• And the future of the Earth and Sun system: http://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4031
• Archive of Nearby Galaxies: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - ANGRR http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/angrrr/
• Yellowstone Volcano: http://io9.com/what-will-really-happen-when-yellowstone-volcano-has-a-508274690
• Richat Structure: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130519.html
• Curiosity is working again: 
• http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2013/05200926-opportunity-and-curiosity.html
• Kepler’s greatest hits: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/kepler-telescopes-greatest-hits/?pid=5417
• Hubble spies ISON: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/14/image/a/format/web_print/
• Who invented clothes : http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/may/20/who-invented-clothes-palaeolithic-archaeologist

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2013 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

May 16

The Olf

Chris is mourning the loss of Kepler and Rob has been in Tenerife (for work!). There are startling predictions for the historic future of astronomy and maths makes curious leaps forward. All of this in very unusual units of measurement.

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Episode #77. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• Rob’s been in Tenerife: http://orbitingfrog.com
• Space Warps: http://www.spacewarps.org
• A prediction for the future of astronomy: 
• https://twitter.com/MTMurphy77/status/334262258077147136/photo/1
• Kepler is down! http://blog.planethunters.org/2013/05/15/thoughts-on-the-possible-death-of-kepler/
• http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/ask/issues/47/47s_kepler_prt.htm
• Maths discoveries that are exciting: 
• http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23535-proof-that-an-infinite-number-of-primes-are-paired.html?full=true&print=true
• http://www.nature.com/news/first-proof-that-infinitely-many-prime-numbers-come-in-pairs-1.12989
• Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

May 07

Wang It

Chris has made a terribly academic error and Rob has been in Chicago. Many things are thrown at the Moon, Herschel is no more and Hubble turned 23.

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Episode #76. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• Perils of translation and open source: http://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2013/05/02/how-to-translate-galaxy-zoo/
• Kepler-62 most Earth-like planet yet? http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/multimedia/images/kepler-62-diagram.html
• Horsehead with Hubble: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1307/
• xkcd’s ‘is it worth the time?’ http://xkcd.com/1205/

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

Apr 25

The Moon is Tope

Chris and Rob discuss reality shows on Mars, how to tickle rats, the state of MOND, and the lunar eclipse that is happening right now as Rob types… these… very… words (sorry).

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Episode #75. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• Tonight’s lunar eclipse? http://earthsky.org/tonight/lunar-eclipse-for-eastern-hemisphere-on-night-of-april-2526
• Tickling rats for science: “For the “tickling treatment”, rats were tickled once daily, in two sessions of two minutes each, for two weeks”: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/2013/04/22/to-calm-a-rat-with-tickling/
• You can sign up for our online course: http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/F990-1
• Vibrating pants (thanks Arfon!): http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2013/apr/19/durex-fundawear-vibrating-pants-foreplay-future
• Notes from Nature: http://www.notesfromnature.org/

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

Apr 16

Sarkastics

Chris and Rob discuss exoplanet naming, the complexity of life, lassoing an asteroid and dark matter (again). We implore you to tweet #nobacon and to help find a way to travel that doesn’t involve flying using Chris’ University of Oxford access card.

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Episode #74. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• Uwingu (Stuart Lowe: http://www.strudel.org.uk/blog/astro/index.shtml, IAU: http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/detail/iau1301/)
• Life before Earth: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.3381v1.pdf
• We’re happiest farther from home: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/12/twitter-happiness
• Rodeo an asteroid: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/apr/06/nasa-lasso-asteroid-rodeo-research
• Neurodome: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1100424922/neurodome-a-dome-format-film-that-explores-the-bra

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

Apr 05

Fantastic Space Barnacle

Chris and Rob discuss AMS, dark matter and condoms. Curiosity is taking a rest and cows may not be able to ‘feel’ magnetic fields.

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Episode #73. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• AMS: http://press.web.cern.ch/backgrounders/first-result-ams-experiment
• AMS: http://profmattstrassler.com/2013/04/03/ams-presents-some-first-results/
• A survey of astronomical development: http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.0657
• Do cows align along magnetic fields? : http://www.nature.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-magnetic-cows-1.9350
• Bill Gates and condoms: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/25/175258772/gates-foundation-says-its-time-for-a-snazzier-condom
• Origami condom: http://www.origamicondoms.com/

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

Mar 21

A Good Day for Baryons: A Planck Special

Chris and Rob talks about the Planck results that were announced today. There is controversy - or not - about whether Voyager has left the Solar System, and we have cool space facts for young children.

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Episode #72. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• Planck Background : http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/across-the-universe/2013/mar/21/planck-unveils-earliest-map-of-universe?CMP=twt_fd
• ESA press for Planck: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Planck/Planck_reveals_an_almost_perfect_Universe
• Planck Papers:
• http://www.sciops.esa.int/index.php?project=PLANCK&page=Planck_Published_Papers
• Has Voyager 1 left the Solar System? 
• Yes : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/grl.50383/abstract
• No : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-107
• Most obscene paper title in peer-reviewed journal : 
• http://io9.com/5987715/and-the-award-for-most-obscene-title-of-a-peer+reviewed-scientific-article-goes-to
• Use Wolfram alpha for technical measurements : http://younglandis.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/how-to-describe-obscure-technical-measurements/
• Cool space facts for young children: http://orbitingfrog.com/post/45418127352/cool-space-facts-for-young-children

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

Mar 13

Tastes Like Mud, Geert

Chris and Rob discuss Comet PanSTARRS, what Mars would taste like and the perils and joy of Daylight Savings Time. We answer some of your questions from Twitter too. Apologies for poor sound quality on this episode.

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Episode #71. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• DST: http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2013/03/why-i-like-dst
• Go and sponsor @garwboy for his crowdsourced Comic Relief guardian blog http://t.co/2a9Itc3Lc1
• Curiosity rover : http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20130312.html
• Space Station to host a new telescope : http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2013/03/11/space-station-host-new-cosmic-ray-telescope
• The oldest star is still too old : http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/08/full/
• Video: water appears frozen in sine wave http://t.co/POxjLTPVFM
• iGeology App from the BGS

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

Mar 01

28kg of Toilet Paper

Chris and Rob talk about Mars, 3D printing, Mars, urine, and Mars! There’s lots of Mars that’s for sure! This is a blue episode of the podcast, for reasons that will be explained.

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Episode #70. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• Coding is a skill like any other. Think of it like playig an intrument, for example: http://www.code.org
• A 3D printed car: http://laughingsquid.com/urbee-2-a-1200-pound-3d-printed-car/
• uCheck, an iPhone urine sampler: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/02/26/uchek-raises-the-stakes-in-smartphone-health-care-with-camera-ba/
• Mars to be hit by a comet in 2014? http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/28/mars_impact_the_red_planet_may_get_hit_by_a_comet_in_october_2014.html
• Couples on Mars: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21603490
• MSL : http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2013/curiosity-update-sol-193.html

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

Feb 25

Balls of Spidery Fingers

Chris and Rob talk about Google Glass and the possible iWatch, 6- (or 19-) degrees of separation, and the various kinds of space rock. More importantly though: Bees can see electromagnetic fields!

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Episode #69. 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://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.

Links:

• Asteroid and the Meteorite: http://orbitingfrog.com/post/43156325860/at-about-09-20-this-morning-a-meteor-exploded-over
• 19 clicks of speration: http://laughingsquid.com/any-2-web-pages-are-no-more-than-19-clicks-apart-according-to-hungarian-physicist/
• Redshirt statistics : http://www.significancemagazine.org/details/webexclusive/4381371/Keep-your-redshirt-on-a-bayesian-exploration-of-character-deaths-in-Star-Trek.html
• NanoLight (12W > 100W): http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/619878070/nanolight-the-worlds-most-energy-efficient-lightbu
• I-Love-Q : http://arxiv.org/abs/1302.4499
• From @bitfield (John Arundel) - Bees can see magnetic fields: http://boingboing.net/2013/02/20/google-glass-demo-video.html
• Google Glass is coming http://boingboing.net/2013/02/20/google-glass-demo-video.html

Credits:

Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).