Episode 5 - Making Scientific Research Better
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Scientific research is a fundamentally human endeavor. Our innate curiosity drives us to explore and understand the world around us. But as Scott and Casey dig in on this grand topic they learn it can get complicated. Fast. We explore the impact of funding sources on the scientific processes and outcomes. We look at the human incentives for rewarding scientists and ask, are we rewarding the right things? As usual, we find some answers, but even more questions.
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Episode 4 - Let's Go to Alpha Centauri!
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We've sent humans to the moon. We've sent probes to every planet in our solar system. But we've never tried to go to another star before. Yuri Milner has launched the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative to do just that: send man-made probes to the Alpha Centauri system 4.3 light years away. Casey and Scott dive into this initiative, what it will take to make it happen technically, economically, and what it means for human space exploration.
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Episode 1 - It's a podcast!
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Show notes: 5:20 - 17:12 - Who built the pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex? And Graham Hancock is the writer whose name Casey was seeking. 21:30 - - first plan put in place in 1953; thirteenth plan put in place in 2016 (no apparent hundred-year plan) in the U.S. over time: Teddy Roosevelt was between April 19th, 1897 and May 10th, 1898. 12:30 - New Horizons team (pre-cursor to the full-fledged NASA mission) was formed in , so the mission has been in the works for fifteen-plus years. 13:34 - (and ) 27:30 - - by DJ Jazzy Jeff and...
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Episode 3 - What is healthy farming? Part 1
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What is the most environmentally sustainable diet? What is the healthiest diet? Mindthunder digs deep on farming and nutrition, and uncovers more questions that need answered.
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Episode 2 - Modern Vision
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In a world full of glasses, contacts, and LASIK, Mindthunder asks: was it always like this? What are the respective roles of genotype and phenotype in modern vision? Casey and Scott search for answers in genetics, environment, behavior, and diet with their trademark "seat of the pants" style.
info_outlineWhat is the most environmentally sustainable diet? What is the healthiest diet?
Mindthunder digs deep on farming and nutrition, and uncovers more questions that need answered.