#62 - There May Not be a Clear Solution to Climate Change!
Release Date: 09/17/2019
#86 - Dr. Dan Hooper - New Physics or Faulty Calculations? All About the Muon g-2 Experiment
The State of The Universe
Episode 86 features particle physicist and cosmologist Dr. Dan Hooper. We discuss the recent Muon g-2 experiment results and what they tell us about the potential for new physics!
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#85 - Dr. Stephon Alexander - Black Holes, Supersymmetry, and all that Jazz
The State of The Universe
Episode 85 features theoretical physicist Dr. Stephon Alexander who specializes in cosmology, particle physics and quantum gravity. We begin our conversation with an exploration of black holes, quantum mechanics, and string theory. After that, we discuss how physics suffers from a monoculture problem, how Stephon overcomes that by incorporating Jazz in his exploration of physics, and how others can overcome it too. We end the episode by discussing current DEI efforts and whether they are too performative.
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#84 - Nate Stewart - America's Back (in Space), Baby!
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Episode 84 features Nate Stewart. Nate is an Operations Planning Flight Controller at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The content of the episode does not represent the opinions of NASA or the United States government. It is solely the beliefs and opinions of Nate Stewart.
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#83 - Dr. Ethan Siegel - ʻOumuamua, Aliens, and The Scientific Commandments
The State of The Universe
Episode 83 features astrophysicist Dr. Ethan Siegel. We discuss the interstellar interloper ʻOumuamua, why Ethan pushes back on the ʻOumuamua-Alien hypothesis, the scientific commandments to abide by, and much more!
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#82 - Dr. Brian Keating - The Everlasting Lessons from Galileo's Life
The State of The Universe
Episode 82 features astrophysicist Dr. Brian Keating. We discuss the mistakes that we are all susceptible to making when conducting science, how Galileo taught us of our own imperfections, whether there is a "scientific method," and much more!
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#81 - Dr. Daniel Whiteson - The Standard Model and Its Many Quirks!
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Rate the show five stars wherever you are listening or dark matter will forever remain elusive!
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Why This Universe? - Please Stop Emailing Dan About MOND!
The State of The Universe
This episode is part of the science podcast takeover extravaganza! Today only, The State of The Universe feed will be taken over by Dan Hooper and Shalma Wegsman, the hosts of Why This Universe?
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#80 - Dr. Jeyhan Kartaltepe - Galaxies, Galaxies, and More Galaxies!
The State of The Universe
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen to end the pandy! (that means pandemic... for the people who don't understand hip-lingo)
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#79 - Dr. Dan Hooper - Did NASA Really Detect a Parallel Universe!?!?
The State of The Universe
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen in order to solve world hunger... don't be selfish.
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#78 - Brian McNoldy - Hurricanes and Climate Change, What's the Connection?
The State of The Universe
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen or corona season will never end... your choice.
info_outlineIn this episode Brendan discusses the dueling ideologies regarding a solution for climate change, why neither side seems to be working, the problems with building larger solar and wind farms, how other countries are failing to "go green", and how political division will help us (not hurt us) when solving this problem.
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