Written by On 4 September, an asteroid was spotted curving towards Earth. Astronomers quickly established that it would impact the planet in 10 hours’ time. The Philippines island of Luzon was in the line of fire, and there was nothing they could do about it but watch. Sure enough, at 16.39 UTC (17.39 in the UK), just […]
At the moment there are two G’s in AI. Dr Karl gets the 360 tour of both with Dr Jessica Bloom in New York City. DrKarl Source link
Edwin Hubble is world famous. What about Henrietta Swan Leavitt? She found a way to measure and classify the universe. In Dava’s book “The Glass Universe” she references the half million glass slides Henrietta and other women used to document both the northern and southern skies. Source link
Comedian/actress/podcaster Helen Hong (@funnyhelenhong) joins Matt and Andy to talk about peeing in pools and reservoirs, male stripper shows, Helen’s excellent quiz podcast Go Fact Yourself, pre-Darth Vader David Prowse PSAs, the dye in Doritos that can make mice transparent, a SpaceX rocket punching a hole in the ionosphere, mailing poo in a box and making pyrex […]
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Sep 15, 2024 Observe, Ask, Explain, Predict , Test. These are the steps scientists use to improve our knowledge. Dr. Suzie Sheehy is a particle physicist. She talks with Dr Karl about twelve significant experiments that changed the modern world. https://drkarl.com https://suziesheehy.com Source link
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Writer/producer Sam Pasternack (@sampasternack) returns to the podcast to talk with Matt, Andy and Jesse about awful bar trivia, Sam’s new book “Walker,” the history of pedestrianism, Land’s End to John o’ Groats, Andy’s Burning Man updates, the dilemma of trombone utility and using massive python meals to help develop new human heart medicines. Source […]
Data is omnipresent and society is very connected Thirty years ago futurists said tech “convergence” would deliver us seamless digital lives So are we there yet?. Dr Karl gets a fact check from “Converge” author Associate Professor Catherine Ball. drkarl.com Source link
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