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Casual Science is a podcast that brings you cutting edge scientific research straight from the horse's mouth. Each episode will include an interview with a researcher where we discuss their work at the edge of human knowledge. We aim to be factually accurate but also conversational, fun, and easy to…

Casual Science


    • Oct 28, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 2 EPISODES


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    Talking About Brown Dwarf Binaries with Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2016 36:29


    In this episode, we talk to Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi about her work on Brown Dwarfs, a type of intermediate celestial body larger than the gas giants and but smaller than stars. She explains some of the history behind their discovery, her path from Peru to scientific research, and we take a few tangents to discuss planetary formation!

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    Episode 01 -- Heart Cell Physics with David Vidmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2016 39:29


    The inaugural episode of Casual Science! We speak with David Vidmar, a researcher at University of California: San Diego who works on the physics of "Cardiac Arrhythmia." Using a mathematical model of heart cells, David describes how spiral waves that wash over the heart can lead to the heart beating chaotically!

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