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What the bloomin' hell is a Gravastar? Are fast radio bursts like solar flares on steroids? Plus an interesting question on multiverses that can't be summed up in a short sentence. Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey dive into The Supermassive Mailbox and take on your questions. Keep sending in your wonderful ponderings. Email them to podcast@ras.ac.uk or via Instagram @SupermassivepodThe Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If black holes are so dense, how can gamma rays jet shoot out from it? At what point in space does our sun become invisible to the naked eye? And a question about CubeSats, black holes and detecting alien civilisations... It time for Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey to take on your questions!Got a question to add to The Supermassive Mailbox? Email it to podcast@ras.ac.uk or message us on Instagram, @SupermassivePod. There's no such thing as a silly question. In fact, the sillier, the better! The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This time Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke discover why it's touch and go when it comes to returning asteroid samples to Earth and hear how we've been exchanging spit with Mars since the dawn of the Solar System. The team is joined by Dr Sara Russell, a meteorite researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, and Dr Albert Haldemann, Mars Chief Engineer for the European Space Agency. As ever, Dr Robert Massey is with us to answer your questions and look ahead to the next month in the night sky. Keep you questions coming…you can email podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on instagram, @SupermassivePod. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosts Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst are starting 2025 with a biggie. The scientific search for extraterrestrial life: Where are scientists looking? How do they search for potential signals? And what the heck is the plan if they find one?! The Supermassive team hears from Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute about the search for life beyond Earth, and Dr John Elliot from the University of St Andrews explains what would happen if we were to detect them. Thanks for all of your brilliant questions - keep them coming! You can email podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on instagram, @SupermassivePod. And, as promised, here's more information on National Astronomy Week 2025, running from 1st-9th February: https://astronomyweek.org.uk The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Our final episode of 2024 is a SUPERMASSIVE Q&A. Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey make their way through your questions. What's the farthest star we can see with the naked eye? Why do black holes expand and shrink? And what would happen if we accelerated an uncompressed medium sized potato to 99% the speed of light? And remember, do not confuse the ISS with Santa's Sleigh in the run up to Christmas. To avoid any confusion, find out when the ISS is flying over your home using https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/home.cfm If you have any questions for a future episode, email podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on instagram @SupermassivePod. And thank you to anyone who has listened or reviewed the podcast this year, we really appreciate it. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Auroras, and comets, and launches... Oh my! Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, and Dr Robert Massey run through a MEGA month for the astronomy community. Plus, there's just enough time to squeeze in a few listener questions. Here's our recommendations on news or journals sites to keep up with all things space and science: space.com Universe Today Astronomy Now Sky at Night Sky and Telescope NASA ESA ESO The RAS Website and Journals Dr Becky's YouTube channel Astrobites.org TheConversation.com The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler This episode is an undisputed TPD classic. One of the very best, featuring Dr. Becky Smethurst, who will blow your mind with incredible facts about the universe. There is also a very funny reference to hairy black holes. Brace yourselves. Íse has a podcast called Safety Sistas! To have a listen, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/safety-sistas/id1690757054 To get in touch with us, email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xR On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledo To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this month's bonus episode Izzie, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey tackle questions on pulsars, woo woo sounds from black holes, imperfect spheres and alien aurorae. Send your questions to: podcast@ras.ac.uk, and we're also on instagram @SupermassivePod. The Supermassive podcast is produced by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham and is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society.
The UK witnessed the most amazing Northern Lights in years.... And Izzie missed it. In this bonus episode, Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey and Izzie Clarke talk about those Northern Lights and answer your questions. What is Jupiter's giant blue dot? If the sun is losing mass (by giving out energy) will that affect the gravity and orbit of the solar system? And how do you date a rock?
The Supermassive Podcast is back for 2024 and putting the "happy" in Happy New Year! What could be a cheerier start to the year than an episode about the End of the World… Astronomically speaking!? From supernova explosions, to super volcanoes, Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey are running through the checklist of big bad things that put our planet at risk. Special thanks goes to Professor Chris Impey from the University of Arizona and author of How It Ends, and Dr Mike Cassidy from the University of Birmingham. Things we promised we'd put in the show notes: NASA worksheet - https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/10Page5.pdf Recent Betelgeuse paper - Saio et al. (2023; Betelgeuse in carbon fusion stage) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.00287.pdf Don't forget to leave us a review, send in your questions ,or share your astrophotography using podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for The Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst are rounding off 2023 with a biggie. Arguably the biggest of them all. This episode is ALL about the Multiverse. What is it? What does it mean? Does it even exist? A big thank you to Andrew Pontzen from UCL and author of "Universe in a Box" for explaining the basics, Katie Mack from The Perimeter Institute for going from physicist to film reviewer, and to listener Wendy Entwistle who suggested the Supermassive team cover this topic. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
From barbie dolls, to birds baths, what will happen to all the stuff we have made between now and the end of time? Could a large black hole spaghettify a small black hole? Could more satellites block JWST's view? And what came first, the Big Bang or Inflation? It's time for another deep dive into The Supermassive Mailbox with Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
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They've done it. It has taken them all year but Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst have reached the final planet in our solar system; Neptune. Dr Leigh Fletcher from the University of Leicester is back to cover the basics of the planet and Carolyn Kennett, Chair of the Society for the History of Astronomy, tells Izzie about its controversial discovery. Plus, Dr Robert Massey is on hand for some winter stargazing. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham for the Royal Astronomical Society.
Bizarre free-floating planets in space, the retrieval mission from a 4.6 billion year old asteroid, and the first images from our dark universe. Join Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, and Dr Robert Massey as they take you through the latest space news. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Follow or subscribe for free so you never miss an episode.
What is the furthest distance away we've ever observed? Why hasn't Venus lost its atmosphere from solar winds? Is Mercury a Ploonet? And how stable is the moon's orbit? It's another bonus episode with Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey. See Micheal Brill's brilliant photos from Antarctica here. Read listener Andrew Street's article of Cassini's final moments: Tracing Cassini's fiery death was like seeing a heart monitor flatline Send in your questions to The Supermassive Mailbox by emailing podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstroSoc or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod.
Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysics researcher who is trying to understand the connection between galaxies and their central supermassive black holes in the local Universe. In particular Dr Becky focus's on the non-merger driven growth of supermassive black holes and the resultant feedback effects on their host galaxies! In this episode, Ben and Dr Becky discuss the misconceptions about black holes, spaghettification and will humanity ever traverse a black hole?! OUTLINE: Here's approximate timestamps for the episode. 00:00 Intro to Dr Becky Smethurst 01:12 Post Conference vibes 02:08 Dr Becky's passion for space 05:01 Ability to communicate the science 06:40 Science communication 09:07 A brief history of black holes (out now on paperback https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-Black-Holes-everything/dp/1529086744/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) 11:37 Spaghettification 15:15 Being “Beyond the event horizon” 18:01 The ultimate mystery! 19:02 The James Webb Space Telescope - recent revelations 22:55 Does/could AI effect Dr Becky's research? 26:22 Could humanity survive a black hole? 28:30 Dr Becky's hobbies 29:24 Wrap Up and Socials Follow Dr Becky Smethurst X: @drbecky_ Instagram: www.instagram.com/drbecky_s Website: https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! (NEW - YOUTUBE): www.youtube.com/@astrobenpodcast Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/
Two plucky spacecraft, one Russian and one Indian, are currently blasting towards the Moon's South Pole. Both Russia's Luna-25 and India's Chandrayaan-3 are due to touch down next week. They're heading to that particular region of the Moon in order to hunt for water, the presence of which could have huge implications for our further exploration of the Solar System. Victoria Gill talks to Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford, to find out more. Victoria then heads to the Lake District to witness the release of water voles into the ecosystem. Next up, Professor Lewis Griffin, a computer scientist from University College London, tells us how bad we are at distinguishing between real and deepfake voices. He then reveals what implications this might have for scams. Finally, Dr Helen Pilcher tells us all about the intriguing ways that animals can bend time. You can find out more in her book, How Nature Keeps Time. Presenter: Victoria Gill Producer: Hannah Robins Content producer: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell Research: Patrick Hughes Editor: Richard Collings
Becky Smethurst discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Dr Becky Smethurst is a Royal Astronomical Society Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. She is the star of astronomy-themed You Tube channel Dr Becky. Her current research is trying to answer the question, “How do galaxies and black holes evolve together?” Her latest book is A Brief History of Black Holes. Black holes are neither “black” nor “holes” https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/dr-becky-smethurst/a-brief-history-of-black-holes/9781529086706 Annie Jump Cannon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon The same algorithm that identifies stars also identifies individual whale sharks https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/star-mapping-algorithms-track-endangered-animals The dark sky sights of the UK https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/best-dark-sky-sites-uk You can measure the speed of light with a microwave https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/physics-and-astronomy/physics/measure-the-speed-light-your-microwave The "black hole of Calcutta" prison is where black holes get their name from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hole_of_Calcutta This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
You often hear people talk about how getting out into nature gives them a change of perspective. But what happens when your profession is nature on the biggest possible scale? Dr Becky Smethhurst is an astrophysicist, author and YouTuber who studies supermassive blackholes and galaxy formation, but says that rather than making her feel small, it does exactly the opposite… Join Becky now for an evening stroll around a nature reserve near the South Downs, as she gives a few pointers on spotting planets, explains what the movies get wrong and dodges a swan… A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. Production by Clarissa Maycock. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.
Could we detect exoplanets outside of the Milky Way? Could the Euclid Telescope disprove what we know about dark energy and matter? Are we just pointing telescopes aimlessly at patches of space? And is it possible for two black holes to merge and separate into two branches? Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey tackle your burning questions. Still, have an unanswered question? Send it to podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstroSoc, or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod. The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society is a Boffin Media Production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard solo hosts! Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. Once a year, astronomers descend upon an unsuspecting UK city in the greatest gathering of astronomically curious minds: the National Astronomy Meeting, otherwise known as NAM (no, not that ‘Nam, though it is quite the battle of the minds). Jen was lucky enough to attend this year and this episode is the first in a series of talks recorded at NAM 2023. We're delighted to bring you the expertise of none other than Dr. Becky Smethurst of Oxford University (you may know her as Dr Becky on Youtube). In this talk, Dr. Becky teaches us how to grow a supermassive black hole – and it's not as easy as you think! Always picture a black hole as a gigantic hoover, sucking up everything that dares to stray too close? Think again… www.awesomeastronomy.com Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Once a year, astronomers descend upon an unsuspecting UK city in the greatest gathering of astronomically curious minds: the National Astronomy Meeting, otherwise known as NAM (no, not that ‘Nam, though it is quite the battle of the minds). Jen was lucky enough to attend this year and this episode is the first in a series of talks recorded at NAM 2023. We're delighted to bring you the expertise of none other than Dr Becky Smethurst of Oxford University (you may know her as Dr Becky on Youtube). In this talk, Dr Becky teaches us how to grow a supermassive black hole – and it's not as easy as you think! Always picture a black hole as a gigantic hoover, sucking up everything that dares to stray too close? Think again…
What's a white hole and could one appear above the Earth tomorrow? Do different cultures sort stars into similar patterns? Why is Venus so hot and how do the Supermassive team cope when someone calls them an astrologer? Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey take on your questions from the Supermassive mailbox. Send your questions to podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstroSoc, or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod. The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society is a Boffin Media Production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
About a year ago, we asked astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst why the James Webb Space Telescope is such a big deal. Her answers were pretty exciting, to say the least. So, in the months that have passed since then, what has it found out? What mysteries of the universe has it begun to unravel, and has it lived up to expectations? We got back in touch with Becky for an update. This is the last episode in this series of the Big Questions Podcast! We hope you've enjoyed learning about everything from Martian craters to the human microbiome. Be sure to look out for our next series, beginning in October 2023, and until then, you can find a catalogue of our episodes on the Oxford Sparks website. Have a big question that you'd like answered next series? Let us know on social media!
Can JWST see galaxies at different life stages? What is a "former" constellation? And why do we see Jupiter in monochrome? This month, Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey take on your questions from The Supermassive Mailbox. Want to support The Supermassive Podcast? Why not buy our book The Year In Space - https://geni.us/jNcrw The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society is a Boffin Media Production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
What's the most efficient way of space travel? How does longitude change your night sky view? Why does M87* look different? This month, Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey take on your questions in The Supermassive Mailbox. Want to support The Supermassive Podcast? Why not buy our book The Year In Space - https://geni.us/jNcrw The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society is a Boffin Media Production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Are gravitational waves destructive? Will the universe ever expand faster than the speed of light? Should we only send robots to space? This month, Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey take on the BIG questions in The Supermassive Mailbox. Want to support The Supermassive Podcast? Why not buy our book The Year In Space - https://geni.us/jNcrw The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society is a Boffin Media Production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
In terms of what might be called “pure science”, there's one topic that tends to get people excited, and that's black holes. A few weeks ago, in February 2023, a pair of papers came out that linked theories about black holes to dark energy – something we really don't understand. If correct, this could mean that black holes, by their very nature, could explain the accelerating expansion of the Universe. Black holes, of course, are often mis-understood. To find out a little more about them, Chris spoke to Dr Becky Smethurst, from University of Oxford. We also get into a few of the details about what the research suggests might be is going on, with lead author Dr Duncan Farrah from the University of Hawaii. Finally, it's back to Becky, who is sceptical about these new results.
Can a black hole eat a black hole, whole? Is there a Universal now? Which household appliances wouldn't work on the International Space Station? Izzie Clarke puts your questions to Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey and Richard Hollingham. Here are the websites to help find Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) https://theskylive.com/ https://in-the-sky.org/ If you have a burning question for the team email it to podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstrocSoc or finds us on Instagram @SupermassivePod This is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Find out what happened when Izzie Clarke and Dr Robert Massey used a 12 tonne telescope at an observatory in Herstmonceux, Sussex. Plus, Dr Becky Smethurst explains the benefit of using space telescopes and takes on your questions. With special to Dr Sandra Voss at The Observatory Science Centre in Hertsmonceux: https://www.the-observatory.org/ Get The Year In Space for a month-by-month guide to the night sky: https://geni.us/jNcrw If you have a question for the team, email podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist, author and youtuber with a huge channel called Dr. Becky. She has won all sorts of prizes in physics and astronomy, but her best ability is being able to break down that complex stuff into enjoyable, accessible and easy to understand bites for lay people like us. She talks today about what would happen if you fell into a black hole, what the science of Interstellar gets wrong, the movie, and what will happen at the end of the universe. Rebecca Smethurst links: https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B1DTJSH9/ https://twitter.com/drbecky_ https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist, author, YouTuber and a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Black holes are the weirdest, densest, most mysterious objects in the universe. However they're not black, and they're not holes. In fact pretty much everything you think you know about them is probably wrong. Expect to learn why galaxies don't actually orbit black holes, why the biggest black hole in the universe needed an entirely different name, whether black holes can form without neutron stars, what happens when two black holes collide, why nothing can go faster than the speed of light and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Our Sponsor LetsGetChecked - get 25% discount on your at-home testosterone test at https://trylgc.com/wisdom (use code: WISDOM25) Extra Stuff: Buy Dr Becky's book - https://amzn.to/3SLqnZJ Follow Dr Becky on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
It's been an exciting time for space exploration, so Izzie and Dr Becky celebrate the year in space.... co-incidentally the title of The Supermassive Podcast's book which is out in October. How do plants grow in the ISS? Has JWST changed ideas about cosmology? And when will we get a home gravitational wave detector? The honourable Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey, and (his excellency) space and science journalist Richard Hollingham take on your questions. Pre-order our upcoming book The Year In Space for a run down of the most exciting space news and a look to the year ahead: https://geni.us/jNcrw Listen to Space Boffins: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/astronomy-podcasts/space-boffins/apollo-remastered Listen to Gardeners of the Galaxy: https://gardenersofthegalaxy.podbean.com/ Bookclub: The Year in Space - The Supermassive Podcast (that's us!) Apollo Remastered - Andy Saunders Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning - Richard Hinckley Allen A Responsibility to Awe - Rebecca Elson A Brief History of Black Holes - Dr Becky Smethurst
In this episode, Joe and Tom meet Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist who specialises in black holes and blowing peoples minds with amazing facts about the universe. What is a supermassive black hole? How vast is the universe? And can we see into the past? Listen to find out... To buy Dr Becky's book ‘A Brief History of Black Holes' click here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-Black-Holes-everything/dp/1529086701 To subscribe to her YouTube channel, click here: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky To subscribe to our YouTube channel, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXirpWYSrufXH55GPfVjCQ To get official show socks, click here: https://www.stand4socks.com/products/joe-marler-show-sock To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3qP2B2i On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/joemarlershow To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/joemarlershow And if you want to buy a bobble hat (or other merch) go to joemarler.co.uk/shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listener David wrote this cosmic conumdrum into the Naked Scientists "How are black holes formed? And why are they often at the center of galaxies?" Otis Kingsman spoke to astrophysicist and author of the book "A Brief History of Black Holes", Dr Becky Smethurst... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
A supermassive black hole is estimated to be a million or a billion times bigger than the Sun, but no one truly yet understands the origins of these massive phenomena. In this episode of Mind the Gap, Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist and research fellow at Christ Church College, Oxford University, describes how AI is helping to answer fundamental questions about the formation and evolution of black holes and their connection to the development of galaxies.
In a brave move, the Space Boffins attempt a podcast about pictures without any pictures! Joining them are science writer Andy Saunders, who's spent years remastering images from the Apollo missions to reveal details never seen before, Oxford astrophysicist and podcast host Becky Smethurst about the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and space artist Jackie Burns. It's an (audio) visual feast! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
In a brave move, the Space Boffins attempt a podcast about pictures without any pictures! Joining them are science writer Andy Saunders, who's spent years remastering images from the Apollo missions to reveal details never seen before, Oxford astrophysicist and podcast host Becky Smethurst about the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and space artist Jackie Burns. It's an (audio) visual feast! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
The scale of space is difficult to grasp: a trip to Mars would take 7 months, and for Jupiter you are talking years. But a scaled-down sculpture trail of our solar system offers a planetary tour on a more manageable scale. Plus we discuss living on Mars, exploding stars, and what the beautiful images flowing from the James Webb Space Telescope are showing to us... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Are we alone in the Universe? What exactly lies at the centre of our galaxy? Just like our podcast, the James Webb Space Telescope aims to answer some *very big questions*. Launched on Christmas Day 2021 and hurtling towards an orbit 1.5 million miles from the Earth, the JWST (as it's known to those in the business!) is a follow-up to the Hubble Space Telescope - and it's three times bigger. Decades in the making, the JWST will begin collecting and transmitting scientific data in July 2022, making this a really exciting time for astrophysicists such as Dr Becky Smethurst. We catch up with her to find out more.
I dette afsnit snakker Hasse og Lasse om en ny asteroide som blev set inden den ramte Jorden, James Webb som har taget sit første billede af stjerne efter spejlene er opligneret, Astra som endelig har haft en succesfuld opsendelse og lille Ingenuity der bare flyver videre i 2022! Husk du altid kan skrive ind til os på modstjernerne@gmail.com JWST billede: https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-alignment-photo Dr Becky Smethurst: https://youtube.com/c/DrBecky Rumvejret: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing We all know what a black hole is don't we? They suck everything in and there's no light or time in the middle. At least that's how they work in films. Our guest this morning is a woman who has dedicated her life to trying to find out exactly what they are, and tell people about it! Dr Rebecca Smethurst is a British astrophysicist, author, and YouTuber who is currently working as a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. She's the author of Space: 10 Things You Should Know and Space at the Speed of Light: The History of 14 Billion Years for People Short on Time. But she's known better to many as Dr Becky, on her staggeringly popular youtube channel where she does everything from meme dissection to deep analysis of new astrophysical research.
This week, it is time to put your questions to a panel of excellent experts in one of our Q&A shows! We are going to be investigating what supermassive black holes do, strategies for coping with anxiousness and just how dog became man's best friend. Plus, we have a science quiz based on new beginnings and another mystery sound up our sleeve - see if you can guess what it is... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
This week, it is time to put your questions to a panel of excellent experts in one of our Q&A shows! We are going to be investigating what supermassive black holes do, strategies for coping with anxiousness and just how dog became man's best friend. Plus, we have a science quiz based on new beginnings and another mystery sound up our sleeve - see if you can guess what it is... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Dr. Becky Smethurst (Rebecca to her mother) is an Oxford astrophysicist who educates viewers on her excellent YouTube channel, appropriately titled Dr. Becky. She joined me to talk about the James Webb Space Telescope, how the launch was so perfect that we could get generations of discoveries out of it, and what it means to science as we know it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Supermassive team is finally doing something about all the questions that have been sent in. It's Q&A time! From "fluffy" planets, to cake on the moon, join Izzie Clarke as she puts your questions to Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey and science and space journalist Richard Hollingham.
This week Sean and Kelly are joined by Dr. Becky Smethurst from Oxford to talk about code and science. Dr. Becky is an astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Each week, she publishes a video on her YouTube channel explaining a bit about space, Special Guest: Becky Smethurst.
November on the northern hemisphere is often dreary, cold and dark. But when the skies are clear can watch the stars quite early. Books allow us to travel not just to nice places on earth but to the dawn of time and the end of the universe. Our Bookdragon SandyJ found on her travels several interesting books. For the beginning of the universe she recommends Emma Chapman‘s „First Light – Switching on the Stars at the Dawn of Time“. While Katie Mack takes us to „The End of Everything – Astrophysically Speaking“. Two accomplished female scientists who write with a sense of humour. Even November has its perks. Join our bookish travels. Bookdragon, Producer: SandyJ Music: Erwin Schmidt Book Recommendations Katie Mack „The end of everything – Astrophysically speaking“ (2020) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52767659-the-end-of-everything Emma Chapman „First Light – Switching on the Stars at the Dawn of time“ (2020) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50884561-first-light Book Release by a Black Author Natasha Bowen „Skin oft he Sea“ (November 9th 2021) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48691825-skin-of-the-sea Other Stuff Mentioned Alain de Botton „The Art of Travel“ (2002) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23422.The_Art_of_TravelJames Hoffmann „Brad Pitt Ad“ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvlh8Bh-QQA Koramora Nintendo Direct Live React https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYzNVHb7lQ Our Opinions are Correct Podcast https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/ Our Opinions are Correct: Episode 75 https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/2021/1/14/episode-75-has-jk-rowling-destroyed-harry-potter-fandom Dr. Becky Smethurst, „A day in the Life of an Astrophysicist“ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW_qIqLhPkI Margot Lee Shetterly „Hidden Figures“ (2016) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25953369-hidden-figures
In this episode we discuss Astronomy. We hit topics like the "horizon" (which one? To find out, you'll have to watch). the vastness of space, and how we are all tiny specs on a tiny spec in an obscure corner of one arm of a random galaxy among countless galaxies. "We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds are destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock" -Carl Sagan. Dr. Becky Smethurst: https://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky https://bit.ly/SpaceDrBeckySmethurst https://www.instagram.com/megansmethurst_gdesign/
“What kind of crossover things can you do to take (science) to them?” — Dr. Becky Smethurst Making science more accessible to everyone. That's the mission of this week's guest on The Videocraft Show Presented By Video Husky. Dr. Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist and junior research fellow at the University of Oxford in England. Her studies focus primarily on galaxies, supermassive black holes, and their interactions with each other. She's also found a second life educating viewers about science on YouTube. Dr. Becky makes videos with the aim of tackling our biggest questions about space, astronomy, and more in a way that's fun and easy to understand. Dr. Becky authored and published her first book Space: 10 Things You Should Know with Penguin Random House in 2020. She's also won numerous awards, including most recently the Mary Somerville Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics as well as the Caroline Herschel Prize for Lectureship in 2020. In this episode, Dr. Becky speaks with host Jon Santiago about: The importance of curiosity in her career as a scientist (and where it comes from) The years of practice it took for her to become comfortable with presenting ideas How creating videos as a YouTuber fits into her career as a scientist Her approach to reaching and engaging new audiences How she thinks about internet fame and responsibility as a creator with a platform And much more... If you're a content creator, we know how time-consuming and tedious it is to edit your own videos. That's why Video Husky provides unlimited editing at a flat monthly rate. Just send us your footage plus instructions of what you want and you'll get the first draft of your video in 1-2 business days. Guaranteed. Intrigued? Visit https://www.videohusky.com/pricing/. Relevant Links Dr. Becky on YouTube Dr. Becky on Instagram Dr. Becky's book - "Space: The 10 Things You Should Know" Sixty Symbols YouTube channel DeepSkyVideos YouTube channel Chapters (00:00) Intro (03:14) Start of conversation with Dr. Becky (04:03) Her relatability and how she makes being a scientist very normal (05:50) Logic and creativity in science and content creation (08:26) Being comfortable with uncertainty as a scientist (09:40) Her first memory of being fascinated with space (12:16) Where she got her curiosity growing up (14:34) How she started her career as an astrophysicist (17:44) Growing up in an all-girls school (19:14) How she is challenging scientist stereotypes (21:01) Her background in talking in front of an audience (28:00) How she started making content on YouTube (34:19) Her "Day in the life of an astrophysicist" video / Thinking of video ideas to expand her audience (37:46) Balancing her career and her YouTube channel (39:55) Her creative approach when making YouTube videos (44:20) Dealing with inappropriate comments on her YouTube videos (47:16) Conspiracy theories and false information on YouTube (50:18) What it's like to have microfame (53:21) Influencing vs. Inspiring (57:51) Advice Dr. Becky would give her younger self Having trouble organizing ideas for your videos? Download a copy of our free script template by joining our email list: http://bit.ly/vc-script-template Production Credits Producer: Nikki Vicente Editor: Ingrid Sarayba Graphics: Paolo Lopez
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Redeem and enter PYTHONBYTES Special guest: Dr. Becky Smethurst Brian #1: Powering the Python Package Index in 2021 Dustin Ingram A lot has changed in 5 years since the previous write-up From 3 people to 3 maintainers/admins 5 moderators 3 commiters Companies donate about $1.8M per month in services Fastly, mostly Google Cloud ~ $10K AWS ~ $7K Also Statuspage, Sentry, Datadog, Digicert, Pingdom Awesome grants to fund projects rewrite of PyPI Localization, internationalization, API tokens and 2FA Malware Detection and Update Framework Foundational Tool Improvements & Productionized Malware Detection Support Staff (a project manager) Growth, now up to (per day) 1.7 B requests pypi 55.4 TB pypi Next steps FUNDABLES.md, which is a non-exhaustive wishlist of large projects we’d like to see happen become a member, donate, or volunteer Michael #2: The Leuven Star Atlas via Shahrin Ahmad Making a publication-quality stellar atlas from scratch Plotting one page of the atlas: There is one single python script that takes care of the plotting of a single page of the atlas (plot_map.py). At the moment it is 1545 lines long The goal was to produce a publication quality, both practical and visually pleasing star atlas aimed at amateur astronomers. Took about 1.5 months to build/develop Libraries used: numpy for all kinds of data handling and numerical operations pylab / matplotlib for all the main plotting operations basemap for the mapping (takes care of the projection and the related transformations) scipy for some specific interpolations and contours connected to the Milky Way astropy and pyephem for celestial coordinate transformations Source data: All databases that I am using are either publicly available from the internet (under various licenses), or they are compiled by me from publicly available data (links in the article) One of the main new features of my atlas (compared to other atlases on the market) is the inclusion of the (as) precise (as possible) contours of the Milky Way on its pages. Interesting library: adjustText - automatic label placement for matplotlib The whole process takes around 4 hours on my laptop (using 4 cores in parallel). Whole thing reminds me of the quote: “Data cleanin√g isn’t grunt work, it is THE work.” Becky #3: TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator I remember being so attached to my graphica calculator at school and I swear I haven’t used it since I was 18 - they were banned from my university exams Remember very pixelated screen, almost like an original GameBoy, and plotting was the worst - but what if could have colour plots in Python Teaching kids to code early is so important, but learning to code with no purpose is also incredibly difficult. Learn alongside everything else makes it second nature and when something is second nature it becomes a tool you can use to solve a whole host of problems Brian #4: Python Package CI/CD with GitHub Actions Johanan Idicula Nice write up of working with GH Actions Triggers from push or pull request Matrix runs Running jobs across different build environenments ubuntu macos windows Diff python versions Caching some tools to not have to load them for each combination example caches Poetry Running tests, of course Checking artifacts Auto-merge some branches Release automation to pypi on ‘v*’ tag pushes Michael #5: SpaceX is using Python for prototyping their Starlink satellite software via Garett Dunn From four-part series on the software that powers SpaceX The software breaks down roughly into two parts: 1) software that flies and 2) software that supports the flying components. For Starlink, one of the main challenges is that our “towers” are orbiting Earth, forcing your path to the internet to change very frequently. The Earth-side network then provides continuous updates on traffic conditions and constellation changes, while each satellite updates the ground on its planned trajectory. Starlink software, both in satellites and on the ground, is written almost exclusively in C++ But the prototyping is done in … Python. The software is developed in a continuous integration environment, with teams merging into the master development branch often and deploying to the fleet of satellites in space each week. Live view findstarlink.com and starlink.sx and starlinkradar.com/livemap.html The Python version allows for rapid iteration during the design phase. Once we are happy with the results of an algorithm, we port it to C++ so it runs efficiently in production. Becky #6:: A beginner’s guide to working with astronomical data it’s a scientific paper but huge sections on using Python to analyse images, remove noise, all the steps needed not just for me as professional but one I hope amateurs will find useful too Huge shoutout to astropy, Michael mentioned it before, revolutionised the field but also those keen amateur astrophotographers who perhaps use a Raspberry Pi to drive their telescope or to analyse their images Extras Michael Python for Astronomy with Dr. Becky episode on Talk Python KFocus laptops a company looking to build software + hardware stack kind of like Apple with macOS. Very focused on AI workloads and high-end GPUs (e.g. 3080) Becky Books! Joke Uber Flaws Distracted Space-Vegas
Dr. Becky Smethurst is one of the coolest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting through this podcast! Dr. Becky is an astrophysicist in Britain with a Youtube channel dedicated to bringing all of the coolest, nerdiest, science things to people like you and me and putting it all into relatable language. In this episode, we dive in with Dr. Becky to learn about her day job, which is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in and how she connects with people like you and me to bring us into her world in a way we can understand. Join our Facebook Group: http://t.ly/Nl9T Get vidIQ to blow up your channel at womeonofyoutube.com/vidiq Follow Desiree at http://t.ly/GbY4 Follow Dr. Becky at https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky/featured Time Stamps: 00:00 - Podcast Topic Intro 07:51 - Meet Dr. Becky 10:59 - People come for the content 19:15 - The most fun video Dr. Becky has made 24:00 - How Dr. Becky stands out with Youtube 28:40 - Facing adversity as a female astrophysicist 33:30 - Support networks 35:15 - Amazing women role models in science 38:00 - Science of The Algorithm 45:49 - Rapid fire fun 51:20 - Where you can find Dr. Becky and conclusion Video Sponsored by Video Craft Show
As a giant container ship gets stuck in the Suez canal, we examine at the vital role the waterway plays in global shipping. We also hear from Chicago, where reparations are being made to black residents after years of segregation. African Americans have lost thousands in personal wealth due to the policy of redlining. Our chief environment correspondent investigates a leaked letter from China - suggesting it's preparing to embark on greener policies. And we’ll be talking space junk with astrophysicist Becky Smethurst. Business Weekly is presented by Lucy Burton and produced by Szu Ping Chan.
Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Smethurst is an astrophysicist and research fellow at the University of Oxford. She is currently working on the co-evolution of galaxies and blackholes. She has been the recipient of several prestigious scientific awards like the Royal Astronomical Society Group Prize and Caroline Herschel Lectureship Prize. Her weekly YouTube videos focus on unsolved cosmological mysteries, weird objects found in space, and general space news! Of recent, she has even done videos on astrophysics references in Taylor Swift's songs, and "A Day in the life of an Astrophysicist." Dr. Smethurst also presents physics videos for the YouTube channel Sixty Symbols and astronomy videos for Deep Sky Videos. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stemz-perspectives/message
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If you are involved in science or use computational tools in your work, you should be using code to solve your problem. On this episode, we have Dr. Becky Smethurst who's an astrophysicist at Oxford University. She uses Python to explore galaxies and black holes. Learn how she's using Python to make new discoveries at the cutting edge of research and dive into a couple of her YouTube videos aimed at spreading scientific truth in an entertaining wrapper. Links from the show Dr. Becky on Twitter: @drbecky_ Dr. Becky's YouTube channel: youtube.com 5 ways I use code as an astrophysicist video: youtube.com Astrophysicist reacts to funny space MEMES video: youtube.com A day in the life of an Oxford University Astrophysicist: youtube.com Book: Space: 10 things you should know: amazon.com SpaceMemes Apple maps: image Otter space: image Eclipses: image Steals a cow: image Black holes: image YouTube live stream: youtube.com Sponsors Linode CloudEnv Talk Python Training
Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst are kicking off the new year with the beginning of everything, the Big Bang. They speak with Professor David Wands who explains how our universe began, and dive into the historical debate behind this model with Professor Thomas Hertog. And, as always, astronomer Dr Robert Massey shares his top tips for stargazing this month. Send the team your questions, photos and science book recommendations on social media using #RASSupermassive or email podcast@ras.ac.uk The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training pytest book Patreon Supporters Special guest: Jason McDonald Michael #1: 5 ways I use code as an astrophysicist Video by Dr. Becky (i.e. Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford) She has a great YouTube channel to check out. #1: Image Processing (of galaxies from telescopes) Noise removal #2: Data analysis Image features (brightness, etc) One example: 600k “rows” of galaxy properties #3: Model fitting e.g. linear fit (visually as well through jupyter) e.g. Galaxies and their black holes grow in mass together Color of galaxies & relative star formation #4: Data visualization #5: Simulations Beautiful example of galaxies colliding Star meets black hole Brian #2: A Visual Intro to NumPy and Data Representation Jay Alammar I’ve started using numpy more frequently in my own work. Problem: I think of np.array like a Python list. But that’s not right. This visualization guide helped me think of them differently. Covers: arrays creating arrays (I didn’t know about np.ones(), np.zeros(), or np.random.random(), so cool) array arithmetic indexing and slicing aggregation with min, max, sum, mean, prod, etc. matrices : 2D arrays matrix arithmetic dot product (with visuals, it takes seconds to understand) matrix indexing and slicing matrix aggregation (both all entries and column or row with axis parameter) transposing and reshaping ndarray: n-dimensional arrays transforming mathematical formulas to numpy syntax data representation All with excellent drawings to help visualize the concept. Jason #3: Qt 6 release (including PySide2) Qt 6.0 released on December 8: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.0-released 3D Graphics abstraction layer called RHI (Rendering Hardware Interface), eliminating hard dependency on OpenGL, and adding support for DirectX, Vulkan, and Metal. Uses native 3D graphics on each device by default. Property bindings: https://www.qt.io/blog/property-bindings-in-qt-6 A bunch of refactoring to improve performance. QtQuick styling CAUTION: Many Qt 5 add-ons not yet supported!! They plan to support by 6.2 (end of September 2021). Pay attention to your 5.15 deprecation warnings; those things have now been removed in 6.0. PySide6/Shiboken6 released December 10: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-python-6-released New minimum version is Python 3.6, supported up to 3.9. Uses properties instead of (icky) getters/setters now. (Combine with snake_case support from 5.15.2) from __feature__ import snake_case, true_property PyQt6 also just released, if you prefer Riverbank’s flavor. (I prefer official.) Michael #4: Is your GC hyper active? Tame it! Let’s think about gc.get_threshold(). Returns (700, 10, 10) by default. That’s read roughly as: For every net 700 allocations of a collection type, a gen 0 collection runs For every gen 0 collection run, 1/10 times it’ll be upgraded to gen 1. For every gen 1 collection run, 1/10 times it’ll be upgraded to gen 2. Aka for every 100 gen 0 it’s upgraded to gen 2. Now consider this: query = PageView.objects(created__gte=yesterday).all() data = list(query) # len(data) = 1,500 That’s multiple GC runs. We’ve allocated at least 1,500 custom objects. Yet never ever will any be garbage. But we can adjust this. Observe with gc.set_debug(gc.DEBUG_STATS) and consider this ONCE at startup: # Clean up what might be garbage gc.collect(2) # Exclude current items from future GC. gc.freeze() allocs, gen1, gen2 = gc.get_threshold() allocs = 50_000 # Start the GC sequence every 10K not 700 class allocations. gc.set_threshold(allocs, gen1, gen2) print(f"GC threshold set to: {allocs:,}, {gen1}, {gen2}.") May be better, may be worse. But our pytest integration tests over at Talk Python Training run 10-12% faster and are a decent stand in for overall speed perf. Our sitemap was doing 77 GCs for a single page view (77!), now it’s 1-2. Brian #5: Top 10 Python libraries of 2020 tryolabs criteria They were launched or popularized in 2020. They are well maintained and have been since their launch date. They are outright cool, and you should check them out. General interest: Typer : FastAPI for CLI applications I can’t believe first commit was right before 2020. Just about a year after the introduction of FastAPI, if you can believe it. Sebastián Ramírez is on
Hosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 3pm BST on our YouTube channel. On this episode Robin and Helen are joined by Dr Becky Smethurst and Prof Jon Butterworth to talk about dark matter, colliding galaxies and penguin poo... Watch them on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmicshambles and get bonus content and extended conversations with guests by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles
It’s about time we gave optical telescopes a break! This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore radio astronomy with Professor Tim O'Brien from the UK's Jodrell Bank Telescope and Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, former project scientist for the Australian Square Kilometre Array.Plus, Robert Massey shares his top tips for stargazing at home and choosing the right telescope for you. Send you pictures and questions to podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.Space Book Club Recommendations: When Galaxies Collide - Lisa Harvey-Smith Space: 10 Things You Should Know - Becky Smethurst Moon: Art, Science, Culture - Robert Massey & Alex Loske No Shadow of a Doubt - Daniel Kennefick How To Be An Astronaut and Other Space Jobs - Sheila Kanani The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) - Katie Mack The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
Early data shows a new vaccine from Moderna could be 95% effective against Covid-19. Michael Kinch is a vaccine specialist and associate vice-chancellor at Washington University in St Louis, and explains the implications of this latest development in the fight against coronavirus. Also in the programme, the BBC's Vishala Sri-Pathma explores how Sri Lanka has been hit by the pandemic, as it continues to be a political and economic battleground for the US, China and India. Plus, as a SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts continues its journey towards the International Space Station, following a successful launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, University of Oxford astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst discusses the wider significance of this first commercial flight for the new transport system.
Why do we need astronauts? And where are we hoping to send them in the future? This month, Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke explore the role of humans in space exploration and are joined by European Space Agency Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Plus, the team celebrate 20 years of human presence on the International Space Station and Robert Massey shares his top tips for stargazing in November. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
When you scale at warp speed, it’s easy to lose your bearings. You have to establish your company’s true north, or the dizzying pace of growth will push you off course. No one knows this better than Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube. Under her leadership, YouTube has grown to be the world’s largest video platform. And in her previous role at Google, she was a chief architect of its advertising and analytics model. In both roles, she achieved massive scale – and grappled with massive challenges. Susan shares the guiding principles that help them stay the course – as well as stories from Google’s early years that you’ll hear first here. Cameo appearances: Dr. Becky Smethurst (astrophysicist, Oxford), Shishir Mehrotra (Coda, Google, YouTube).
Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst travel through our solar system; where exactly have we sent probes and rovers? Plus, they speak with Professor Jane Greaves, the scientist behind that Venus discovery, and Robert Massey joins to chat about all things stargazing. With special thanks also to Professor Emma Bunce from the University of Leicester. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist and researcher, is answering some of Gemma's big questions. Can stars be pink? How can we prove alien life exists?
Rebecca Smethurst is known as Dr. Becky on her popular YouTube channel. She is an astrophysicist and science communicator, answering questions about physics and astronomy in engaging videos. Dr. Becky is also the author of the new book “Space at the Speed of Light: The secrets of 14 billion years for people short on time.” She joins me on this episode of INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE to discuss her popularity and the importance of communicating science effectively. Subscribe to my mailing list to receive show notes for this episode: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list.php 04:22 Science communication isn’t “dumbing down” science. 10:07 The value of citizen science to discovery. 16:44 Working towards gender equality in physics. 24:24 Balancing the work of being a minority in academia. 31:36 Dr. Becky explains galaxy quenching. 37:00 The art and title of Dr. Becky’s physics book. 42:22 What ethical will does Dr. Becky plan to leave? 46:03 What knowledge would Dr. Becky put on her monolith? 49:39 What did Dr. Becky think was impossible until she did it? Dr. Becky Smethurst is a Junior Research Fellow at University of Oxford, where she also earned her PhD. She studies galaxy quenching and supermassive black holes. Her YouTube channel Dr. Becky has over 150,000 subscribers. Buy “Space at the Speed of Light” here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1984858696/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_XaxsFbSQ9HCAZ Watch Dr. Becky’s “A day in the life of an astrophysicist in LOCKDOWN” video: https://youtu.be/qXkM0ItZ_X8 Find Dr. Becky on the web: https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk and Twitter: https://twitter.com/drbecky_ Would you help with a citizen science project like the one Dr. Becky describes? Brian Keating’s most popular Youtube Videos: Eric Weinstein: https://youtu.be/YjsPb3kBGnk?sub_confirmation=1 Jim Simons: https://youtu.be/6fr8XOtbPqM?sub_confirmation=1 Noam Chomsky: https://youtu.be/Iaz6JIxDh6Y?sub_confirmation=1 Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/V6dMM2-X6nk?sub_confirmation=1 Sarah Scoles: https://youtu.be/apVKobWigMw Stephen Wolfram: https://youtu.be/nSAemRxzmXM Host Brian Keating: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore the importance of Earth's core and magnetic field. Plus, the team finds out about the astronomer who sailed the seas in the name of science and Robert Massey joins to chat about all things stargazing. With special thanks to Dr Rebekah Higgitt from National Museums Scotland. You can see the National Maritime Museum's collections of Halley's charts here: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540213.html The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
This is my full interview with Dr. Becky Smethurst, YouTube star and Oxford Astrophysicist. We talk about the life of an astrophysicist and what it's like to be a part of academia, plus she gets me up to speed on the cosmological crisis, and we make fun of each others' accents. And much more.
Astrophysicists are currently struggling to explain an inconsistency that has become a cosmological crisis, and it has to do with the Hubble Constant, which determines the expansion of the universe. Special thanks to Dr. Becky Smethurst for chatting with me! You can follow her channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNbYGl89UUowy8oXkipC-Q
Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke investigate the cosmic coincidences that formed the Earth and explore whether there are earthquakes and volcanoes on other planets. Plus, astronomer Robert Massey joins them to chat all things #cometNEOWISE and what else to look for in the night sky this month. With special thanks to Dr Amy Gilligan from the University of Aberdeen, Professor David Rothery from the Open University, and everyone who shared their images of Neowise. Keep sending your questions and stargazing photos to the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
The search for alien life continues. Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke explore the world of astrobiology and astronomer Robert Massey joins them to take on your extraterrestrial questions. Plus, they discuss the "broken pipeline" for black and minority ethnic physicists with Dr Sheila Kanani, and what to look for in the night sky this month. With special thanks to Professor Jane Greaves from Cardiff University. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
The worlds outside our solar system; exoplanets. This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst take on listener questions about exoplanets, celebrate 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope with Robert Massey, and amateur astronomer Steve Brown shares his beginner’s guide to astrophotography. With special thanks also to Dr Hannah Wakeford from the University of Bristol. Join the Royal Astronomical Society for an online series of talks exploring their collection. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-overlapping-collections-across-the-atlantic-tickets-105821880092 The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
Brits love talking about the weather, so Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst are taking it up a notch. This month, the Supermassive team explore the solar wind, auroras on other planets and the European Space Agency Satellite that's on its way to the sun, Solar Orbiter. With special thanks to UCL's Professor Andrew Coates and Lee Macdonald from Oxford's History of Science Museum. Share your astrophotography and lockdown creations with the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc. For the next Royal Astronomical Society's "sew-cial" visit: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/ras-bicentennial-quiltThe Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham..
This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore the star in our neighbourhood, the annoying habits you would banish there and the extreme stars further afield. Plus the Royal Astronomical Society trusts them with a very special book from their archives: Caroline Herschel's star atlas.What annoying habits would you banish to the sun? Or have you tried some Astrophotography at home? Share with the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.With special thanks to Professor Lucie Green from University College London and Royal Astronomical Society librarian, Sian Prosser.The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society.
This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore relativity, gravitational waves and the photographs that made Albert Einstein a household name. Astronomer Robert Massey joins us to talk through SpaceX's Starlink and what we can see in the night sky. Plus we have a special gift from poet laureate Simon Armitage.With special thanks to Professor Toby Wiseman from Imperial College London and Royal Astronomical Society librarian, Sian Prosser. You can send your questions to the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society.
Much of post 1920s astronomy rests on her shoulders. Without her, we wouldn’t have a three-dimensional sky. Leavitt’s Law allowed us to measure distances in other galaxies as early as 1912. But how many people have ever heard of Henrietta Leavitt? We wanted to know about this ‘hidden woman’ of astronomy, so in this episode of the Big Questions podcast we ask Dr Becky Smethurst from the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics “Who was Henrietta Leavitt?”.
From black holes to dark matter, this first episode of the Royal Astronomical Society's new podcast explores the odd things in space we can't see. Plus, hosts astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and science journalist Izzie Clarke are trusted with a book from 1566 and Robert Massey, the Deputy Executive Director of the RAS, shares his top tips for stargazing at home. With special thanks to Dr Rebekah Higgitt from the University of Kent, Professor Hiranya Peiris and Professor Andrew Pontzen from University College London. And yes, we've had to change the name of our podcast. All shall be revealed in episode two...You can send your questions to the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society.
By day Dr Becky, is an astrophysicist, unravelling the mysteries of supermassive black holes, but by night entertains science buffs like us on her YouTube channel.In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast she explains how to find a black hole (and why they’re actually incredibly bright), what an astrophysicist does all day, and why flooding YouTube with scientists is the best way to counteract disinformation and bogus theories.Her book Space: 10 Things You Should Know (£9.99, Orion), is out now and you can read an extract from it here.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastLet us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Kathryn D. Sullivan: What is it really like to walk in space?Monica Grady: What is the future of space science?Mark McCaughrean: How do you launch a successful space mission?Kevin Fong: Why is the Moon landing still relevant 50 years on?Bruce Banerdt: What NASA's InSight will tell us about MarsNatalie Starkey" What asteroids can tell us about our Solar System See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
https://youtu.be/IpnlbNiChfw Streamed live on Dec 4, 2019. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: Tonight we air Fraser's pre-recorded interview with Dr. Becky Smethurst from Tuesday, November 26th. Dr. Smethurst is a research fellow at Christ Church College, Oxford University who is researching how galaxies and their central supermassive black holes evolve together. Becky enlists help from the public to classify galaxy shapes through GalaxyZoo, and is currently using data from the SDSS-IV: MaNGA survey to determine if a Supermassive Black Hole can prevent star formation in a galaxy. Becky is also a renowned science communicator with her own YouTube channel, Dr. Becky (https://www.youtube.com/drbecky) , where she posts weekly videos about unsolved mysteries and weird space objects, as well as a monthly space news roundup. Becky also has published a new book, ""Space: 10 Things You Should Know"" which is now available on Amazon: In the States here: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Things-Y... In the UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Things... You can learn more about Dr. Becky by visiting her website (https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk/) and her academic webpage (https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/contact... ). And don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/drbecky) Regular Guests: Dr. Brian Koberlein ( https://briankoberlein.com/ & @BrianKoberlein ) Alessondra Springmann ( http://www.sondy.com/ & @sondy ) Michael Rodruck ( https://sites.psu.edu/mrodruck/ / @MichaelRodruck ) This week's stories: - Heaviest ever BH! 70SM! - Heaviest ever SMBH! 40 billion SM! - Crater counting on Ryugu! 77 big ones! - The "Big Science" sizzle reel! We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2XwjYbj This book is for anyone who wants to easily understand the mind-blowing fundamentals of our extraordinary, expanding universe. Written by Oxford astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and composed of ten captivating, simple essays, it guides you swiftly through the galaxies, explaining the mysteries of black holes, dark matter and what existed before the Big Bang, presenting the evidence as to whether we really are alone, illuminating what we still don't know, and much more besides. If you have big questions about Space, this book will provide you with the answers in an engaging and succinct way.
By now you have probably seen that picture of the BLACK HOLE! But we have some questions….in this episode of the Big Questions podcast we are asking: how big a deal is that picture of a black hole? To find out we visited the Department of Physics, University of Oxford, and met with Dr Becky Smethurst, astrophysics…
Field work. It sounds like a lot of fun! Scientists get to travel the world visiting exotic locations seeing and experiencing incredible things. But in reality they can find themselves outside the comforts of their lab with some interesting things happening to them! This podcast episode is a little different to our usual Big Question series, as we hear from three scientists who took to the stage as part of the Oxford Ideas Festival. In front of a live audience we asked them the Big Question: What happens in the field? Listen here to hear stories from Dr Amy Dickman, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Cedric Tan…
Stargazing Live on ABC TV gathered astronomers and astrophysicists for three nights of discoveries and record-breaking observation. Join Alan as he explores the Siding Spring Observatory, where Amanda worked, and asks these professional stargazers (plus one red-haired comedian) what makes them feel Cosmic Vertigo. Featuring Karlie Noon, Fred Watson, Becky Smethurst, Greg Quicke, Andrea Boyd, Amalia Sicardi, Tim Minchin and Kumi Taguchi.
Becky Smethurst shows how citizen science and the Galaxy Zoo project is helping researchers tackle difficult scientific questions.
Becky Smethurst shows how citizen science and the Galaxy Zoo project is helping researchers tackle difficult scientific questions.
Chris and Rob are joined by Lovely Scottish Grant and Becky Smethurst for an expanded-panel Recycled Electrons. We discuss Mars One, Mars’s mysterious plumes, and astronomers on Twitter. Also: Super Mario.Links:A near miss: http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/scholz-star/Cube sat mission ideas: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/van-kane/0217-planetary-cubesats-begin-to-come-of-age.htmlScientists slow the speed of light: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30944584Mystery Mars haze ‘baffles’ scientists: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31491805Mars/Moon/Venus Conjunction on Feb 20th: http://www.universetoday.com/118906/catch-a-conjunction-triple-play-on-february-20th-as-the-moon-meets-venus-mars/Rosetta is taking really close-up shots now: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/02/16/rosetta_closeup_photos_from_a_low_pass_over_the_surface.htmlWe don’t know what hit Chelyabinsk: http://www.psi.edu/news/papervishnuAstronomers on Twitter: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0106086Wikipedia sonification: http://listen.hatnote.com/[MP3 Link]Episode #133. 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.Credits:Audio content Copyright 2011-2015 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).
Becky Smethurst from the Zooniverse team outlines the Galaxy Zoo project that allows members of the public to classify new galaxies.
Becky Smethurst from the Zooniverse team outlines the Galaxy Zoo project that allows members of the public to classify new galaxies.
Grant Miller and Becky Smethurst give a live demonstration of the Zooniverse tool and explain how it works.
Grant Miller and Becky Smethurst give a live demonstration of the Zooniverse tool and explain how it works.
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