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What do the early galaxies discovered by JWST tell us about the early universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore the expansion of space, dark energy, and the age of the universe with astronomer, Wendy Freedman.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Fernando Colón, Richie Mercado, Miami John, David Rivera, Matthew Reason, and Kostas Chaskis for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, I. LABBE

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro: Webb, Apollo 8 and Hubble 30:00 Webb: The Man and the Telescope 52:15 Webb's Historical Context and Predecessors 1:32:50 The Long Road of Developing Webb 2:06:19 The Inventions Powering Webb 3:00:29 Results Pt 1: First Images (misnumbered in video) 3:56:57 Results Pt 2: Cosmic Dawn: The earliest stars and galaxies 4:21:49 Results Pt 3: Stellar Evolution 4:53:26 Results Pt 4: Exoplanets and searching for Alien Life 5:31:00 DART Impact Footage 5:35:04 Future Telescopes after Webb   The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, is an $11 billion origins machine. It was engineered to discover the first stars that sparked the cosmic dawn and exoplanets that may harbor alien life. Let's find out what this machine is capable of. Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy this one guys. -Rich    Credits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope NASA: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/albums ESA: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images ESO: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/cosmology/ https://webbtelescope.org Interactive Sky: https://web.wwtassets.org/specials/2022/jwst-release/ https://www.webbcompare.com/ https://esawebb.org/videos/archive/category/transitions/ Webb's Development: 1981 Deacdal Survey: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/download/549 https://jwst-ngst.ucolick.org/assets/docs/NGST_The_Early_Days_of_JWST_STScI_Newsletter-Link.pdf https://archive.org/details/nextgenerationsp00bely/page/n1 1991 Decadal Survey: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1634/the-decade-of-discovery-in-astronomy-and-astrophysics] HST & Beyond: https://www.stsci.edu/files/live/sites/www/files/home/hst/documentation/_documents/HSTandBeyond.pdf 2001 Decadal Survey: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9839/astronomy-and-astrophysics-in-the-new-millennium https://www.nature.com/articles/440140a https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/mikulski-to-jwst-workforce-i-saved-you-from-the-tea-party/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/threat-of-james-webb-space-telescope-cancellation-rattles-astronomy-community/ https://www.news9live.com/science/looking-back-in-time-development-and-delays-of-the-james-webb-space-telescope-142428 Mirrors: Mirror Production: https://youtu.be/Y_U_MrWcCnE Comprehensive video on mirrors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1J3208E8jU Full Mirror OTE in facility: https://youtu.be/PhGfgREoBj4 Light path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Z2GbFJWmo General OTE animations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwkeoA-0SFA Deployment sequence: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/how-big-is-webb https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/59726/why-didnt-jwst-include-any-sensors-capable-of-blue-and-green-visible-wavelength https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/26/james_webb_and_halleys_comet/ Cosmology with Webb: "Cosmological Distance Calculator" (SV Pilipenko): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1303.5961.pdf David Butler (youtube channel I highly recommend for astronomy content): https://www.youtube.com/@howfarawayisit https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-matters-so-much-20211203/ (By Natalie Wolchover) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwsts-first-glimpses-of-early-galaxies-could-break-cosmology/ (By Jonathan O'Callaghan) https://cns.utexas.edu/news/widest-view-of-early-universe-hints-at-galaxy-among-the-earliest-ever-detected Alex Filippenko and Lex Fridman: https://youtu.be/thnlEkcXr5w Stars and Exoplanets with Webb: https://www.quantamagazine.org/webb-space-telescope-snaps-its-first-photo-of-an-exoplanet-20220901/ https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-trappist-planets DART impact: https://youtu.be/yaRTBfcHvgo Webb Scientific Papers: https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.01611 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ac90ca: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022arXiv221105792F/abstract https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022arXiv221103896F/abstract https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aca163#ajaca163f2 El Gordo: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.06514.pdf) Other sources used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise Elon Musk "FULL SEND" Interview: https://youtu.be/fXS_gkWAIs0 #space #documentary #sciencefacts #science #letsfindout #ASMR #jwst #astronomy ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► If you'd like to show support for the channel: ▸ Patreon (monthly donations): https://www.patreon.com/LetsFindOutASMR ▸ PayPal (one-time donation): https://www.paypal.me/LetsFindOutASMR or letsfindoutASMR@gmail.com ▸ Amazon link helps the channel: https://amzn.to/2LnNXd6 ▸ My Amazon Wishlist: http://a.co/9vUJ8eF ► Say Hello: ▸

Dr. Alex Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley)Mar. 8, 2023We have a new supersensitive eye in the cosmic sky. Parked nearly one million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is 100 times more sensitive than the Hubble Space Telescope. JWST observes at the red to the mid-infrared parts of the spectrum, offering new insights into a vast array of objects and processes -- including solar system formation, star birth and death, galaxy evolution, and, perhaps, the origins of life. Dr. Filippenko is a member of several teams of astronomers who are and will be observing using JWST.  Showing some of the best new images, he gives us the inside scoop on what astronomers expect the telescope to do and what they have already learned from the first months of the telescope's operation.  Dr. Filippenko was voted the University of California, Berkeley's "best professor" nine times! He has produced five astronomy video courses with The Great Courses, co-authored an award-winning astronomy textbook, and appeared in about 100 TV documentaries.

Previously on Smart Mobility Today, we focused on efforts to grow the EV workforce, hydrogen-powered flight, enhanced tomatoes, and Hubble getting photo bombed. This week's show includes some news about the downsides of an EV, an intelligence field that is NOT artificial, robots fighting climate change ... plus a drone comes to the rescue.

Special Guest: Dr. Grant Vezina. How big is the universe? How have key astronomical discoveries fleshed out our understanding of Earth and the universe beyond? In this episode, Aya and Josh further explore the mysteries of the cosmos with Dr. Vezina, including the faint young sun paradox, the great oxidation event, global ice ages, climate feedback loops, mass extinctions and the resilience of life, infrared astronomy, the James Webb vs. Hubble space telescopes, Stargate vs. Futurama, the size and topology of the universe, the expansion of space, the cosmological event horizon, time dilation and black holes, delving deeper into mind-bending sci-fi concepts like FTL travel, wormholes, warp drives, negative mass, dark matter, and manipulation of spacetime, while also touching on the potential merits of astrology (e.g., oracle cards), comparing Western and Eastern astrological practices, and assessing their comfort and entertainment value.

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the modern American man--and his lack of bravery, valor, and nerve. Why is the modern American so wimpy? Is it possible to change this? Might the American bishops be the key to bringing masculinity back to the American culture? It's sure disappointing to see our bishops cower like scared kittens. In current events, Russia and Ukraine fight on. Ethiopian government being investigated. 14-year-old boy dies in amusement park. WHO starts polio vaccines. Koreas firing missiles. Trump sues Hilary for the Steele Dossier. Chernobyl on fire. Shooting at cockfight in Mexico. Biden sign anti-lynching law. Hubble finds a star on the outside of the universe. In the land of nonsense, Dan complains about the stupidity of Bishop Charles Coleman Thompson. Electric unicycle makes work ride fun. Portable air purifiers. Dan complains about Delta. Saint of the week: Saint AlbanVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS VIEW ON GOOGLE PODCASTS VIEW ON AMAZON VIEW ON AUDIBLE VIEW ON CASTBOX VIEW ON PODCASTADDICT VIEW ON STITCHER VIEW ON BITCHUTE VIEW ON RUMBLE VIEW ON TUNE-IN VISIT US ON FACEBOOK

Previously on Smart Mobility Today, we focused on EVs, charging, the environment, more about robots and drones, and the health impact of smart home technology. This week's show includes lots of Ford news, an effort to grow the EV workforce, hydrogen-powered flight, the truth about store-bought tomatoes, and why snapping a great picture is getting harder for Hubble to do.

Hubble shows us exactly what happened after DART's impact, a new way to clean off lunar regolith, seeing the same supernova at three different times in a gravitational lens, and a new version of Starlink launches.

T RE320V - Un reciente estudio publicado en Nature nos dice que, mediante el uso del JWST, se han hallado aparentes estrellas antiguas en galaxias tempranas. En este episodio abordamos el hallazgo anterior, por parte del telescopio espacial Hubble, de galaxias en los primeros 400 millones de años del universo. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

If you appreciate this work, consider supporting it - https://www.patreon.com/seekgodtogether Today is a little different. We will look at Genesis 1 as a whole. We don't have time to read all of it here but it wouldn't take you long on your own. We're going to hit some highlights. And as we do, ask yourself - can I trust this? Is there enough here to have confidence not just in God, but in what God communicates… Let's begin. First, Genesis 1 was written anywhere from 2600 to 3400 years ago. Many would say without question that it was written by Moses, while others disagree. Whoever it was, consider that it was written thousands of years before any modern conventions of science. Genesis 1 is written in ancient Hebrew - a language with relatively few words - 7000ish - as compared to say English which has 175,000. This means that one Hebrew word is packed with meaning and can be used more flexibly. Genesis 1 has 31 verses that don't have the luxury of changing with new discoveries. It is what it is - it says what it says. And the first statement is the boldest of all. In the beginning… the Greeks argued that the universe is eternal, and that view was widely held until the Hubble gave evidence of the Big Bang, the singularity, the…whatever you call it… a beginning. Genesis 1 beat the Hubble to it. Now consider the claims of Genesis 1 that shockingly correspond to modern earth science. First, the early earth was chaotic but soon covered entirely in water. When dry land eventually emerged, primitive life soon followed. Afterwards the atmosphere allowed the appearance of the sun, moon, and stars through what was otherwise a translucent atmosphere. Advanced life began not on land but in the oceans with an incredible creative, explosive act. The earth participated in bringing about land animals. And last on the scene right towards the end of it all - humans. There are protests of course. But let's just focus on one - the quote unquote “creation” of the sun on day 4. Remember what we said about Hebrew words. That's important. And Hebrew actually has 3 words used to describe what God does in creating and forming. First is “bara” which is to create out of…nothing. This word is only used 3 times - at the very beginning and then not again until day 5 with the explosion of animal life in the oceans. Google “Cambrian Explosion” for more on that. And the last time the word is used is in the creation of the human soul. The second word is “asah” and means to form. God formed man's body out of existing stuff, but “bara” created the soul. The third word is “hayah” and means to appear. It is this word that is used of the sun, moon, and stars on day 4. It is perfectly plausible that Genesis 1 is stating that the celestial bodies, rather than coming into existence on day 4, were rather made apparent. We've only scratched the surface. We haven't addressed how long a day is - does it have to be 24 hours? Did Adam have a bellybutton, who did Cain marry… these are all great question and there are many great physicists, theologians, and experts in a variety of fields who have done wonderful work harmonizing Genesis 1 and then some to modern science. But figuring it all out isn't really the goal. We began by asking, is there enough to confidence not just in God, but in what He communicates. There will always be rocks to uncover and mysteries to solve, but thousands of years ago this ancient was written with startling accuracy. The real question, will you use it as a springboard to seek God? God you're amazing. And whatever You did, and however long it took, I do trust You. And more importantly, I seek You - I need You. Let me experience You more.

For full show notes go to https://www.globalfromasia.com/tlc/ The post GFATV 394 Using Meditation and Mindfulness (TLC) to Become a Better Business Person with John Hubble appeared first on Global From Asia.

For the Helgesen Family, their roots are deep in Kaysville and they're back home as they're now located at: Helgesen, Houtz & Jones 447 N 300 W. Ste 6 Kaysville, UT 84037 Jack entered into law with the desire to help the underdog and protect those who need protection. Inspired by their father's passion for law, several of his adult children have joined his firm.  From their website: https://www.utahattorneys.com/attorneys/jackchelgesen/ About Attorney Jack C. Helgesen As a lawyer who represents severely injured Utahns, Mr. Helgesen has won some of the largest settlements in Utah. He and his partners have helped Utahns and residents of other states in hundreds of injury cases for the last four decades. Early in his career, Mr. Helgesen won one of the first million-dollar awards in a Utah medical malpractice trial. This what the first of many other victories in medical cases. As a consumer trial lawyer, Jack Helgesen and his partners filed and won (at trial and through multiple appeals) one of the largest class action judgments in the history of Utah – more than $70 million – for over 21,000 Utah tax payers in the case of Brumley v. Utah Tax Commission (Utah 1993). He and his partners have been winning consumer cases for more than thirty years. As an appellate lawyer, Jack has argued and obtained several winning rulings from the Utah Supreme Court. As a victim advocate, Jack Helgesen has been a leader among American injury trial lawyers. He is a former President of the Utah Trial Lawyers Association (now the Utah Association of Justice), the largest injury lawyer organization in Utah. For fifteen years, he was a Governor of the American Association of Justice in Washington, D.C. (previously called the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), America's largest organization of injury lawyers. He is a Master with the American Inns of Court and has trained other injury lawyers in small and large seminars for many years. Jack has an AV rating from Martindale and Hubble, America's oldest lawyer rating service. This high honor puts him in the top 5% of American lawyers for legal ability and ethics. The AVVO.com lawyer rating website ranks Jack as a “superb lawyer,” grading him with 10 points on a scale of 1 to 10. Mr. Helgesen graduated cum laude from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He received his Juris Doctor law degree from Brigham Young University. In 1982, Mr. Helgesen founded Helgesen, Houtz & Jones, which now has ten lawyers (including three of his sons). The firm has represented more than thirty-five thousand clients. Jack and his wife Koy have eight children and twenty-two grandchildren. They love family gatherings, noisy birthday parties, family trips and the daily chaos of their large family. They also enjoy traveling. Jack and Koy are also BYU sports fans, Weber State fans, and are University of Utah fans when they are not playing BYU (their children are graduates of Weber State, BYU and the University of Utah). For twenty-four years, Jack taught religion classes for BYU.  

Welcome to episode 394 of Global from Asia. In this episode, you'll hear from John Hubble, the founder and creator of TLC, also known as The Living Crystal. He'll be sharing strategies for improving your business and mindset using meditation and mindfulness techniques. We'll also touch on John's journey from the US to Asia, his experience in engineering, and his ... Read More The post Using Meditation and Mindfulness (TLC) to Become a Better Business Person with John Hubble appeared first on Global From Asia.

We had the fantastic opportunity to speak with Dr. Temple Grandin. We are in awe of her wisdom and learned so much not only about her path in this world but the path our children take. A life-changing experience for the five of us at the Table. We discussed sensory input, the frustration around communication, giving limited choices, transitions to adulthood, and how when you are looking for nothing, you might see everything. Dr. Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed for handling livestock are used by many companies around the world. She has also been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs used by Mcdonalds', Wendy's, Whole Foods, and other corporations. Temple has appeared on numerous TV shows, such as 20/20 and Prime Time. Her books include Thinking in Pictures, Livestock Handling and Transport, and The Autistic Brain. Her books Animals in Translation and Visual Thinking have been on the New York Times Bestseller List. Temple was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in September 2017 and, in 2022, was named a Colorado State University Distinguished Professor. "Single most important picture that the Hubble took, and I learned about the story behind, and I wrote about the story behind that and wrote about it in my Visual Thinking Book. The scientist who did that wanted to take 10 days of precious observing time and point the Hubble at nothing, at nothing, and reviewers went you can't waste time doing that. When he pointed it nothing, he saw everything." Temple Grandin Her most recent book discussed in the episode: Visual Thinking: 9781846046872: Amazon.com: Books Other books: Amazon.com: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum eBook : Grandin, Temple, Panek, Richard: Kindle Store Amazon.com: Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism eBook : Grandin, Temple, Oliver Sacks: Kindle Store Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals First, Grandin, Temple, Johnson, Catherine - Amazon.com Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (Scribner Classics): Grandin Ph.D., Temple, Johnson Ph.D., Catherine: 9781439187104: Amazon.com: Books The Outdoor Scientist: The Wonder of Observing the Natural World: Grandin PhD, Temple: 9780593115565: Amazon.com: Books Find Temple Grandin on Facebook: (2) Dr. Temple Grandin | Facebook and her website Welcome to Temple Grandin's Official Autism Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tableforfive/support

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Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! TEQ1 - Cuando las estrellas como nuestro Sol agotan su combustible fusionable mueren convirtiéndose en bellísimas nebulosas planetarias. EN este episodio vamos a conocer el más allá del Sol. En la foto que ilustra este episodio, la nebulosa "Ojo de gato". Imagen en falso color (visible y rayos X) tomada por el telescopio espacial Hubble. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Why don't we just combine all telescopes into a single one that will have a crazy resolution? Can we simply replace old ISS modules with new ones? How long will it take to cool down Venus? How much mass can the Earth afford to lose? Why blue shift exists if the Universe is expanding? All this and more in this week's Q&A

Homer H. Hickam, Jr. was raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. He graduated from Big Creek High School in 1960 and from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in 1964 with a BS degree in Industrial Engineering. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Hickam served as a First Lieutenant in the Fourth Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1967-1968 where he won the Army Commendation and Bronze Star medals. He served six years on active duty, leaving the service with the rank of Captain. Hickam has been a writer since 1969 after his return from Vietnam. At first, he mostly wrote about his scuba diving adventures for a variety of different magazines. Then, after diving on many of the wrecks involved, he branched off into writing about the battle against the U-boats along the American east coast during World War II. This resulted in his first book, Torpedo Junction (1989), a military history best-seller published in 1989 by the Naval Institute Press. In 1998, Delacorte Press published Hickam's second book, Rocket Boys: A Memoir, the story of his life in the little town of Coalwood, West Virginia. It became an instant classic. Rocket Boys has since been translated into eight languages and also released as an abridged audio book and electronic book. Among it's many honors, it was selected by the New York Times as one of its “Great Books of 1998” and was an alternate “Book-of-the-Month” selection for both the Literary Guild and Doubleday book clubs. Rocket Boys was also nominated by the National Book Critics Circle as Best Biography of 1998. In February, 1999, Universal Studios released its critically-acclaimed film October Sky, based on Rocket Boys (The title October Sky is an anagram of Rocket Boys). Delacorte subsequently released a mass market paperback of Rocket Boys, re-titled October Sky. October Sky reached the New York Times # 1 position on their best-seller list. While working on his writing career, Mr. Hickam was employed as an engineer for the U.S. Army Missile Command from 1971 to 1981 assigned to Huntsville, Alabama, and Germany. He began employment with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at Marshall Space Flight Center in 1981 as an aerospace engineer. During his NASA career, Mr. Hickam worked in spacecraft design and crew training. His specialties at NASA included training astronauts on science payloads, and extravehicular activities (EVA). He also trained astronaut crews for many Spacelab and Space Shuttle missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope deployment mission, the first two Hubble repair missions, Spacelab-J (the first Japanese astronauts), and the Solar Max repair mission. Prior to his retirement in 1998, Mr. Hickam was the Payload Training Manager for the International Space Station Program.

It's episode 100! We're honored to have back on the podcast renowned astrophysicist Dr. Jennifer Wiseman. What are new discoveries about galaxies, stars, and black holes? How is James Webb Space Telescope different from Hubble? And how does her study of the universe inspire awe and praise? (The conversation starts around 6:15) Plus, in “Headlines” (10:30) Dr. Ken Keathley tells you about the Oxford Study Tour (https://iamgoi.ng/oxford/). In “On My Bookshelf” (39:37), Dr. Benjamin Quinn recommends a book on emotionally healthy leadership. Now... about that swag giveaway. Here's how you can enter: 1. Rate or review the podcast. 2. Screenshot your review and email it to us (cfc@sebts.edu) or tweet it to us (https://twitter.com/SEBTSBushCenter). 3. You'll be entered to win. (Or if that's too complicated, just shoot us an email to tell us you did it!) Learn more about the Center for Faith and Culture: https://cfc.sebts.edu/ Support the work of the Center: https://cfc.sebts.edu/about/give/

Mark Kenney is a President and Chief Executive Officer at CAPREIT   Mark Kenney joined Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAPREIT), a TSX listed company, in 1998. In 2019, Mark was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. 
 
As Canada's largest publicly traded provider of quality rental housing, CAPREIT currently owns or has interests in approximately 67,000 residential apartment suites, townhomes and manufactured housing community sites well-located across Canada,  the Netherlands and Ireland. In 2020, CAPREIT was included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index. 
 
With over 30 years of experience in the multi-family sector and as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark is actively involved in creating and implementing the strategic vision for the organization through the direction of company policy and oversight of the crucial divisions within CAPREIT, including property management operations, marketing, procurement, development, and acquisitions. A frequent contributor to BNN Bloomberg and other media, Mark is a passionate advocate for the role of Real Estate investor 

In this episode we talked about: * Mark's Background and How he Got into Real Estate * The Comparison of the Commercial Real Estate World of the 80s-90s and nowadays * Difference between Commercial Real Estate and Residential Real Estate * Pricing and Valuations of Industrial Multi-Residential * Supply in Real Estate  * Real Estate Deals in Suburban and Rural Areas * Development Costs and Charges * Areas of Investment into Manufacturing Housing * CAPREIT Focus in terms of Real Estate Projects * 2023-2024 Interest Rates Environment * Advice to Newcomers Transcription: Jesse (0s): Welcome to the Working Capital Real Estate Podcast. My name's Jessica Galley, and on this show we discuss all things real estate with investors and experts in a variety of industries that impact real estate. Whether you're looking at your first investment or raising your first fund, join me and let's build that portfolio one square foot at a time. Ladies and gentlemen, my name's Jessica Gallen. You're listening to Working Capital, the Real Estate Podcast. My guest today is Mark Heney, president and Chief Executive Officer at Capri.   Mark joined Canadian Apartment Properties real estate investment trust, a TSX listed company in 1998. In 2019, mark was appointed president and chief executive officer as Canada's largest publicly traded provider of quality rental housing. Capri currently owns or has interest in approximately 67,000 residential apartment suites, town homes, and manufactured housing community sites. Well located across Canada, the Netherlands, and Ireland in 2020. Capri was included in the S N P and TSX 60 index.   Mark, how you doing today?   Mark (1m 3s): Great, Jesse, thanks for having me.   Jesse (1m 4s): Yeah, pleasure to have you on. You know, wanted to talk a little bit about, you know, the current environment that we're in right now, you know, your background in the industry and, and Capri in general. But I guess, you know, maybe we could start with you have over 30 years experience in multifamily in that sector, and I was just curious to kind of get a little bit of a background of guests that we have on. It's always interesting to see how they got into the wild West. We called real estate.   Mark (1m 32s): Yeah, so I, I don't know, like, because I go back in time here to when I was growing up, I think it was very normal for young people to be interested in cars and real estate. It was, so, it wasn't anything that special about being drawn to real estate. I think like a lot of people I would daydream about real estate and back then it was probably just what it would be like to have a pool and a, and a big yard and, and a bit of a fascination how people got there, which kind of always stuck with me, but I didn't want to be a salesperson in real estate.   I was obviously just fascinated. Again, nothing unusual about that. And, and I found my, my way into, into real estate primarily because I probably wasn't the best student in the world and I, I really wanted to do this. So the thing I maybe haven't talked about a lot in the past was, it was an incredible opportunity because nobody, there was no competition. So a lot of my friends coming outta school we're lawyers and accountants and, and, and I, I was not the academic overachiever.   I really was always focused on just working. I didn't really understand why people went to school unless you're gonna become a doctor. I thought this isn't really helping me. And, and so I went into a field where there wasn't a lot of competition. I was one of the first people to get involved that, that had a degree and I stood out. And so the, the pool of people even today who you're competing with for a great career in real estate, especially on the property management side, I don't think it's fully understood by a lot of people.   Young people wanna go into tech, a lot of people wanna go into crypto or sales or something glitzy. But the cautionary tale is like, you know, who are you gonna be competing with in there and where can you really, you know, stand out.   Jesse (3m 37s): Yeah, fair enough. I tried to ask every time I have somebody with your amount of experience in the industry, I find I find the late eighties and early nineties commercial real estate world kind of fascinating. Not just in in North America, but specifically in the, in the kind of Toronto environment. And I find that, you know, younger people in, in the industry, I consider myself included in that. I think it's important for us to understand the history of, of some of the times that we've gone through in real estate, whether that's the early nineties, 2000, 2008 and, and what we're currently doing today.   But I'd like to just get your perspective. Obviously you're working in the industry during that time. Do you see any, any applications or do you see anything that you know, was happening back then that are reminiscent of, of what we're going through today?   Mark (4m 26s): Well, very different back then. Just to touch on what I said a minute ago, apartments in the eighties were the dirty cousin of all real estate sectors. Like nobody wanted to be involved in apartments. So that again, was a reason to go there. And I, I'd like to say I was a visionary and saw that the truth is, I, I got a raise every six months and that's why I stayed in it and by a raise, I mean, all they had to do was throw 500 bucks a year at me and I was there to stay.   Most people my age that had gotten into multifamily and it was starting to happen early nineties, would be lured into commercial immediately. Like if a commercial job was to present itself, you'd leave multifamily, go into commercial, and, and that was the general trend as you aspired to get into commercial in some form, especially office in Toronto at the time. So, so for me, I guess partially because I was, you know, excited to get a raise every once in a while I dragged into the sector longer and the longer I stayed, the more experience I had and the more sought after I became.   Jesse (5m 41s): So in terms of the kind of the history that you had with, with Kareed in, in the career in general, like I come from the, the office world and you know, I, I find it still kind of amazing today that, you know, we're very specific about when we're talking about real estate, whether it's rentable, square feet, everything's per square foot, and I talked to our apartment team and you know, we're going by either the door if it's, you know, by the unit or by the bed if it's student housing. But how, how have you seen that evolve over the last, even, even 10 years in terms of how it's, I feel like it's, you guys have now kind of been more formulaic than you may have been in the past, but it's, there still seems to be a difference between the pure commercial stuff and an apartment world.   Mark (6m 24s): So apartments, I'll give you an idea. Like in 1996, I worked for a company by, by the name of Real start. And one again, one of my career benefits with Real Start is I was hired as one of Canada's first multi province property managers. I was a district manager with Real start, but I was overseeing property in three different provinces. I, I think I was the only one in the country at the time. Okay. So the reason that's important is that the consolidation hadn't even started then.   There was the consolidation of big ownership pools in multifamily has only really happened in the last 15 years if at at most. And that's where all the career opportunities come from. So you've got for the first time a handful of big companies that you can have a, you know, a a traditional career of promotion if you're gonna be an employee, but most of the sector is still private. Most of it still is. And, and it's a great ownership path.   It's a great investment path. It's not necessarily a career path. And, and I think that now in multifamily there are institutional owners like Capri and Starlight Hazel View. You've got all these different companies that are large or, and you can have a progressive career from the entry level right to the right to the top kind of thing. But imagine a, a sector that's as old as real estate and multi-family in particular, where that opportunity's a new one. Still new, very, very few people when we're looking to hire, I, I can't find people with 10 years experience in the industry for senior jobs.   If they have 10 years of experience, they can pretty much name their own price.   Jesse (8m 11s): Yeah. And in terms of the last couple years, it's not, it's no surprise industrial multi-res, there's been some key sectors that have been red hot in terms of the demand, the the actual availability of the space. Why don't you give us a sense in terms of the, the last few years for multi-res, the pricing right now, the valuations that, that we saw. Were we just at a frothy time where the valuations were getting a bit disconnected from, from the actual real environment in terms of the rent?   Or do you have, do you take a different view on that?   Mark (8m 45s): No, I don't think so. I think my view is the institutions called cap rate or others that talk about cap rates, that's our game. The private market looks at price per door. They look at different whole set of different metrics, how much leverage they can get, is there yield spread? They don't care about yields, they just care about paying off their debt and, and they get security when they look at price per door. So when you look at our sector in general, the older assets, like we will say the, the plus 20 year assets are, are even with low capri today, trading at 30% of replacement costs.   In some cases it's basically 30 to 50 across the country. So when 97% of the market is private, like the rates are less than 3% of the market. Just to give you an idea, the apartment reach, now there's other institutional owners, but the REIT sector, all of us combined are less than 3%. Well then we'd be fool hearted to pay attention to just cap rates when the market is valuing apartments differently. So today, when you have the kind of housing crisis you have in Canada, this was, this is not gonna get solved overnight.   This is a a 10 year journey and we might have a chance of seeing some balance, but as the, as we continue to up our immigration numbers and don't outpace our development, we end up with a more and more pronounced problem. And, and so the fundamentals for multifamily are off the charts positive. The only, the only headwind we have is the potential government regulation and additional regulation which doesn't build homes that will not attract capital.   So we're in very, very interesting times right now.   Jesse (10m 31s): So I want to touch on that point. We recently had, Richard a Epstein is a professor of nyu and we were kind of talking about the regulatory environment in the US and Canada, the impact of some of these, the different policies that are being put in place. You were, you were on B N N a little earlier in 2022 discussing this, you know, this regulatory environment. We see this constant headline of affordable housing, the way we get to affordable housing, various pres prescriptive type of policies. But like you said, not necessarily addressing the supply constraints.   What is your view on that? Where, where do we get to a place where we actually can make an impact on, on housing? You know, the affordability aspect and just actually, like you said, building   Mark (11m 14s): Supply is you have to start with supply. Okay, in Canada, we have an affordability crisis and we have a supply crisis. They're, they're siblings, they're not the same thing, but they're absolutely family members. So when it comes to what needs to be done, well supply has to be addressed. So then you go affordability, well that's more of a government decision to help provide supports. Okay. Whether it be building all the housing requirements of Canada, like CMHC puts it at close to $3 trillion of investment that's required.   So the government can choose in a country where our, our debt is now our total lifelong country history debt is at a trillion, are we really gonna go 3 trillion further into the hole for the housing problem or are we gonna turn to the housing private sector to say help? So, I don't know, I've never, there's no example on the, on the history of the planet Earth and no example where the Hubble's telescope is ever seen a planet anywhere where taxes build homes, taxes do not build homes, taxes keep capital aside, uncertainty keeps capital at bay.   A clear path of investment will bring capital to work. So I think instead of like pointing fingers at who, who the boogeyman is, I think that as a country, if we do not awaken to, to the reality that the private sector has to be a big part of this, then, then the country just stays in, in the washing machine and the problem gets worse. You just can't continue to bring people into the country without, without a housing solution.   And we already don't have one for our own people. So we've gotta get focused on supply and, and I've got a lot of different views on, on why that supply problem exists.   Jesse (13m 8s): So I'd like to get into a couple of those, those views in terms of the supply, cuz you know, you hear, you hear a number of different reasons that we believe that the, this is the case. Whether it is the regulatory environment not being able to, to build, not be able to build certain asset classes. What do you see, you know, what's, what's your view on that? If you could name a couple on the supply end,   Mark (13m 30s): I'll give you one that nobody's talking about and hopefully this is interesting. Sure. Taxes, whatever, we gotta get through that gate. But then it's like, why don't we have affordability in housing in Canada? Well the number one distinguishing factor between Canada and the US is the cost of land. But why is land so expensive? We have a lot of empty land. We have a lot more empty land than the US has.   And, and so why? Well, the answer is in part that in Canada, if you need multifamily, it has to be on municipal services. Okay? If it's on municipal services, then you can put multi-family. Now, if you ever thought of it, when you drive in the countryside, you never see an apartment building. Why? Cuz it's not a municipal services. It's not because nobody wants a a sixplex there. It's cuz it's not a municipal services. Okay? So municipal services drives up the cost of land.   Cause municipals are doing nothing. Like they're slow, they're bureaucratic. There's a finite amount of land in our municipalities. Okay? So they have to expand hyper fast so that we can get things. So that's the land price issue. Then you have development fees. So before you even break ground, you in Toronto, you got $250,000 of land cost and $200,000 of, of development fees. Why? Because it has to be on municipal services. Okay. So then you go, well what do you do by that mark?   Well, if you look at the us you know, they, what, think of a, a very robustly built market, Dallas, Texas. Okay? In Dallas, Texas, they have what, what are called muni municipal utility districts muds. And in Dallas, Texas, there's 58 of them right now. And what those are is private sector building, municipal service hyper fast. So the private sector can do it more efficiently than municipalities can and they can do it faster and they can attract capital to do it.   Municipalities are capital constrained, they're efficiency constrained, they're ability constrained. So number one thing we can do is embrace a different way of getting more land to build more. In Canada, we got lots of land. There's no excuse for this. We've got a planning act that makes us put multifamily on municipal services. This is, nobody's talking about this. This is at the core of the affordability issue. Now interest rate Sure. And supply chain issues, sure.   But we, we, we, we can solve those problems. The one problem no one's been able to solve in Canada is land costs.   Jesse (16m 16s): So I'm thinking about some of these more, you know, suburban or rural areas where you actually don't have services. What does that structure look like in terms of actually getting that paid for in terms of, you know, is that something that you give credits to landowners that are there to have it built, but somebody's ultimately gotta pay for these services to, to get built? So you mentioned mud, so a private sector solution. How would something like that work in, in kind of our, our environment, our environment, let's say Ontario. Okay.   Mark (16m 44s): Have you ever been to a cottage? Sure. Have you ever been to a house in the country?   Jesse (16m 49s): Yeah.   Mark (16m 50s): Every single one of those properties is on a well and a septic, every single one without exception. Maybe it's a holding take, maybe it's a weeping bed, but they're all on wells. Okay. So it can be done. You look at manufactured home communities, they're all on, on their own water system. They all have their own private waste treatment. Okay. I love to talk about the example, the piece of land in Berry Ontario, a building lot in Berry Ontario cost about six to $700,000. That's on municipal services.   That exact same size piece of land five minutes away is about $15,000. You can't convince me that it, we know that it costs about $50,000 to private service a lot. Okay. And we know the province overseas, this, this is why I'm such a loud advocate for manufactured housing as part of the solution. It's not the urban solution, but it's part of the solution. We've told government you can have home ownership in Canada for under $200,000. That's the, the cost of a 1300 square foot manufactured home.   Sure it's not the traditional home, but people can get into the home ownership market and they're blocking them out of it right now by not permitting the zoning of these kind of communities. So when you think about it, 30 over 30 million Americans live in a manufactured home. It's been used to treat affordability for decades in Canada. We shut down the sector about 30 years ago and said no more. His multifamily needs to be on municipal services.   Jesse (18m 21s): So if there's such, like take that example, if that delta is that large between 600,000 and and 15,000, wouldn't there be, I'm thinking for just from an economic standpoint, once you have developers coming in and literally paying for those municipal services specifically per project, or is that just, isn't   Mark (18m 37s): That a good idea? That sounds like a good idea.   Jesse (18m 39s): You like that one? I just, I just made it up now I   Mark (18m 41s): Like he's listening to me. But I think it's a great idea.   Jesse (18m 44s): So that, okay, I just on the the other point there, you mentioned development, development cost. So the land cost piece, there's one, they're municipal services on the development cost. I mean, it's just from our, from my point of view, it's so expensive to build in when you hear these stats of how much development cost costs are as a percentage of the project. I don't know how we got to where we got today, but for listeners that don't know, can you talk a little bit about the development charges and costs for doing, you know, any given project, you know, in your portfolio and, and how onerous that is on the, on the developers?   Mark (19m 18s): Well, on the big cities it's over 200,000 a unit. 200 to $250,000 a unit. The land is 200 to 250,000 a unit. We haven't built anything yet. Like, so yeah, reduce those costs and then you've got the hard costs. But if we could knock 30, 35% out the cost of home ownership by being efficient, that's a good start. That helps things out. And then, and then overly supplied market will just bring balance into developer profits. That's a good idea.   So like, we've got answers here. There's a hundred percent answers. It's just sad that we're not embracing these, these solutions. It's, it's, it's instead, you know, on the manufactured home front, I call them tiny eco homes, like 1300 square feet is not actually tiny. It's a pretty decent size livable space, but they're stigmatized. People like to call trailer parks and all this, but forget that if you saw these new homes, you would, you would really have a hard time convincing anybody that they're, you know, a stigmatized way of living. It's dignified living.   Jesse (20m 18s): So we have a, we have a few guests that have come on, just investors in the states, different companies. And manufactured housing is, you know, big topic for a lot of the, a lot of different states for those, you know, when you talk to Canadians about it, it's just something that the average person I find they're not as familiar with and don't even know where it is in Canada. If we even have any you guys have invested in, in manufactured housing, what, what areas are these? You know, are guys everywhere?   Mark (20m 45s): Everywhere. They're, they're, they're, they're ideally saluted suited in remote locations where you can't get a carpenter, you can't get a brick builder, you can't get a whatever. They're built in a controlled environment and moved. So they're perfect for those locations. They're also perfect for rural locations. Like I, we have three communities outside of Aurelia and Barry. Okay, perfect locations, they're affordable. The people don't have to buy that $600,000 piece of land. They can rent that land, okay for two or $300 and they can buy a new home for $200,000.   This is extreme affordability. They don't have the capital outlay for the land and they do for the home, but they have a serviceable amount of debt less than the cost of rent. So, so why not give people the option? It's regulated by the province. There's with brand new infrastructure, you don't have the risk of aging infrastructure communities. And, and, and it's, it's kind of like there's no excuse quite frankly that we're not doing this and to say, oh, we don't know about it. Well, Canada was doing this for decades until planning acts were changed.   So that multi-family had to be on municipal services.   Jesse (21m 55s): And when did   Mark (21m 56s): All this, all this untapped land,   Jesse (21m 58s): When did that, that, sorry to interrupt. I was gonna say, when did that happen? Were we, were, we basically mandated that it had to be on municipal   Mark (22m 5s): In the eighties when housing was affordable. Hmm. Don't remember in Canada, like immigration was never a topic because we had affordable housing. We've, we've hit the tipping point here, you know, probably 20 years ago and nobody woke up and now we're in a catastrophe and we're making it worse by, by putting more people in ho in homeless situation.   Jesse (22m 26s): So what do you see Mark, as the kind of going forward, if, if something isn't done here, is, is it the political will that's, that's kind of inh hindering this is, is it other factors that, that are really stopping us from being able to kind of push forward with some of these prescriptions?   Mark (22m 42s): I think, I think the narrative of blaming REITs or blaming parties is failing fast. I think nimbyism is quickly disappearing because the, the, the situation has become dire. So I'm hopeful that it takes a good reset to get, get people thinking I am, I'm frustrated by personality type, but I, I find it hard to believe that when we've got like such obvious examples that we can duplicate like municipal unit utility districts and manufactured homes as a, a solution and, and the whole host of things that we can do.   And we're not doing any of it. Not in event like we're talking, but problem. And I think I hopefully we're getting beyond the finger pointing and getting onto solution phase. But anybody in real estate I think owes Canada the obligation of speaking up. And I keep saying this, like we've gotta stop being polite about it. Like people need to start asking hard questions in public about why we're not pursuing solutions. So there are, there, there are, like the province of Ontario has, has, has, has taken action.   And, and that's, that's a, a decent step, but I think it, it it's, it's all hands on deck. Like as the, the REIT community, for example, REIT sector in Canada has 230,000 units planned of new, new apartment development. Now that's not just the apartment REITs, that's the, the diversify its as well that's in the pipeline and the government's talking about taxing REITs. So, so that's gonna disappear. So we got a pipeline and a and a and a and a and a solution.   But we've got, we've got a narrative around, I don't even know what it's around anymore that REITs are destroying affordability. Like if that's the case, then what's going on in Canada right now?   Jesse (24m 29s): When you say tax rates, you're talking about losing the kind of the flow through status that they were pretty much created for.   Mark (24m 35s): I think, I think there's a narrative that REITs don't pay tax and that's not true. Our unit holders pay income tax, those income tax rates are higher than corporate tax. Yep. So it's a narrative around big is bad, but we're tiny and, and, and we're not bad. So instead of like picking on big, I think pick on bad behavior is what I'm an advocate for. Like if there is bad behavior by actors out there, then those actors should be, should be corrected. But you can't, you can't chase someone because they're perceived as being a large entity.   You need to chase someone cuz their behavior is bad. So I'll give you an example. Cabret is only doing new construction apartments now. That's all we do. We're not buying the value add assets anymore, we're selling them. So how is this bad for Canada at a time when we're like, I don't understand, I'm lost.   Jesse (25m 25s): Yeah. Can't have it both ways.   Mark (25m 27s): You can't have it both ways.   Jesse (25m 29s): So Murray, I wanna be mindful of the time here, but I do want to talk a little bit on a positive note in terms of the, the projects that Capri is working on. Anything exciting in the pipeline that you'd, you'd wanna mention and you know, maybe even touch a little bit? I've know, I know that you're in Ireland in the Netherlands, which is kind of cool. I don't think we hear enough about that locally. So I'll Yeah, I'll let you go there.   Mark (25m 52s): Well our focus is really on Canada cuz the crisis is here and, and we have to contribute in any way we can here. So what I get very excited about is that we are still, we're doing quite a bit of disposition work, selling some of the older assets. I'm a big advocate for putting those assets in nonprofit hands. If you want to solve affordability, why not go to a targeted neighborhood that has affordability pro problems? Why not? Why not help those people?   And, and, and you can do it now and fast. I don't understand why you build something for a hundred cents on the dollar when you buy for something for 30 cents on the dollar now in a neighborhood that needs help. So I'm excited about that, that conversation and we're getting great, great traction with government finally understanding that this is a, a part of the solution. It's not, not not gonna solve affordability crisis, but it'll help some folks that are distressed potentially. And it's better than building new, I think I'm very excited about.   There's been a bit of a move away from Nimbyism and more into getting good entitlement and we're getting that on our land. So I'm very hopeful that those entitlements will, will obviously help the supply scenario whether we build on it or someone else does. We're doing our part in getting it ready for the market. And I feel very, very good about just, you know, always being a Canadian in the fundamentals of Canada. So I think that we're in, you know, living in one of the world's greatest countries and you know, the, the prospects and the fundamentals for real estate in this country are, are best in the world probably.   And everybody wants to live here. I think that, you know, as Canadians we are, we, we have proven that we can wake up from time to time and I think we're in that awakening stage right now of really getting serious to solve the problem.   Jesse (27m 41s): Fair enough. One thing I'd, you know, I'd be remiss if I didn't ask you about the, the current interest rate environment and kind of, you know, the feds just announced the 25 basis point raised recently. You mentioned, I I've, I've read an article, either an article or there was something that you were talking about last year where Capri is, if not the leader, one of the longest debt companies. In terms of, in terms of your capital structure on the debt side, what do you see 20 23, 20 24, how do you see this environment playing out in terms of interest rates?   Mark (28m 15s): Well, our, we always do 10 year money when we buy. We always model that. We always do that on renewal. We're always inclined to do 10 or 15 year debt. So our ladder is long and our leverage is low. We have the lowest leverage of our peers and we have the longest debt ladder of our peers. That's great. We also have a very active disposition program in the affordable market. We're seeing lots of private buyers. Oddly enough, it's not in the core apartment market, it's in the affordable apartment market.   It's a very strange phenomenon and in part it's because a lot of these private guys were never invited to bid in the past and they're just anxious to be able to get their hands on some of this property and they love the price per unit. So as we're selling out of the, of the lowest here rent wise of the market, we are able to defer even further our, our refinancing requirements. So we're staying out of the debt market with the bet that things will improve in, in 2024 and beyond.   But it's all, it's all a matter of inflation data. You just gotta watch that inflation data inflation's coming down, then hopefully we see a return to, to more normalized rates. But I think that, you know, we're not gonna settle where we were. I I I see, you know, the return of 10 year high 3% rate money for multifamily.   Jesse (29m 41s): That makes sense. So Mark, we always wrap up with a couple quick questions for our guests. I'll, I'll start off here. What would you tell somebody that is getting into our industry, whether it's in multi-res or commercial real estate in general, you know, what advice would you give them?   Mark (29m 59s): Stick. Stick. If you love it, stick with it. You know, the advice I had way back in the day was that, you know, points of my career, I love my job and I didn't like my boss. That doesn't mean leave the sector, okay? It means get a new boss. So you do have control of that, but if you don't love what you do, don't do it. You got it's okay to make change and find, find what you love to do. If you do love what you do, don't give up. Stick with it. I, I have without exception, a group of friends go back to high school that have all achieved success.   Well, the ones that achieved success and the ones that stuck with, with, with what they like doing and if they stayed in the area, the, the market finds that, that enthusiasm, the market finds the talent. You have a responsibility to go seek out your best option. But don't seek it out too often cuz you had a bad Thursday afternoon. You know, don't be afraid to, to build some grit. But when you have to make those strategic changes, when, when, when it's just not working. If you don't like your boss, change, change your boss.   Jesse (31m 4s): What is a book, podcast newsletter that you'd recommend to listeners?   Mark (31m 8s): Too busy working. I, I don't, I don't know. This one seems pretty good.   Jesse (31m 12s): My guest today has been Mark Kenny. Mark, thanks for being part of Working Capital.   Mark (31m 15s): Thanks for having me.   Jesse (31m 24s): Thank you so much for listening to Working Capital, the Real Estate podcast. I'm your host, Jesse for Galley. If you like the episode, head on to iTunes and leave us a five star review and share on social media. It really helps us out. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram, Jesse for galley, F R A G A L E. Have a good one. Take care.  

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Our guest today is Dr. Ed Weiler, a retired NASA scientist who spent 20 years as the chief scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope, the forerunner of the James Webb. During his 33-year NASA career, Ed wore many hats, including Associate Administrator of the Science Mission Directorate; Center Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Associate Administrator for NASA's Space Science Enterprise, chief of the Ultraviolet/Visible and Gravitational Astrophysics Division and director of the Astronomical Search for Origins Program. In today's episode, we talk to Ed about: -- NASA's accomplishments in the past year, including the Perseverance mission, the success of the James Webb telescope, and the launch of Artemis-1. -- Ed's experience as the Chief Scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope during its early development. -- Ed's time as the director of NASA's Astronomical Search for Origins program. -- Ed's role in the development of the New Horizons space craft and its mission to fly by and study Pluto and it's moons. -- Ed's belief that in the next 20 to 50 years, we will be able to the prove the existence of other life in the universe. Show notes [00:02:59] Dawn opens the interview mentioning that she and Ed share a common experience of going through the selection process to become a NASA astronaut. [00:03:55] Dawn mentions that instead of becoming an astronaut, Ed joined NASA in 1978 as a scientist, serving in a variety of science leadership roles throughout his career, eventually retiring in 2011 after 33 years of service. Dawn asks Ed to talk about his various accomplishments at NASA. [00:05:57] Dawn asks Ed about his feelings toward the various accomplishments of NASA in recent years since his retirement, such as the Perseverance mission, the success of the James Webb telescope, and the launch of Artemis-1. [00:08:42] Ken asks Ed to discuss the recent images from the James Webb telescope, images that have captured the public's imagination. [00:12:10] Dawn asks if it's true that Ed decided to become an astronomer and go to work for NASA when he was only 13 years old. [00:15:36] Dawn mentions that we have had several guests on STEM-Talk that cite the Apollo missions as their inspiration for pursuing a career in science. Dawn points out that Ed was already in grad school when Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon. Dawn asks Ed about watching the moon landing on the campus of Northwestern University. [00:16:48] Ken asks about Ed's experience as the Chief Scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope during its early development. [00:25:01] Dawn points out that after graduating from Northwestern University, Ed joined the research staff at Princeton while also working at the Goddard Space Flight Center. In 1978, Ed became a staff scientist at NASA headquarters and Dawn asks how that position came about. [00:29:45] Dawn mentions that Ed was also the director of NASA's Astronomical Search for Origins program and asks Ed to talk about that experience. [00:33:03] Ken mentions that in 1998, Ed became the Associate Administrator for Space Science for the first time. Ken goes on to mention when Ed was first approached about the position, he said “not in a million years.” Ken asks what eventually changed Ed's mind. [00:37:10] Dawn asks Ed about his first stint as NASA's Associate Administrator, where he oversaw several successful missions and set in motion an ambitious Mars exploration mission. [00:43:43] Dawn asks Ed to talk about the role he played in the development of the New Horizons craft and its mission to fly by and study Pluto and its moons. [00:45:46] Ken mentions that when Ed's first tenure as Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate ended in 2004, he took over the leadership of the Goddard Space Flight Center, which is one of the premier institutions for space and earth science missions. Ken asks Ed to talk about the work he did at the cente...

This is a podcast episode about the James Webb Telescope The internet recently celebrated images from far-off areas of the universe from the latest eye in the sky - James Webb Space Telescope. JWST isn't the first time astronomers pointed a space telescope at various heavenly bodies. Years ago, Hubble Space Telescope was launched and brought back the first images of deep space, something that humans have never been able to see before. But the history of space exploration started many centuries before JWST lifted off from the earth's surface to bring back the images of the cosmos that broke the internet. From the time human beings started walking on the face of the earth, we have always looked up with wonder at the sky. Heavenly bodies fascinated us in many ways and became an integral part of cultures across the world. But before we dwell into JWST's existence and the story behind it, let us rewind some time in the past. Actually, a long time in the past, to the big daddy of all bangs - the Big Bang! The Big Bang theory describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. It is the prevailing cosmological model explaining the evolution of the observable universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale form. The model offers a comprehensive explanation for a broad range of observed phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, and large-scale structure. Big Bang theory is supported by Hubble-Lemarite law which states that further, an object is in the universe, the faster it is moving away from earth. Extrapolating this cosmic expansion backwards in time using the known laws of physics, the theory describes an increasingly concentrated cosmos preceded by a singularity in which space and time lose meaning. Detailed measurements of the expansion rate of the universe place the Big Bang singularity at around 13.8 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the universe. After its initial expansion, an event that is by itself often called "the Big Bang", the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the formation of subatomic particles, and later atoms. Giant clouds of these primordial elements—mostly hydrogen, with some helium and lithium—later coalesced through gravity, forming early stars and galaxies, the descendants of which are visible today. Besides these primordial building materials, astronomers observe the gravitational effects of an unknown dark matter surrounding galaxies. Georges Lemaître first noted in 1927 that an expanding universe could be traced back in time to an originating single point, which he called the "primeval atom". Edwin Hubble confirmed through analysis of galactic redshifts in 1929 that galaxies are indeed drifting apart; this is important observational evidence for an expanding universe.  For several decades, the scientific community was divided between supporters of the Big Bang and the rival steady-state model which both offered explanations for the observed expansion, but the steady-state model stipulated an eternal universe in contrast to the Big Bang's finite age. In 1964, the CMB was discovered, which convinced many cosmologists that the steady-state theory was falsified, since, unlike the steady-state theory, the hot Big Bang predicted uniform background radiation throughout the universe caused by the high temperatures and densities in the distant past. One of the most important factors supporting the Big Bang Theory is the expansion of the universe. Contrary to popular belief, Big Bang is not an explosion of matter that moves outward to fill the empty space, it is the expansion of the space itself with time, resulting in each point moving away. It is an expansion of space and not an explosion in space. The need for James Webb came in because it turned out that Hubble wasn't enough for more deep space investigation. To study about the universe as it existed during its formation, it was essential to be able to see deeper into space. JWST uses infrared cameras instead of visible light that enables it to look deeper into space. Infrared light travels through the gas clouds and dust in space and enables JWST to see further and detect fainter objects than a regular visible light spectrum camera. Since James Webb uses infrared cameras, it is important to maintain the temperature of the telescope as low as possible to avoid the images being tainted. For this reason, Webb orbits much further away from earth to avoid contamination of the images being captured. Any amount of heat would result in the contamination of images since anything that emits heat radiates infrared radiation. As a result of this distance from earth, JWST is not serviceable like the Hubble telescope. Hubble had issues with its mirrors when it was launched and then had to be serviced to add a corrective “lens” to ensure that the images were not blurred. Also, unlike the Hubble telescope, James Webb couldn't be assembled in the orbit but had to b launched in one piece which would unwrap itself. This was a complicated process with many points of failure. JWST is parked in an orbit around a point about a million kilometres from the earth where the effects of the gravitational force of the Sun and Earth act with equal force. James Webb was NASA's second administrator. He lead the Apollo Moon missions Projected cost was $1bn which was surpassed in 2007 and crossed $10bn in 2021.  Launched Dec 25th, 2021 During its inception and early years, it was called Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) Cold telescope in space is required for capturing the infrared radiations coming from far away objects. An expected lifetime of 10 years, but may last more than that Since Webb orbits around 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, assembly in space and servicing is impossible The primary mirror in Webb is about 6.5 metres in diameter with about 6 times larger area than Hubble Mirrors are Beryllium mirrors and are lighter than Hubble's mirrors although bigger in size Five laters of sun shield with vacuum in between acting as insulator Located in the second Lagrange point where it is shielded from the Sun and the moon at all the times Webb operates at 50K which is 50 degrees above absolute zero (-223 degree C) You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media   DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:45 The role of serine in diabetic neuropathyNerve damage is a common complication of diabetes, and can even lead to limb amputation. Thus far, the only way for people to slow its onset is by managing their diet and lifestyle. Now though, research in mice shows how the amino acid serine may be key to this nerve damage, suggesting a potential role for the molecule in future therapeutics.Research article: Handzlik et al.News and Views: Serine deficiency causes complications in diabetes06:47 Research HighlightsDNA from chickens is spreading to their wild relatives, and a hidden magma chamber is revealed beneath an underwater volcano.Research Highlight: Chickens' DNA is fouling the genomes of their wild relativesResearch Highlight: Underwater volcano near Greece is a sleeping menace09:05 Briefing ChatWe discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time: how the Hubble Telescope is still helping scientists, and the multimillion-dollar trade of paper authorships.Nature News: Why the Hubble telescope is still in the game — even as JWST wowsNature News: Multimillion-dollar trade in paper authorships alarms publishersNature Video: Drowning in seaweed: How to stop invasive SargassumSubscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minter Dialogue with Dr Michael Hauser Dr. Michael Hauser is an Emeritus Astronomer. In his capacity as Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, he was instrumental in transforming the Institute into a multi-observatory organization that included the work on the Hubble and James Webb space telescope programs. Michael was a member of the COBE science team and was part of the Nobel prize delegation in Stockholm in 2006 when the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Mather and George Smoot for their discoveries of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation with NASA's COBE satellite. In this conversation, we discuss Mike's career highlights, some of the key discoveries he was part of, the challenges and benefits of international collaborations in light of geopolitics, the value of theory versus observation, the future of space exploration and the nature of ambition in space. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Join Jeff Zweerink and David Block as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers of science that have theological and philosophical implications, including the reality of God's existence.   Hubble's Theft & Other Scientific Inaccuracies The data showing the expansion of the universe is usually referred to as Hubble's law. However, historical studies show that astronomer Edwin Hubble used others' research without proper attribution in writing his paper on the subject in 1929. In 2018, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially voted to rename it the Hubble-Lemaître law since astronomer Georges Lemaître published a paper on the same subject in 1927, two years before Hubble. We will discuss the implications and apologetic value of this development as well as other common science/faith related misconceptions.   References: Belgian Priest Recognized in Hubble-Law Name Change IAU Members Vote to Recommend Renaming the Hubble Law as the Hubble-Lemaître Law

This is a podcast episode about the James Webb Telescope The internet recently celebrated images from far-off areas of the universe from the latest eye in the sky - James Webb Space Telescope. JWST isn't the first time astronomers pointed a space telescope at various heavenly bodies. Years ago, Hubble Space Telescope was launched and brought back the first images of deep space, something that humans have never been able to see before. But the history of space exploration started many centuries before JWST lifted off from the earth's surface to bring back the images of the cosmos that broke the internet. From the time human beings started walking on the face of the earth, we have always looked up with wonder at the sky. Heavenly bodies fascinated us in many ways and became an integral part of cultures across the world. But before we dwell into JWST's existence and the story behind it, let us rewind some time in the past. Actually, a long time in the past, to the big daddy of all bangs - the Big Bang! The Big Bang theory describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. It is the prevailing cosmological model explaining the evolution of the observable universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale form. The model offers a comprehensive explanation for a broad range of observed phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, and large-scale structure. Big Bang theory is supported by Hubble-Lemarite law which states that further, an object is in the universe, the faster it is moving away from earth. Extrapolating this cosmic expansion backwards in time using the known laws of physics, the theory describes an increasingly concentrated cosmos preceded by a singularity in which space and time lose meaning. Detailed measurements of the expansion rate of the universe place the Big Bang singularity at around 13.8 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the universe. After its initial expansion, an event that is by itself often called "the Big Bang", the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the formation of subatomic particles, and later atoms. Giant clouds of these primordial elements—mostly hydrogen, with some helium and lithium—later coalesced through gravity, forming early stars and galaxies, the descendants of which are visible today. Besides these primordial building materials, astronomers observe the gravitational effects of an unknown dark matter surrounding galaxies. Georges Lemaître first noted in 1927 that an expanding universe could be traced back in time to an originating single point, which he called the "primeval atom". Edwin Hubble confirmed through analysis of galactic redshifts in 1929 that galaxies are indeed drifting apart; this is important observational evidence for an expanding universe.  For several decades, the scientific community was divided between supporters of the Big Bang and the rival steady-state model which both offered explanations for the observed expansion, but the steady-state model stipulated an eternal universe in contrast to the Big Bang's finite age. In 1964, the CMB was discovered, which convinced many cosmologists that the steady-state theory was falsified, since, unlike the steady-state theory, the hot Big Bang predicted uniform background radiation throughout the universe caused by the high temperatures and densities in the distant past. One of the most important factors supporting the Big Bang Theory is the expansion of the universe. Contrary to popular belief, Big Bang is not an explosion of matter that moves outward to fill the empty space, it is the expansion of the space itself with time, resulting in each point moving away. It is an expansion of space and not an explosion in space. The need for James Webb came in because it turned out that Hubble wasn't enough for more deep space investigation. To study about the universe as it existed during its formation, it was essential to be able to see deeper into space. JWST uses infrared cameras instead of visible light that enables it to look deeper into space. Infrared light travels through the gas clouds and dust in space and enables JWST to see further and detect fainter objects than a regular visible light spectrum camera. Since James Webb uses infrared cameras, it is important to maintain the temperature of the telescope as low as possible to avoid the images being tainted. For this reason, Webb orbits much further away from earth to avoid contamination of the images being captured. Any amount of heat would result in the contamination of images since anything that emits heat radiates infrared radiation. As a result of this distance from earth, JWST is not serviceable like the Hubble telescope. Hubble had issues with its mirrors when it was launched and then had to be serviced to add a corrective “lens” to ensure that the images were not blurred. Also, unlike the Hubble telescope, James Webb couldn't be assembled in the orbit but had to b launched in one piece which would unwrap itself. This was a complicated process with many points of failure. JWST is parked in an orbit around a point about a million kilometres from the earth where the effects of the gravitational force of the Sun and Earth act with equal force. James Webb was NASA's second administrator. He lead the Apollo Moon missions Projected cost was $1bn which was surpassed in 2007 and crossed $10bn in 2021.  Launched Dec 25th, 2021 During its inception and early years, it was called Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) Cold telescope in space is required for capturing the infrared radiations coming from far away objects. An expected lifetime of 10 years, but may last more than that Since Webb orbits around 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, assembly in space and servicing is impossible The primary mirror in Webb is about 6.5 metres in diameter with about 6 times larger area than Hubble Mirrors are Beryllium mirrors and are lighter than Hubble's mirrors although bigger in size Five laters of sun shield with vacuum in between acting as insulator Located in the second Lagrange point where it is shielded from the Sun and the moon at all the times Webb operates at 50K which is 50 degrees above absolute zero (-223 degree C) You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media   DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Panther checked in with us this week to talk about how he knew, before going to the Naval Academy, that he wasn't interested in flying. After spending a few frosty nights in the woods of VA in January, he quickly reconsidered his flight options. After flight school he flew more than 100 missions in Vietnam in the A-6 Intruder with VMA-(AW)-533. He describes that time in -533 as the best job he ever had; being a squadron pilot. After returning from Vietnam, Panther went to Naval Test Pilot school and spent a couple years developing weapons delivery tables and flying other engineering testing profiles. It was from there he was selected to go to NASA. He spent 14 years there and flew in space on four missions. His descriptions of the training and the missions are enlightening - come listen as he describes the preparation and the missions which include many details of the process involved in launching the Hubble Space Telescope. He talked about why a fifteen minute operation took more than an hour to complete and how close they came to losing Hubble before it even powered up. Big brains and intense training saved the day!

We've all seen the breathtaking Hubble and JWST images of our universe, but have you ever wondered how these pictures are made? If you were to travel to the “Cosmic Cliffs” of the Carina Nebula or the “Pillars of Creation” of the Eagle Nebula, your eyes wouldn't see the beautiful colors and patterns displayed in these popular images. But, that doesn't make these pictures any less real.  In today's episode we explain how image processors take invisible (to us) light and data from space telescopes and translate it into something that's better than what our naked eyes can see. And we discuss how these images are made even more accessible through detailed alt-text, 3D printing, and sonification. Sign up here for the monthly AirSpace newsletter! AirSpace is made possible by the generous support of Olay.

Conoce la historia de vida del astrofísico norteamericano Lyman Spitzer, el padre del telescopio Hubble. Escucha además la anécdota de seguro contra extraterrestres, la cultura espacial de 2001 Una Odisea en el Espacio, y el desafío de este episodio. Visita mi nuevo espacio para mecenas en: Patreon.com/juanmaparrondo Escríbeme a laika.podcast@gmail.com / sígueme en instagram @laika.podcast

Michael Whitehouse, The Guy Who Knows a Guy, interviews Robert Rubinetti, author of the Shadows of the Future series: a novel spanning from the near future to a time when mankind spreads across the stars finding mysteries they never expected.Robert Rubinetti grew up in West Orange NJ. He was very artistic doing theater, miniature theater, playing music, but he had a great love of science and science fiction. Likely why he later went on to obtain degrees in Mechanical and Nuclear Propulsion Engineering. Growing up in an unparalleled time of space exploration since he was a child only fueled my sense of wonder. Seeing the universe through the eyes of great people of the time like Carl Sagan and through platforms such as Voyager, Hubble, and now the James Webb Space Telescope, he could not help but be completely taken with the mysteries and awe of universe. Throughout his life he wrote stories which he kept until he reached a moment in my life when he finally decided it was time to publish them. Shadows of the Future is the first of the series.Get your copy of Shadows of the Future athttps://www.writersrepublic.com/books...Hear Michael's podcast at https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com/podcastLearn more about Michael at https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.comMentioned in this episode:Network without talking to strangersDid you know that you can network without ever talking to a stranger? It's true. Networking is not about awkward conversations and elevator pitches. It is about making connections and creating value. I'll teach you how in a two minute video at https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com/innercircleGet my MP3I have recorded my book in audio form. Get your copy for free at https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com

Porsche's synthetic gasoline factory comes online today in Chile | Ars Technica (01:07) A Chilean startup called Highly Innovative Fuels officially opened its first synthetic gasoline production facility.  Result of a collaboration between the automaker Porsche, Siemens Energy, Exxon Mobil, Enel Green Power, the Chilean state energy company ENAP, and Empresas Gasco.  What is synthetic fuel or synfuel? A feedstock is a raw material that is used as a source of energy or as a starting material for the production of a product. A type of fuel that is made from synthetic hydrocarbons Typically produced from coal, natural gas, or biomass through a process known as the Fischer-Tropsch process.  Synthetic fuel is a direct drop-in for pump gasoline Initially, the site will produce around 34,000 gallons (130,000 L) a year, Scaling up to 14.5 million gallons (55 million L) a year by 2024. Plans to increase that tenfold to 145 million gallons (550 million L) a year by 2026.  The site, located in Punta Arenas in Southern Chile, will use wind to power the processThe area sees high winds roughly 270 days a year, and a wind turbine can expect to produce up to four times as much energy as one in Europe. Conversion process of the plant:The e-fuel plant will use wind power to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen.  The hydrogen is then combined with carbon captured from the air or industrial sources to synthesize methanol. The methanol in turn can then be converted into longer hydrocarbons to be used as fuel. HIF has long-term plans to build out 12 synthetic fuel plants worldwide, including locations in the US and Australia, with a goal of each site capturing 2 million metric tons of CO2 per year.Could be an incentive for CO2 capture! It is NOT CHEAPAt current prices, it works out to around $8 per gallon ($2/L), although that obviously doesn't include any taxes or duties NASA Discovers Pair of Super-Earths With 1,000-Mile-Deep Oceans | SciTechDaily (08:24) Astronomers have uncovered a pair of planets that are water worlds unlike any planet found in our solar system.Slightly larger than Earth, they don't have the density of rock, but they are denser than gas giants in our solar system What are they made of? The best answer is that these exoplanets have global oceans at least 500 times deeper than the average depth of Earth's oceans, which simply are a wet veneer on a rocky ball. They orbit the red dwarf star Kepler-138, located 218 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.Called Kepler-138 c and Kepler-138 d Planets were initially found in 2014 with NASA's Kepler Space Observatory.  But with follow-up observations with the Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes they found that the planets must be composed largely of water.  The discovery was made by a team of researchers at the University of Montreal lead by Caroline Piaulet.By comparing the sizes and masses of the planets to models, the astronomers concluded that a significant fraction of their volume should be made of materials that are lighter than rock but heavier than hydrogen or helium. Most common being water.  The closest size comparison, say researchers, would be some of the icy moons in the outer solar system (i.e. Europa, Enceladus) that are also largely composed of water surrounding a rocky core. But don't expect the water to be the same as the water you see here. According to Piaulet:“The temperature in Kepler-138 d's atmosphere is likely above the boiling point of water, and we expect a thick dense atmosphere made of steam on this planet. Only under that steam atmosphere there could potentially be liquid water at high pressure, or even water in another phase that occurs at high pressures, called a supercritical fluid.” A supercritical fluid is a substance that is in a state between a gas and a liquid and exhibits unique properties that are intermediate between the two phases. (Not a pressure to be solid) Gene therapy cures kids with rare “bubble-boy” disease in new trial | New Atlas (12:18) A rare genetic disease, called Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), renders children without a functioning immune system from birth has been effectively cured by an experimental gene therapy. SCID is a collection of genetic diseases that result in impaired immune functions.  Informally known as the "bubble-boy" disease The study is reporting on the first 10 children treated with the therapy, all of whom are now healthy and living normal lives. The two most common forms of SCID – X-SCID and ADA-SCID – have been successfully treated with an experimental gene therapy.The patient's bone marrow stem cells are harvested, modified with a healthy copy of the targeted gene, and then infused back into their bodies. This form of gene therapy uses a modified virus to deliver its healthy gene payload. Sometimes cancerous side effects. Because those viruses can only enter a cell's nuclei when it's dividing they can potentially generate adverse side effects.  Many researchers have shifted to using modified lentiviruses as the optimal viral vector for gene therapies.Enter the nuclei of non-dividing cells meaning they should be safer and more effective. In 2021, a more long-term study tracking 50 children with ADA-SCID treated with lentiviral gene therapy found every subject was alive and healthy three years later. The 10 children in this latest study were treated for ART-SCID, which is an extremely rare version of SCID and difficult to treat. Over two years after the initial treatment all 10 children are reported as healthy and living normal lives. Jennifer Puck, co-lead investigator on the study, discusses the results:“All of the results are better than those previously seen with Artemis-SCID patients who received donor bone marrow transplants … Having patients in the trial achieve full T-cell immunity is outstanding. B-cell recovery takes longer, but so far it looks as if the patients also have a far better chance for B-cell reconstitution than they would with a regular bone marrow transplant. Successfully using less chemotherapy is also a big win, minimizing the harmful side effects of full dose busulfan in small infants.” Larger studies are needed (as always), but the results are extraordinarily promising, pointing to a future where this genetic disease can be cured soon after birth. Proof-of-concept drone flight delivers transplant lung to patient in Toronto | TechXplore (17:37) A team of researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of using drones to carry human organs for transplantation to nearby locales.  A drone carried a human lung donated by a deceased patient at one hospital in downtown Toronto, Canada, to another patient needing a new lung waiting in another hospital, also in downtown Toronto. This feasibility study was meant to test the use of drones for carrying donated organs on a regular basis.Drone used was the Chinese-made M600 Pro Added new electronics designed specifically for strong connectivity—the drone is steered on its path by a human pilot. Added a parachute, lights, several cameras, GPS trackers and a recovery system. Finally, they removed the landing gear and replaced it with a container box specifically designed to keep organs cool during transport. They had the drone carry objects from point to point, testing all of its features. After 400 such test flights, they deemed their drone ready The proof-of-concept flight:Took off from Toronto Western Hospital with the drone carrying a donated lung Flew to Toronto General Hospital, just two kilometers away The lung was delivered and safely implanted into the waiting patient.  The researchers suggest their approach can be used for short-distance transfers in densely populated areas, such as across a city, greatly reducing delivery time.Ground vehicles can take a lot of time due to congestion and unforeseen tie-ups. Blood test detects 'toxic' protein years before Alzheimer's symptoms emerge |  ScienceDaily (22:55) Seeds of Alzheimer's are planted years -- even decades – before the cognitive impairments surface that make a diagnosis possible. Amyloid beta proteins that misfold and clump together, forming small aggregates called oligomers. Those oligomers through a process scientists still do not understand become “toxic,” which then are thought of to cause Alzheimer's. University of Washington researchers have developed a laboratory test that can measure levels of amyloid beta oligomers in blood samples. Detected in the blood of patients with Alzheimer's disease But did not detect them in most members of a control group who showed no signs of cognitive impairment Their test, known by the acronym SOBA, did detect oligomers in the blood of 11 individuals from the control group.10 of these individuals had follow-up examinations where all were diagnosed years later with mild cognitive impairment or brain pathology consistent with Alzheimer's disease.  Senior author professor Valerie Daggett stated:“What clinicians and researchers have wanted is a reliable diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease -- and not just an assay that confirms a diagnosis of Alzheimer's, but one that can also detect signs of the disease before cognitive impairment happens. That's important for individuals' health and for all the research into how toxic oligomers of amyloid beta go on and cause the damage that they do … What we show here is that SOBA may be the basis of such a test." In the study, the team also showed that SOBA easily could be modified to detect toxic oligomers of another type of protein associated with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Dagget stating:"We are finding that many human diseases are associated with the accumulation of toxic oligomers that form these alpha sheet structures … Not just Alzheimer's, but also Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes and more. SOBA is picking up that unique alpha sheet structure, so we hope that this method can help in diagnosing and studying many other 'protein misfolding' diseases."

We layout a unique take on the Idaho 4 murders and what the cops may know. We touch on some amazing news in the science world and tip toe carefully around the conspiracy theories. We talk gifts for the holidays both good and bad.

Today, you'll learn about the benefits of shading rooftop gardens with solar panels, caffeine's dark secrets, and how the first image from the James Webb telescope promises a great run for Hubble's successor.Solar Salads “Your Rooftop Garden Could Be a Solar-Powered Working Farm” by Matt Simonhttps://www.wired.com/story/your-rooftop-garden-could-be-a-solar-powered-working-farm/“Exploring The Potential of Rooftop Agrivoltaics” by Jennifer Bousselot and Thomas Hickey, Jr.https://livingarchitecturemonitor.com/articles/potential-rooftop-agrivoltaics-sp22“Volunteer State (Finally) Discovers Solar Power — With A Regenerative Twist” by Tina Caseyhttps://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/04/volunteer-state-finally-discovers-solar-power-with-a-regenerative-twist/Cursed Caffeine“The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine?” by Michael Pollanhttps://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/jul/06/caffeine-coffee-tea-invisible-addiction-is-it-time-to-give-up“Caffeine: How much is too much?” by Mayo Clinic Staffhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678#:~:text=Caffeine“Caffeine - Uses, Side Effects, And More” from WebMDhttps://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-979/caffeine#:~:text=Caffeine“How and When Did Humans Start Consuming Alcohol?” by Sedeer el-Showkhttps://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/accumulating-glitches/how_and_when_did_humans/#:~:text=According“Coffee and caffeine consumption and depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies” by Longfei Wang, Xiaoli Shen, Yili Wu, and Dongfeng Zhanghttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26339067/Webb's First Photo“1st image snapped by iconic Webb telescope pushes limits of the 'laws of physics'” by Tom Metcalfehttps://www.livescience.com/james-webb-telescope-image-limits-of-physics““Better than our most optimistic prediction” – first images from James Webb exceed all expectations” by Jamie Priesthttps://cosmosmagazine.com/space/james-webb-telescope-first-images/“About Webb Orbit” By NASAhttps://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/orbit.htmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/re-release-solar-salads-cursed-caffeine-webbs-first-photo

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Hubble: #NASA: Proposing to extend Hubble past 203. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-requesting-proposals-for-raising-hubbles-orbit/

Pełna transkrypcja dostępna na https://radionaukowe.pl/Podcast działa dzięki wsparciu na https://patronite.pl/radionaukowe***Ten teleskop to majstersztyk. Działa znakomicie, a jego parametry – zdaniem NASA – są nawet lepsze niż przewidywano. Teleskop Jamesa Webba (JWST) został wystrzelony 25 grudnia 2021 r.Z okazji tej rocznicy rozmawiamy o jego dotychczasowych osiągnięciach i planach astronomów na kolejne lata. JWT szybko pokazał swoje możliwości. Naukowcy oceniają, że dostrzeżona przez niego galaktyka GLASS-z12 powstała raptem 350 milionów lat po Wielkim Wybuchu. Poprzednia, obserwowana przez Hubble'a (GN-z11) prawdopodobnie powstała 50 milionów lat później. JWST pierwszy raz w historii przeanalizował też w pełni skład atmosfery egzoplanety, znajdując m.in. dwutlenek węgla. Do badań ustawia się kolejka chętnych. - Astronomowie z całego świata mogą składać wnioski na obserwacje. Projekty są oceniane raz do roku, w nadzwyczajnych sytuacjach dyrektor może dodać dodatkowe obserwacje, jeśli coś szczególnego dzieje się na niebie – mówi w Radiu Naukowym dr hab. Radosław Poleski z Obserwatorium Astronomicznego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Napisanie wniosku i jego oceny to długi i wymagający proces. Astronom podkreśla, że często decydują najdrobniejsze szczegóły. JWST był często porównywany do Teleskopu Hubble'a. Dr hab. Poleski jest jednak wobec te3go sceptyczny. – Nie używałbym słowa „detronizacja”. Nadal jest cała masa bardzo ciekawych rzeczy, które można zrobić teleskopem Hubble'a i takich, których nie będzie można zrobić teleskopem Webba – podkreśla. Astronom jest w zespole pracującym nad powstaniem kolejnego wielkiego teleskopu: Nancy Grace Roman. Urządzenie nazwane na cześć astronomki z NASA i kluczowej postaci dla tworzenia Teleskopu Hubble'a – ma zostać wystrzelone już w 2026 lub 2027. - Ocenia się, że teleskop Roman odkryje około półtora tysiąca planet metodą mikrosoczewkowania – mówi dr hab. Poleski. W podcaście wyjaśniamy dlaczego JWST obserwuje w podczerwieni, w jakim formacie przychodzą dane z teleskopu przed obróbką i odpowiadamy na kilka pytań Patronów. Polecam!

This is a replay of the discussion with Hakeem Oluseyi on the controversy surrounding the naming of the James Webb Space Telescope. It continues! Today the New York Time published an opinion piece entitled: How Naming the James Webb Telescope Turned Into a Fight Over Homophobia: Did the former head of NASA discriminate against gay people? One physicist tried to rebut the accusation, only to find himself the target of attacks. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/us/james-webb-telescope-gay-rights.html? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASA's next great flagship observatory. It's set to continue — and extend — the illustrious scientific tradition established by the Hubble Space Telescope, while peering deeper into the universe and observing what Hubble could not. But who was James Webb? Considering the controversy surrounding his legacy, I wanted to explore the allegations against him with my friend Hakeem Oluseyi and answer the question: Why was the James Webb Space Telescope named after him? Hakeem claims that some allegations wrongly accused an innocent man who was, among more well-known achievements, a hero of diversity and inclusion in American government. He worked with Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy to use NASA facilities in America's southern states to promote racial integration and equal opportunity in employment Hakeem Oluseyi is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, author, actor, veteran, and humanitarian. Oluseyi was named a Visiting Robinson Professor at George Mason University in 2021, a distinction by which the university recognizes outstanding faculty. In 2021, he published an autobiography titled: A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars co-authored with Joshua Horwitz. His memoir tells the inspiring unlikely hero's journey story from dealing drugs to dishing out the hardest of hardcore science communication and inspiration! Hakeem's best known scientific contributions are research on the transfer of mass and energy through the Sun's atmosphere; the development of space-borne observatories for studying astrophysical plasmas and dark energy; and the development of transformative technologies in ultraviolet optics, detectors, computer chips, and ion propulsion. Hakeem Is the president-elect of the National Society of Black Physicists Get Hakeem's Book: A Quantum Life: Follow Hakeem on Twitter https://twitter.com/hakeemoluseyi Find Hakeem's article on Medium Please Visit our Sponsors: LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/impossible to post a job for FREE Athletic Greens, makers of AG1 which I take every day. Get an exclusive offer when you visit https://athleticgreens.com/impossible AG1 is made from the highest quality ingredients, in accordance with the strictest standards and obsessively improved based on the latest science. Connect with me:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating   Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1  J oin my mailing list; just click here http://briankeating.com/mailing_list.php  Detailed Blog posts here: https://briankeating.com/blog.php   Listen on audio-only platforms: https://briankeating.com/podcast.php  A production of http://imagination.ucsd.edu/  Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating Produced and Edited by Stuart Volkow P.G.A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie McEnery is the Project Scientist for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. In this role, she is the scientific lead of a NASA Astrophysics flagship mission that will study the expansion history of the Universe, the evolution of cosmic structure and perform a statistical census of planets around other stars. Her scientific research focuses on the study of extreme high energy transients and the development of the ground and space based observatories needed to pursue this.  She is the senior scientist for high energy astrophysics at Goddard Space Flight Center, and co-director of the Joint Space Sciences Center between Goddard and the University of Maryland. In this episode, Ben and Julie discuss the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, it's timeline and how it compares to the JWST  ‘Instead of seeing deep, seeing wide'. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor: Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest into shares of actual space startups! OUTLINE: Here's approximate timestamps for the episode. 00:16 Spaced Ventures 00:42 Introduction to Dr Julie Mc Enery 01:25 Working for NASA 03:15 How did Julie start her fascination with space? 04:30 Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (NGRST) - what is it? 07:34 Importance of ‘Nancy Grace' name 08:34 ‘Mother of Hubble' 09:06 Timeline for launch 10:33 ‘Day in the life' - current build stage (as of 2022) 12:33 Impact of JWST 13:50 ‘Instead of seeing deep, seeing wide' 15:07 Dark Energy and Dark Matter 19:53 Predictions about findings from NGRST/short puppy disturbance

During our November 16th show, Carolyn Collins Petersen introduced us to the hourglass/butterfly of L1527, an image captured by JWST using its onboard NIRCam. (You can read the original story here. This week we are joined by Dr. Karl Stapelfeldt, Chief Scientist for NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program at JPL who will help us understand the science behind this amazing structure. Karl earned a B.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Physics at Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Caltech. His career at NASA includes positions at both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and most recently at the Goddard Space Flight Center, where he has served as the Chief of Goddard's Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory since 2011. Karl's NASA science contributions include project science roles for the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes and science observations using the Herschel Space Observatory. He served as chair of the Exoplanet-Coronagraph Probe-Scale Science and Technology Definition Team, and as a member of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council. **************************************** The Weekly Space Hangout is a production of CosmoQuest. Want to support CosmoQuest? Here are some specific ways you can help: Subscribe FREE to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/cosmoquest Subscribe to our podcasts Astronomy Cast and Daily Space where ever you get your podcasts! Watch our streams over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/cosmoquestx – follow and subscribe! Become a Patreon of CosmoQuest https://www.patreon.com/cosmoquestx Become a Patreon of Astronomy Cast https://www.patreon.com/astronomycast Buy stuff from our Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/cosmoquestx Join our Discord server for CosmoQuest - https://discord.gg/X8rw4vv Join the Weekly Space Hangout Crew! - http://www.wshcrew.space/ Don't forget to like and subscribe! Plus we love being shared out to new people, so tweet, comment, review us... all the free things you can do to help bring science into people's lives.

https://youtu.be/b62FwfuM4SA Streamed live Dec 7th, 2022. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Special Guest: During our November 16th show, Carolyn Collins Petersen introduced us to the hourglass/butterfly of L1527, an image captured by JWST using its onboard NIRCam. (You can read the original story here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/...) This week we are joined by Dr. Karl Stapelfeldt, Chief Scientist for NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program at JPL who will help us understand the science behind this amazing structure.   Karl earned a B.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Physics at Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Caltech. His career at NASA includes positions at both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and most recently at the Goddard Space Flight Center, where he has served as the Chief of Goddard's Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory since 2011.   Karl's NASA science contributions include project science roles for the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes and science observations using the Herschel Space Observatory. He served as chair of the Exoplanet-Coronagraph Probe-Scale Science and Technology Definition Team, and as a member of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council. Regular Guests: Dr. Leah Jenks ( https://leahjenks.com/ / @leahgjenks ) Dr. Paul Byrne ( @ThePlanetaryGuy / https://eps.wustl.edu/people/paul-byrne ) This week's stories: - More updates from Artemis 1. - An asymmetry detected in the distribution of galaxies. - Mars occulted by the Moon! - A bizarre gamma ray burst that breaks all the rules!   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.