Podcasts about physics astronomy

Would our world be a better place if scientists were in charge? On this ID the Future from the archive, author and philosopher Jay Richards hosts bioethicist Wesley J. Smith to discuss a tweet from Physics-Astronomy.org. The tweet read, “Imagine a world ruled by scientists, not politicians.” The pair discuss the consequences of such a form of governance, using the response to the coronavirus pandemic as a case in point. Source

Would our world be a better place if scientists were in charge? On this ID the Future from the archive, author and philosopher Jay Richards hosts bioethicist Wesley J. Smith to discuss a tweet from Physics-Astronomy.org. The tweet read, “Imagine a world ruled by scientists, not politicians.” The pair discuss the consequences of such a form of governance, using the response to the coronavirus pandemic as a case in point. Source

Only 1% of Physics PhDs awarded to US citizens were to Black students in 2019 (according to the American Institute of Physics). In celebration of Juneteenth, we've invited the Black In Astro team to chat about their mission to support and highlight Black people in space science-related fields. We hear about their trajectories in space sciences and astronomy and their perspectives on the future. This episode's release also marks the beginning of Black Space Week hosted by Black in Astro! They tell us how the celebration will be bigger and better in 2023 to continue celebrating Black scientists worldwide.    Black In Astro: https://www.blackinastro.com/   Black Space Week 2023: https://www.blackinastro.com/posters-and-advertisements-for-bsw2023   Juneteenth: https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html   Black Representation in Physics & Astronomy: https://astrobites.org/2020/06/12/blackinastro-black-representation-in-astro-physics-and-the-impact-of-discrimination/   American Institute of Physics Report: https://www.aip.org/statistics/reports/trends-physics-phds-171819   Articles:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-021-00361-5 https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-costs-of-codeswitching https://onezero.medium.com/a-break-up-letter-with-astronomy-from-a-young-black-woman-a30de24fe209 https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2022/02/11/does-academia-actually-want-black-professors/?sh=6af2a1b1f4ca https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-diversity-makes-us-smarter/  

The brain is a curious thing, but how does curiosity happen in it? Where does curiosity begin, and what does that process look like? Curiosity does quite a lot inside the brain, from connecting dots of knowledge to shaping entire architectures of thought and organization. Understanding the underpinnings of this motivating force can allow us to harness its power for our own advancement.Dani Bassett is the J. Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, Neurology, and Psychiatry. They are also an external professor of the Santa Fe Institute. Perry Zurn is an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Philosophy Department of Philosophy & Religion at American University in Washington D.C. Bassett and Zurn are also twins, and co-authors of the new book, Curious Minds: The Power of Connection, about the nature of curiosity, where it originates from, and how it functions. Dani, Perry, and Greg talk about curiosity as it relates to both Perry's specialty area of Philosophy and Dani's specialty area of Neuroscience. They discuss lessons they learned from researching and writing their book and get into some of the discoveries they made inside. They talk about how people can be subdivided into busy bodies, hunters, and dancers and the traits of each. They discuss early school experiences that allowed them to chase and foster the power of curiosity in their own childhoods, and they touch on what a collective curiosity would entail. Episode Quotes:Curiosity is a connective process[Dani Bassett ] 06:39: We argue that it's that connective property of information gathering, information seeking that is what curiosity does. And it provides us with a full, interconnected knowledge base that allows us to reason from our past and make new decisions in the future. It allows us to understand the mental processes of another person, and it also allows us to connect among people themselves.[Perry Zurn] 47:01: Creativity along the way, as fundamental to what it means to be educated, would change the entire structure of education. The practices of attunement[Perry Zurn] 13:04: When we're curious, we direct our observational skills—our capacity to notice or be attuned to certain things or be attuned to particular dynamics, for example. That's something that's at the core of what curiosity does. That's how it does some of its connecting work.The role of a teacher in a child's curiosity[Dani Bassett ]13:04: Teachers are in this very tricky situation where they have an opportunity to model and to say, "Here, look at how my mind moves." You could try this too. And they also need to be quiet and not forecasting their own curiosity sometimes so that they can notice, hear, support, value, and encourage the kind of curiosity that the child has.Show Links:Recommended Resources:David Lydon-Staley, Ph.D.Center for the EdgeGuest Profile:Dani BassettFaculty Profile at University of PennsylvaniaFaculty Profile at Santa Fe InstituteDani Bassett on LinkedInDani Bassett on TwitterPerry ZurnFaculty Profile at American University Perry Zurn's WebsitePerry Zurn on LinkedInPerry Zurn on TwitterPerry Zurn & Dani S. Bassett on Talks at GoogleTheir/His Work:Dani Bassett on Google ScholarPerry Zurn on Google ScholarComplex Systems LabCurious Minds: The Power of ConnectionCuriosity and Power: The Politics of Inquiry

Today we welcome Perry Zurn and Dani Bassett. Dr. Perry Zurn is Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University. He is the author or coauthor of more than 75 publications in philosophy, political theory, trans studies, and network science and has given hundreds of talks at local, national, and international venues. His work has been generously funded by organizations like the American Philosophical Association, the Center for Curiosity, the Lee Somers Fund and more. Dr. Dani S. Bassett is the J. Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, Neurology, and Psychiatry. They authored more than 390 peer-reviewed publications, which have garnered over 38,000 citations. Dr. Bassett has received multiple prestigious awards from the American Psychological Association, Sloan Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation among others. They often collaborate on research about neuroscience, curiosity, and the humanities. Recently, they co-wrote Curious Minds: The Power of Connection.In this episode, I talk to Perry Zurn and Dani Bassett about curiosity. For them, curiosity is not just about gaining knowledge, it's about connecting to the world and to each other. Each individual has their own style of connecting - they can be busybodies, hunters, or dancers at any given time. Perry and Dani also weigh in on how social media affects curiosity and how their network model of curiosity can improve education.Website: perryzurn.com & danisbassett.comTwitter: @perryzurn & @danisbassett Topics02:27 Perry and Dani's interest in curiosity06:26 Curiosity is connection12:45 Network science 15:18 Archetypes of curiosity20:22 Deprivation vs interest-based curiosity 23:56 Social curiosity29:47 Cycling through the different styles of curiosity 37:25 Is social media making us more curious? 40:51 Consciously practicing curiosity 42:32 Curiosity and learning 

Explore the dynamics and engineering of Tethered Asteroid systems to adjust the orbital trajectory of near-Earth object (NEO) and potentially hazardous asteroids (PHA) with our guest Flaviane Venditti, PhD who is pioneering the tethered asteroid R&D. Topics in this month's Podcast Episode include tether dynamics, engineering, and materials (i.e. carbon nanotubes), alternative orbital deviation methods, tether anchoring, solar sails, and tethered balloon asteroids Podcast Guest: Flaviane Venditti, PhD, Observatory Scientist, Head of Planetary Radar, The Arecibo Observatory at University of Central Florida Dr. Venditti started her scientific career as a Bachelor in Physics/Astronomy at the University of Sao Paulo, where she was part of the Polarimetry group working with observations at the National Laboratory for Astrophysics (LNA) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Besides observations, she was also interested in celestial mechanics and space missions, which led her to pursue a Master's (2009) and Ph.D (2013) degree in Space Engineering at the National Institute for Space Research, Brazil, focused on Astrodynamics. During her Ph.D, she worked with orbital maneuvers around irregularly shaped bodies, developing a method to model the gravitational field of asteroids with low computational effort using Arecibo's planetary radar data. Flaviane C. F. Venditti, Luis O. Marchi, Arun K. Misra, Diogo M. Sanchez, Antonio F. B. A. Prado. Dynamics of tethered asteroid systems to support planetary defense. The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2020; 229 (8): 1463 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-900183-y --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/frontierspace/support

On this new episode of ID the Future, The Price of Panic co-author and philosopher Jay Richards hosts bioethicist Wesley J. Smith to discuss a Tweet from Physics-Astronomy.org. The Tweet read, “Imagine a world ruled by scientists, not politicians.” The drift of the Tweet was, wouldn’t rule by scientists be wonderful! Smith immediately threw up a great big “Don’t go there” sign at the Epoch Times. As  Smith and Richards emphasize, such an approach to governance would be disastrous, and would actually be anti-science. It would tend to corrupt the practice of science, thrust scientific specialists into positions calling for generalist skills, and further the arrogant mistake that is scientism—the view not only that nature is all there is, but Read More › Source

Gravitational Waves, Black hole mergers, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and upcoming space based LISA project. Prof Daniel Holz is a professor of Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics. His research focuses on general relativity in the context of astrophysics and cosmology. He is a member of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) collaboration, and was part of the team that announced the first detection of gravitational waves in early 2016 and the first multi-messenger detection of a binary neutron star in 2017. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/support

Mike Loucks is the CEO of Space Exploration Engineering (SEE), which he co-founded in 1995. He received a BA in Physics/Astronomy from Whitman College, WA in 1985 and an MS in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado in 1991. He co-founded SEE corp. in 1995 after working as an operations and trajectory planning expert for Orbital Sciences Corporation. The NASA Apollo missions and science fiction by Robert Heinlein got Mike interested and space and astronomy. Early on, he pondered becoming an astronomer but later decided that aerospace engineering was his true passion. We chatted about the founding of SEE and his work there. Mike then told me about the kinds of computer and software tools he uses for orbital and celestial mechanics and the role Macs have played in his life. Mike finished with some great advice for students who want to pursue a career in aerospace engineering.

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: What happens when you sneeze in space? - Do scientists always use metric units? - What's the relationship between electricity and magnetism? - Why is the sky blue? - How does a space station work? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: Do all objects, including living things, emit radio waves? What is plasma? What's the likelihood there's another universe exactly like ours out there? What is a hypersphere? Is there a limit to how many dimensions you can have? Why do you have to acquire a certain speed to escape earth's gravity to get into space? See the full Q&A video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we discuss the power of finding the right work environment for your needs. Our guest, Lori Kahn, shares how her transition to another part of her company strengthened her confidence and allowed her to better realize her value.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestLori Kahn is a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin Space where she has supported a variety of advanced technical programs for 20+ years.  She has a BA from Smith College in Physics/Astronomy, an MSc from Arizona State University in Physics and a certificate from Stanford University in Spacecraft Design and Operation Proficiency.Lori is passionate about supporting women succeed in engineering and their inclusion at work.  Engaged with her company's Women's Impact Network (WIN), she founded a Lean In Circle in 2013 and later led Space WIN improving shared knowledge and resources amongst the sites.  Lori now serves as Corporate WIN co-chair overseeing all business area WIN leads improving communication and collaboration.Lori is also a mentor in various STEM organizations including FIRST Robotics, Society of Women Engineers, TechWomen and Technovation.  Lori also enjoys traveling, exercising and spending time with her husband and two sons (12 and 16).

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an ongoing livestream Q&A series for kids (and others). Questions include: Is it possible to communicate with worlds outside our solar system? - Is it possible to make a suit that can make you grow and shrink at will like in Ant-Man? - How does a satellite stay in orbit around the earth (or a planet stay in orbit around the sun)? - Could we access other dimensions? - What are protons, neutrons, and electrons made of? - If neutron stars are just neutrons, how come they produce light? - How do magnets work? See the full Q&A video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an ongoing livestream Q&A series for kids (and others). Questions include: Why is there a speed limit (the speed of light)? - What is spin? - Is there maximum temperature? - Is there a maximum location accuracy for a GPS system? See the full Q&A video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an ongoing livestream Q&A series for kids (and others). Questions include: How do windmills generate energy? - Why can't we see all light? - Why does space never end? - How did earth evolve? - What is heat? - Do magnets work in space? See the full Q&A video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Episode 71 features Dr. Joel Kastner. We discuss how we search for young stars, what they can teach us about our own Sun and Solar System, how we observe planets forming, and much more! Joel Kastner is a Professor in the Center for Imaging Science and School of Physics & Astronomy at the Rochester (NY) Institute of Technology. He was formerly the Director of the Laboratory for Multiwavelength Astrophysics at the Rochester Institute of Technology and currently serves as the Chair of the Committee on Employment for the American Astronomical Society. Support the show by leaving a rating or a review and subscribing to receive future content. Consider becoming a Patron by subscribing at https://www.patreon.com/thestateoftheuniverse or supporting the show via a one time donation at https://www.paypal.me/drachler. For more episodes or information about The State of The Universe visit thestateoftheuniverse.com or follow the show on social media. The music in this episode belongs to https://freebeats.io/. 

Can physics and astronomy explain the world around us? Or does it actually give evidence for God? Click play to find out!

I'm SOOO Excited about this weeks guest. I'm a bit of a Space nerd, I know almost NOTHING about it, but It just fascinates me. So This week we speak with an incredible talent in the field of all things that include Black Holes, Dark Matter and MORE!!! My Guest this week is Vanderbilt University Astrophysics Asst. Professor Dr. Stephen Taylor who specializes in:  •    Gravitational Wave Astrophysics    •    Multi-messenger Astronomy    •    Statistical Inference    •    Black Holes, Neutron Stars    •    Pulsar Timing Arrays, LISA, LIGO Dr Stephen studied received his Undergrad degree in MPhys Physics at Oxford University and after received his PHD in Astronomy at the University of Cambridge and since then has racked up an incredible resume and education.. The things this man deals in day in and day out is mind bending, Listen in!!!         2019-Present Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy            Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN       2014-2016 NASA Postdoctoral Fellow            NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA       2016-2017 Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar at JPL            NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA       2017-2019 NANOGrav Senior Postdoctoral Fellow            California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA  

Christina Koch and Jessica Meir make HISTORY as the first two women to complete spacewalks TOGETHER in space! Beth and Dean review what this means for women everywhere, why this is a significant milestone for women, and how women have been a significant part of our success in space exploration for over 50 years.  Beth and Dean discuss many firsts for women in space in this episode and more:  NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir successfully completed a spacewalk on Friday, October 18, 2019– the first to be conducted by two women, which Koch and Meir replaced a faulty battery charger on the International Space Station’s truss structure, restoring power capabilities for station operations and ongoing research. The spacewalk was Koch’s fourth and Meir’s first. Meir became the 15th U.S. woman to spacewalk, during the 43rd spacewalk to include a woman. Women have been performing spacewalks since 1984 – Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya spacewalked that July, and NASA astronaut Kathryn Sullivan spacewalked in October that same year.   Dean and Beth predict who will be the FIRST WOMAN ON THE MOON!  If you want to hear MORE about the Women of the Johnson Space Center and the history of the work within the space program, Beth HIGHLY recommends, “Houston, We Have a Podcast, Episode 109 Women of JSC; Apollo to Artemis.” Listen here: https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/HWHAP/women-of-jsc-apollo-to-artemis   About Dean M: Dean is an American Astronomer who has been gazing at the heavens for over fifty years. From early trips to NASA centers, Dean caught the Space Bug at a very young age. Having many mentors in his quest to become an astronomer, Dean excelled at Physics & Astronomy.  The only problem I can see in becoming an astronomer is that I have trouble staying up at night. I was able to get around this situation by getting my Master's in Solar Physics. However, I did end up biting the astronomy bullet by doing research on Quasars and Galaxies. An early instructor of mine once said, “Dean, I don't understand how you can keep looking out the window and still get an "A" in my class." I responded to him by saying, "I hear and understand everything you're saying, but if I have questions, I'll ask. " That was my 6th grade science teacher Mr. Pederson. Dean went on to using major astronomical research centers in the Midwest, such as LARC Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center on the campus of Northwestern University and also Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago. Dean published 3 papers on his research. Published in the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Being very outspoken, Dean was able to land a position at Marshall Spaceflight Center as a Public Affairs Officer. Beside his regular duties of promoting NASA, Dean was able to study computer programming.  This led Dean to do minor software programs for the space shuttle. Recruited by the Jet propulsion laboratory in California Dean’s position directly supported the MER program to Mars. Dean continues to actively promote NASA through his lectures to students and space enthusiasts throughout the Midwest.  Dean's passion for Space & Astronomy has led him on a quest to educate the public through his classes and lectures on Space & Astronomy.   Where to find Dean: www.TritionCollege.edu/Cernan www.HarperCollege.edu   More news coverage about this historic spacewalk: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/18/nasa-astronauts-international-space-station-first-all-female-spacewalk/4020056002/ and https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/10/nasa-first-all-female-spacewalk/600331/ and https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/in-space-news-conference-to-review-first-all-woman-spacewalk and  https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/HWHAP/women-of-jsc-apollo-to-artemis

Dr. Meredith Hughes is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Wesleyan University. In her research, Meredith uses large radio telescopes to study how planets form around other stars. After stars are formed, disks of leftover gas and dust go on to form planets. Meredith studies how this process works, the conditions that exist in these early disks, how the disks form planets, and the types of planets that form around stars. Studying this process in other star systems helps us learn more about our own solar system and how it formed.When Meredith isn’t working, you can find her hanging out with her husband, two young kids, and their dog. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, being outdoors, and volunteering in her community. She received her B.S. degree in Physics & Astronomy from Yale University. Afterwards, Meredith attended graduate school at Harvard University where she received her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Astronomy. She was awarded a Miller Fellowship to conduct postdoctoral research in the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley before she joined the faculty at Wesleyan University in 2013. Meredith has received the Harvard Astronomy Department's Fireman Fellowship for her outstanding doctoral thesis as well as Harvard Astronomy’s Bok Prize for research excellence by a Ph.D. graduate under the age of 35. In addition, she was selected as a Cottrell Scholar in 2018 by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. In our interview, Meredith shares more about her life and science.

In this episode, The 2017 "Up and Comers" awardees are featured in a Penthouse Suite interview for the 2018 Charleston Conference.  The awardees are Heather Howard (Assistant Professor of Library Science, Business Information Specialist, Purdue University), Michael Rodriguez (Licensing & Acquisitions Librarian, University of Connecticut), and Kiyomi Deards (Associate Professor, Subject Librarian for Chemistry, Biochemistry, Forensic Science, Physics & Astronomy, Wate University of Nebraska - Lincoln). They are the very first winners of this award, given to rising stars in the library and information world. They are interviewed by Erin Gallagher of Reed University. https://youtu.be/0zxPUy3JDrI  - Up & Comers Interview Video **********************************  Registration for the Charleston Conference is now open. Take advantage of early bird pricing by registering at charlestonlibraryconference.com prior to September 14. Publishers and vendors are invited to submit a specific product or service to the Juried Product Development Forum. The forums were designed to provide vendors with an opportunity to get input from the librarian community while the product is in development. Submit your presentation to the Juried Product Development Forum selection committee at Charlestonlibraryconference.com under Participate.    

04/10 Lawrence Rudnick Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics School of Physics & Astronomy for University of Minnesota (yes very smart and very credible) he helps the crew understand the discovery of a black hole.

Feature Guest: Rosemary Wyse The universe is past its prime, by about 8 to 10 billion years. Sorry if you missed it. From the rate of star formation to the frequency of galactic mergers, the cosmos just isn’t what it used to be. Yet remarkably all is not lost, for there’s an astronomical archeology available to us. It turns out stars retain a memory of their ancient origins and galaxies hold clues to their own violent histories. Today we’re joined here at The Star Spot by Professor Rosemary Wise for the second in our three part series. Our coverage of the Symposium Boom to Bust: The Story of the Universe, continues with a Boom. The Astronomy and Space Exploration Society, a student group based at the University of Toronto, hosted its annual signature symposium event on Friday, February 15th, 2019. This year’s theme was “Boom to Bust,”with three keynote speakers covering, in turn, the birth, life and death of the cosmos. Once again The Star Spot was privileged to be on location to cover the event. And now in a special three episode series, we’re joined by each fascinating speaker as we take you from before the beginning into the unimaginably distant future of our universe. Current in Space Dave reports on a new moon discovered around Neptune known as Hippocamp, and it may have a chaotic history. Then Simon tells us about the finding of the fastest-orbiting asteroid ever discovered! Finally Amelia and Tony revisit Supernova 1987A because this classic supernova event has another story to tell. About Our Guest Dr. Rosemary Wyse is the Alumni Centennial Professor at Johns Hopkins University's Department of Physics & Astronomy. Her research focus is in the field of galaxy formation and evolution, with emphases on resolved stellar populations and the nature of dark matter. She is the recipient of the Annie Jump Cannon Award and the Brouwer Award from the American Astronomical Society.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Michelle Povinelli, a professor in the Electrical Engineering department and Physics-Astronomy department here at USC. She has an incredible academic background in pure physics, and has since made waves in the EE world with her groundbreaking nanophotonics research. Join us for a conversation with her about how her career began, and where she sees the future of concentrated laser beams.

  Come be with us and countless others worldwide in celebratory “rebirth” of the event that sets the stage and unveiling for heightened spiritual enlightenment and the greater realization of global unity.   This event will also be livestreamed all over the world December 21, 6:30pm sharp via web at www.slca.com   FEATURING: Rev. Dr. David Ault       Dr. Cherilynn Morrow       Don Simmons • Guided Meditation and Music (deepening, union and grounding) • Candle Ceremony • Guest Speaker Dr. Cherilynn Morrow, Professor of Physics & Astronomy  at   Georgia State University • Guest Speaker Lyn Hammond-Gray DDiv., Master of Astrology and Human Design • Rev. Dr. David Ault • Celestial Crystal Bowls with Don Simmons • Light Reception   Partnering with:            Universal Energy Radio Mystic Path

Dan Claes is a Professor of Physicas & Astronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Related LinksDan Claes BioDepartment of Physics & Astronomy

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