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No COSMOS For You! With Jo MARCHANT

No COSMOS For You! With Jo MARCHANT

What the IF we couldn't see the stars!?

scifi, astronomy, cosmology, environment, history of science, psychology, religion, societyPhilip ShaneFebruary 19, 2021feature, show, ancient astronomy, cosmology, authors, books, scicomm, preview, guests

WARP Speed ASTRONOMY?

WARP Speed ASTRONOMY?

What The IF you could travel faster than the SPEED OF LIGHT to observe a dying star up close!

astronomy, astrophysics, black holes, exploration, moon, nasa, relativity, space travel, time travelPhilip ShaneAugust 21, 2020astronomy, space, planet, spacetime, time travel, warp speed, supernova, sun, stars, books, science, astronomers, big bang, feature, preview

Can We Open A PUB On MARS? With Chris Carberry, author of ALCOHOL IN SPACE!

We're joined by Chris Carberry, the distinguished CEO of EXPLORE MARS and author of the awesome new book, ALCOHOL IN SPACE.

astronauts, biology, history, mars, nasa, psychology, religion, space travelPhilip ShaneJanuary 8, 2020funny, spaceprogram, space, NASA, humansinspace, alcohol, history, books, guests

ALASTAIR REYNOLDS: Come Fly With Me... To MARS!

Project yourself with telepresence… to Mars!

mars, astronauts, elon musk, exploration, physics, robotsPhilip ShaneJanuary 1, 2020science fiction, alastair reynolds, hard sf, books, mars, robots, teleportation, kim stanley robinson, terraforming, astronauts, virtual reality, guests

SEAN CARROLL: Phone Calls from MANY WORLDS!

MANY WORLDS, sooooooooo many!

ALASTAIR REYNOLDS: Teleport to Mars in a FLYING ROBOT!

Project yourself with telepresence… to Mars!

mars, astronauts, elon musk, exploration, physics, robotsPhilip ShaneJuly 22, 2019science fiction, alastair reynolds, hard sf, books, mars, robots, teleportation, kim stanley robinson, terraforming, astronauts, virtual reality

PAUL McAULEY shrinks the Sun!

Can we MOVE the Earth to avoid the death of the Sun? Let’s try!

engineering, astronomy, astrophysics, geology, physics, space travelPhilip ShaneJuly 1, 2019sun, science fiction, books, solar, engineering, red giant, death of sun, white dwarf, paul mcauley, planet, earth, future, hard sf, guests

EINSTEIN'S WAR - Part Two

Part Two: WTiF World War I never happened? Would Einstein have solved his Theory of Relativity sooner -- or, perhaps, NEVER AT ALL?

EINSTEIN'S WAR

WTiF World War I never happened? Would Einstein have solved his Theory of Relativity sooner -- or, perhaps, NEVER AT ALL?