Recycled Electrons show

Recycled Electrons

Summary: Astronomy and science chatter from astronomers Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Recorded in the heart of Oxford on the finest land available. Follow us @recycledelec on Twitter and individually on @chrislintott and @orbitingfrog. If you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes.

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 Copacabana Beach | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob and Chris are fresh back from the 2014 National Astronomy Meeting in Portsmouth with news of black holes, hacks, comedy, and Titan. [MP3 Link] Episode #111. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: NAM Hack Day awesomeness! http://www.geert.io/martian-nyan-cat.html https://github.com/dh4gan/exoplanet-music http://orbitingfrog.com/2014/06/26/the-littlebits-exoplanet-detector-a-nam-2014-hack-day-project/ Trio of supermassive black holes : http://www.jive.nl/trio-supermassive-black-holes-shake-space-time Akari maps ice and dust : http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2479-astronomers-map-space-s-icy-wastes Titan formed independently: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-200 & has a magic island : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27957274 SCUBA-diving on Pluto: http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2477-telescope-digs-for-ice-on-pluto Illicitly filmed Jon Culshaw : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GTGnrKvgCs Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Extremely European Telescope | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob and Chris talk about social machines, Saturn, and shadows behind Jupiter. There’s a comet quietening down and a moon stinking things up. [MP3 Link] Episode #110. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Misused scientific terms http://io9.com/10-scientific-ideas-that-scientists-wish-you-would-stop-1591309822 Social Machines - OWD as an example: http://orbitingfrog.com/2014/06/17/crowdsourcing-the-first-world-war-a-lovely-social-machine/ Cassini says: Titan smells of farts and gasoline: http://www.iflscience.com/space/titan-smells-gasoline-and-farts Best photo ever taken from an aeroplane window: http://petapixel.com/2014/06/16/photograph-milky-way-taken-window-airplane-atlantic/Damp squib of a groundbreaking : http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1419/ Jupiter’s moons are visible in eclipse : http://subarutelescope.org/Pressrelease/2014/06/18/index.html Rosetta’s comet is quietening down : http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_s_comet_expect_the_unexpected http://www.mps.mpg.de/3647364/PM_2014_06_19_Rosetta-Komet_schlaeft_wieder_ein Oceans under the Earth (CAPS ) : http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/06/new-evidence-for-oceans-of-water-deep-in-the-earth.html John Oliver and Stephen Hawking: http://io9.com/stephen-hawking-interviewed-by-john-oliver-is-absolutel-1591430711 The Life Scientific: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b046kwpv @drawnyourtweet Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 In a World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob and Chris talk about BICEP2 coverage, Turing tests and crashing planets together. Curiosity is back in the news and we take several questions from The Listener [MP3 Link] Episode #109. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Super planet crash: http://www.stefanom.org/spc/ The Turing test is dumb: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/09/scientists-disagree-over-whether-turing-test-has-been-passed BICEP: fortune favours the brave : https://medium.com/@jgeach/fortune-favours-the-brave-a722b0f2c934 Germany leaving the SKA: https://www.skatelescope.org/news/germany-announces-intent-leave-skao Google buys Skybox: http://recode.net/2014/06/10/google-pays-500m-for-satellite-maker-skybox-for-photos-and-eventually-internet-access/ Transit of Mercury from Mars : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-183 Curiosity wheels being screwed: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/too-bad-theres-no-aaa-on-mars-as-the-curiosity-rover-faces-equipment-trouble/2014/06/09/c055fe54-eb25-11e3-93d2-edd4be1f5d9e_story.html No black holes? http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.1525 Winner of the Alan Alda flame challenge - explaining colour: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/psi-vid/2014/06/09/meet-physics-girl-winner-of-alan-aldas-what-is-color-video-contest Tychogirl : Found poems : http://tychogirl.wordpress.com/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Exexoplanets | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob and Chris talk about BICEP2 (again), exoplanets, and LEGO! Which ice-cream analogy is right for your planet: we discuss. [MP3 Link] Episode #108. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: LEGO’s new research lab set: http://globalnews.ca/news/1371669/lego-to-celebrate-women-in-science/ BICEP2: science, bitches http://telescoper.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/has-bicep2-bitten-the-dust ADSASS is geek chic http://www.adsass.org Virgin Galactic is ready: gets your $250k out http://www.space.com/26056-virgin-galactic-faa-airspace-deal.html Kepler-56 is expanding - and Kepler-56b and -56c are going to be gobbled http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2014-13 Planets around Kapteyn’s star: http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.0818 Astronomers discover first Thorne-Żytkow object: http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2014/06/04/astronomers-discover-first-thorne-żytkow-object-bizarre-type-hybrid-star Neapolitan exoplanets : http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2014-12 Motion-stabilized star trek http://io9.com/the-enterprise-crew-flails-about-like-morons-in-star-t-1584717141 Stephen Sharp in the LRB : http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n09/stephen-sharp/diary Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Headed by Christopher Nolan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob and Grant discuss old spacecraft and old TV shows. We also ponder 1994: the year humanity peaked in both space and at the Oscars. [MP3 Link] Episode #107. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Muki Haklay’s talk: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/event/1844 Star Trek TNG: 20 years on http://io9.com/the-star-trek-the-next-generation-finale-20-years-lat-1580819189 The algorithms that dominate our lives http://io9.com/the-10-algorithms-that-dominate-our-world-1580110464 MWP at 1,000,000 again - http://blog.milkywayproject.org/2014/05/27/1000000-classifications-and-7-languages/ Jupiter’s red spot is shrinking by 500 miles a year: http://io9.com/jupiters-great-red-spot-is-shrinking-1576842161 ISEE-3 is back! http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/05/isee-3-spacecraft-makes-first-earth-contact-in-16-years/ More on BICEP2: http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.7351 Hugh Herr at TED http://blog.ted.com/2014/05/27/hugh-herr-talk-7-years-in-the-making/: Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 A Step Behind | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob are in Chicago and talking from inside the Adler Planetarium. They talk about Titus-Bode, slogans for science, and jet lag. [MP3 Link] Episode #106. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: On the benefits of promoting diversity of ideas : http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.2954 Ten tweets of science : https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/context/top-10-things-everybody-should-know-about-science Slogans for telescopes : http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/12/england-world-cup-slogan-bus The Titus-Bode law lives : http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.3341 Greenwich videos : http://vimeo.com/royalobservatory Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Galileo 2.0 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob talk about endless metaphors, putting the Universe in a box and Maaarrrsss. Rob made a thing and Chris is crying into his whiskey. [MP3 Link] Episode #105. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Are we ready for aliens? http://www.agenciasinc.es/en/News/Are-we-ready-for-contact-with-extraterrestrial-intelligence A solar sibling : http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/releases/2014/05/08 Rob made a thing! http://links.orbitingfrog.com Universe in a box on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unawe/universe-in-a-box Colin Pillinger dies http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/may/08/beagle-2-scientist-colin-pillinger-dies Illustris http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v509/n7499/full/nature13316.html Planck dust results (& BICEP2) : http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Planck/Planck_takes_magnetic_fingerprint_of_our_Galaxy NAM Hack day http://t.co/kEzWcSm7Kl Dear Mr Darwin : http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/view/385 Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Rice on Chessboards | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob return (finally) for their 100th episode. We discuss new dwarf planets, new comet data, and new evidence for inflation. And, you know, other stuff too. [MP3 Link] Episode #100. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Astrophotography has come a long way: http://canadianastronomy.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/astrophotography-has-come-a-long-way-baby/ New dwarf planet http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/mar/26/dwarf-planet-super-earth-solar-system-2012-vp113 Rings around a Centaur: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1410/ BICEP2’s evidence for inflation: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/mar/17/bicep2-finds-first-direct-evidence-of-cosmic-inflation Hubble spots Comet Siding Spring: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2014/19 …and ROSETTA sees its target: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_sets_sights_on_destination_comet Hearing color when you’re monochtomatic (Neil Harbisson): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygRNoieAnzI Outer Solar System hangout: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/hangout-on-air-today-why.html Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 My Computer is Complaining | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob talks about the new supernova in M82, John Dobson, Rosetta and .Astronomy. (Apologies for the audio quality at points during this podcast) [MP3 Link] Episode #99. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Rosetta is awake: http://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2014/jan/20/rosetta-comet-chasing-spacecraft-wakes-up-esa-live-blog Supernova in M82: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/Bright-Supernova-in-M82-241477661.html Operation War Diary: http://www.operationwardiary.org/ Disk Detective: http://www.diskdetective.org/ John Dobson dies at 98: http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-john-dobson-20140119,0,6483430.story#ixzz2qo5HRgoW .Astronomy talks are going up at http://dotastronomy.com/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Stargazing Live and Sleep Deprivation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob record during the hectic BBC Stargazing Live production. There are astronauts, aurora and awesome citizen science! [MP3 Link] Episode #98. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Space Warps: http://www.spacewarps.org Stargazing Live: http://bbc.co.uk/stargazing Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Ginuary | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob talk about the year ahead, jokes, and messages in bottles. There are molecules, the Moon and festive ‘magic’ from the media. [MP3 Link] Episode #97. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Astronomy events in 2014: http://www.iflscience.com/space/skywatching-events-not-miss-2014 Jokes scientists like: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/29/scientists-favourite-jokes Desperate holiday press release award : http://www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=7789&js=1 and also http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=24&month=12&year=2013 There are (maybe) no time travellers on Twitter : http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.7128 54-year-old message in a (frozen) bottle: http://laughingsquid.com/scientists-discover-54-year-old-message-in-a-bottle-near-canadian-glacier/ Change’e 3 Science - http://english.ihep.cas.cn/prs/ns/201312/t20131230_115114.html Ten-year old creates new (plausible) molecule : http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/10-year-old-accidentally-creates-new-explosive-molecule-science-class Patrick Stewart on Cow accents: http://laughingsquid.com/patrick-stewart-demonstrates-how-to-moo-in-different-cow-accents Aurora timelapse over Norway: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131229.html Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 The Most Festive Plasma | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob talk about dark matter, the Milky Way, Comet ISON, zomets, and China on the Moon. There’s a small smattering of festivity and the great unknown. [MP3 Link] Episode #96. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Comet ISON - Video of perihelion: http://vimeo.com/80689476 Jade Rabbit on the Moon and Chang’e 3: http://io9.com/heres-what-chinas-yutu-rover-is-doing-on-the-moon-1483746967 The New Milky Way Project: http://blog.milkywayproject.org/2013/12/12/new-data-new-look-a-brand-new-milky-way-project/ Radio Galaxy Zoo: http://radio.galaxyzoo.org Holiday specs! http://holidayspecs.com/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2013 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Molecular Safari | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob discuss comets, comets and comets (well just three comets in fact). There’s a beautiful view of Saturn from Cassini, dust on the Moon, and talk of superpowers. [MP3 Link] Episode #95. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Superpowers: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/178/superpowers Comet ISON Image from Will Gater here: pic.twitter.com/mqplNmdG5q Saturn image from Cassini: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17172 Formalhaut planet isn’t a planet (maybe)? http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.5035 Milky Way has a jet: http://chandra.si.edu/press/13_releases/press_112013.html Rediscovered Apollo data shows how Moon dust builds up. Credits: Audio content Copyright 2013 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Doing Gravity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob discuss the fundamental constants of the Universe, Pluto and Comet ISON. There’s more from GRAIL around the Moon and even comments on podcasting itself. [MP3 Link] Episode #94. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: The Economics of Space Travel: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21588350-dismal-scientists-also-speculating-about-space-flight-starship-enterprises Fall and Rise of podcasting: http://www.allenpike.com/2013/fall-and-rise-of-podcasting The proton-electron mass probably isn’t changing : http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.3438 The phantom menace of galaxy clustering : http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.1818 Pluto in new detail: http://phl.upr.edu/library/notes/serfirstlookatpluto ISON Good and Bad News: http://stardate.org/mediacenter/Comet_ISON GRAIL results : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-322 Asteroid with six tails : http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/november/nasas-hubble-sees-asteroid-spouting-six-comet-like-tails/ Earth from all angles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lR7s1Y6Zig Einstein burning up: http://orbitingfrog.com/2013/11/07/1-6-tonnes-of-rubbish-burning-up-in-the-atmosphere/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2013 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler Kepler | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob are both back in Oxford talking about Kepler, the usefulness of astronomy, Kepler, the delayed GAIA mission, Kepler, Planet Hunters (which is kind of Kepler-ish too) and Kepler. [MP3 Link] Episode #93. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Planet Hunters’ Tiny Solar System around KOI-351 (now Kepler-90) http://orbitingfrog.com/2013/11/04/an-amazing-tiny-solar-system-where-internet-rumours-come-true/ Why is Astronomy Important? http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.0508 Gaia launched postponed (thanks to John Murrell): http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_launch_postponement_update LUX finds… nothing (yet?) http://theconversation.com/dark-matter-experiment-finds-nothing-makes-news-19707 Comet ISON imaged by Damian Peach: http://www.damianpeach.com/deepsky/c2012_s1_2013_10_27rgb.jpg Work with the Zooniverse: http://blog.zooniverse.org/2013/11/04/want-to-work-with-the-zooniverse/ SpyMeSat: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/10/23/spymesat-lets-you-know-which-satellites-are-looking-at-you Credits: Audio content Copyright 2013 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

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