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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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 In the Atwood Sphere, Cowering | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Recorded in the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, after ZooCon1. Chris and Rob discuss planetaria, light from exoplanets, supermoons and Chris’ school days in Devon. There are (old) business cards up for grabs, and a sake cup. Will wonders never cease? [MP3 Link] Episode #32. 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 Supermoon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17972782 SpaceX Going to the ISS: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/tag/spacex-qas/ Detection of light from a Super Earth, thanks to Spitzer: http://www.inquisitr.com/234010/light-from-super-earth-spotted-for-first-time/ Atwood Sphere: http://byteful.com/media/v/Photography/Travel/Adler-Planetarium-Chicago/The+Huge+Atwood+Sphere.jpg.html Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Adler Planetarium for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/). Sake cup seen below:

 These Pancakes Were Enormous | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris and Rob are in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA for a meeting of the shady Citizen Science Alliance. We weclome our second ever special guest (Arfon Smith) and discuss science win the movies, Herschel images and other nonsense. [MP3 Link] Episode #31. 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: Kids narrate the lives of animals: http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/kids-narrate-the-lives-of-anim.html ChAInGeS: http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3194 Herschel images of Fomalhaut: http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.5037 Sunshine: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Marmalade Stocks are Running Low | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Space Cows and the remarkable Kangaroo Vagina! Chris is watching seaplanes land in Seattle, while Rob stays at home in rainy Oxford. ESA has selected its next large mission. We wonder if we’re going asteroid mining. More acronyms receive judgement and as does a contender for ‘Worst Ever Scientific Paper’. [MP3 Link] Episode #30. 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: ESA selects JUICE: http://scienceblogs.com/catdynamics/upload/2012/04/esa_makes_a_choice/ESA-SPC.pdf Gorgeous view of 30 Dor : http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1206/ Are we going asteroid mining: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27776/?ref=rss Is there a lack of dark matter int he solar neighbourhood : http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1217/ Do GRBs cause cosmic rays? : http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/04/icecube-chills-cosmic-ray-theories.html ChAInGeS: The Chandra Arp Interacting Galaxies Survey : http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3194 S^4G : http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~ksheth/S4G/ (From Jen Gupta) Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies Kangaroos have three vaginas: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/04/17/kangaroos-have-three-vaginas/ (HT to @davesteele) The world’s worst paper : https://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/math-paper-retracted-because-it-contains-no-scientific-content/ Diving to avoid Venus: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/us-aircanada-incident-idUSBRE83F10120120416 ARAA : Fabian on AGN :http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.4114 Kennicutt & Evans on SF : http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3552 Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Consider the Prickle from Laptop Repair | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris has been reading poems. Rob is concerned about dark skies.What does is take to be a Space-Faring Nation, and does it help if you put whisky in space? We talk about gravitational waves, open access journals and Chandra poetry. [MP3 Link] Episode #29. 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: Afghanistan looking to launch a satellite: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/09/afghanistan-satellite Whisky in space! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17657804 Spoems: http://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2012/04/10/spoetry/ Open Access gains new ally in Wellcome Trust: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17668722 Dark skies aren’t dark enough: http://www.cpre.org.uk/resources/countryside/dark-skies/item/2805-star-count-map-2012 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17665397 Gravitational Waves: A Needle in a Haystack: http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.2000 and http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0146641011000147 Chandra poetry : http://chandra.si.edu/blog/node/365 Spoems : http://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2012/04/10/spoetry/#more-3737 Mars rover blog: http://www.marsroverblog.com/ GLOBE at night: http://www.globeatnight.org/ http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1891 - WISEASS - Wizeman Institute of Science Experimental Astrophysics Spectroscopy System Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 When the Soup Freezes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Having landed safely back in Oxford, Chris and Rob discuss the very early, soupy Universe and why SCUBA-2 and BOSS will help us see it better. We take on the role of ESA review panel and decide which mission to fund for the next ten years, discuss Switzerland’s idea to clean up its own space junk, and why Titanic in 3D is better - astronomically speaking. The Brick, the Carina Nebula and the Parkes telescope also feature. [MP3 Link] Episode #28. 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: SCUBA-2 views the cosmos, this the ideal follow-up camera for Herschel: http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2098-new-scuba-2-camera-reveals-wild-youth-of-the-universe CleanSpaceOne: Switzerland intends to clean up its own mess… In space! http://actu.epfl.ch/news/cleaning-up-earth-s-orbit-a-swiss-satellite-to-tac/ Titanic (3D) got anastronomical update too: http://www.contactmusic.com/news/cameron-changes-stars-in-titanic_1313376 ESA mission selection: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17586110 NASA senior review: http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2012/04/03/Report_of_the_2012_Senior_Review_of_Astrophysics_Division_Operating_Missions.pdf and http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-04-kepler-mission.html Herschel’s view of the Carina Nebula (there’s still plenty of material left for even more stars to form!): http://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.0627v1.pdf The Brick: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012ApJ…746..117L&link_type=PREPRINT&db_key=AST and the Twisted Ring: http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.5486 BOSS is awesome: http://www.mpe.mpg.de/News/PR20120330/text.html Cybraphon: http://cybraphon.com/ Quantum Circus: http://www.quantumcircus.com/ Amanda Bauer’s blog post from Parkes: http://amandabauer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/high-atop-parkes-dish.html Things found first in outer space (sort of) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_odysseyi (see image) Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Behind a Whiteboard: A NAM and Jodcast Special | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Recorded in Manchester, during the UK/Germany National Astronomy Meeting 2012 (NAM 2012) in the Jodcast studio. We discuss infrared dark clouds, star formation and how you get gas into galaxies. Acronyms abound, and Chris nearly breaks the set. Chris and Rob are joined by the first ever Recycled Electrons guest: Jen Gupta. [MP3 Link] Episode #27. 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 Jodcast: http://www.jodcast.net/ The Milky Way Project news: http://blogs.zooniverse.org/mwp NAM 2012: http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/meetings/nam2012/ IRDCs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_dark_cloud Jen Gupta: https://twitter.com/#!/jen_gupta Recycled Eelctrons tweetup photo: http://pic.twitter.com/vkB8mPNK A billion stars: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/news/milky-way-image-reveals-detail-billion-stars-27-03-12 Transit of Venus iOS app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/venustransit/id502494620?mt=8 Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to our friends at the Jodcast for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/). Jodrell Bank image from Flickr user practicalowl (http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/5922246325/).

 Keep Two Chevrons Apart | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We talk (possibly too much) about 12-year-old Rob’s bedroom. We wonder if Helium is the only thing discovered elsewhere before on Earth. There’s ice on Mercury, chevrons on Jupiter and oxbow lakes near Yorkshire. [MP3 Link] Episode #26. 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: Is Helium is running out? http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/mar/18/helium-party-balloons-squandered Ice on Mercury: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17470151 kSZ : http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2012/120322.html Rattling jet streams on Jupiter : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-070 (see image) The Galaxy Zoo bars paper is accepted : http://arxiv.org/abs/1111.0969 TiME (Titan Mare Explorer): http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/Calm-Sailing-on-Titan-142675475.html What are the ‘milestones’ of being a scientist/astronomer? Byword for the Mac/iOS: http://bywordapp.com/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford University Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Not Officially Endorsed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Chris is in a Radio 4 mood and Rob likes Pi (or maybe Tau). Jupiter and Venus are getting close and elsewhere planets are forming round brown dwarfs and pulsars. We ask what a flame actually is, thanks to Alan Alda. [MP3 Link] Episode #25. 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: Pi Day? http://aperiodictableblog.com/?p=1529 Jupiter and Venus in conjunction: http://twitpic.com/8vq8h1  SKASA?: http://www.nature.com/news/south-africa-wins-science-panel-s-backing-to-host-ska-telescope-1.10205 What is a flame: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/science/alan-aldas-challenge-to-make-science-easier-to-understand.html and http://flamechallenge.org/ Planet formation around brown dwarfs: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=50139 Watching the Trapezium move over 15 years: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1203.2638v1.pdf Planet around a millisecond pulsar: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1203.2919.pdf Two ways to think about nothing : https://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/03/12/148456099/two-ways-to-think-about-nothing BBCV Radio 4’s A Good Read (with added Chris): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006v8jn  Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford University Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Dim Sun | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob and Chris temporarily go meta this week with the concept of citing tweets and ‘all hails’. We discuss whether the LSST is really Big Data - it will all fit on 22 hard drives after all. The Zooniverse has a new project with the SETI Institute. The case for open science is made in a closed journal. The UK saw a massive fireball meteor this weekend and we didn’t [MP3 Link] Episode #24. 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: PaperRater gets an update, academic metadata on the rise? http://paperrater.org/ The entire LSST datasets will fit on just 22 hard drives: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1203.0591v1.pdf Great British Fireball: http://orbitingfrog.com/post/18813186256/the-great-british-fireball\ How to cite a Tweet: http://realiseclimate.org/sorry-mla-this-is-how-you-really-cite-a-tweet SETI Live: http://setilive.org Galaxy cluster and the VST: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1211/(image above) The case for open computing: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v482/n7386/full/nature10836.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/news/insight20120228.html ESA Flickr feed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford University Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Narrow the Phalanx | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob has seen the Northern Lights and Chris has a scroll. Not a bad start to the week. We cover an Array Of Acronyms (AOA) from CAP Schwamb and also talk about leap years, FTL Neutrinos and space invaders. [MP3 Link] Episode #23. 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://recycledelectrons.tumblr.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec. Links: Planet Hunters: Planet Hunters: New Kepler planet candidates from analysis of quarter 2. (arXiv:1202.6007v2 [astro-ph.EP] UPDATED) They might be giants: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.5394 Aurora: http://orbitingfrog.com/post/18435770573/norway-and-the-aurora Phobos-Grunt: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2035/1#.T0udmBHIgLs.twitter Blanco secondary mirror incident: http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/blanco-f8-secondary-incident FTL Neutrinos: http://io9.com/5887601/cern-and-opera-address-loose-cables-effect-on-faster+than+light-neutrino-readings http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/02/faster-than-light-neutrino-measurement-has-two-possible-errors.html                                         Martin Amis on space invaders:  http://www.themillions.com/2012/02/the-arcades-project-martin-amis-guide-to-classic-video-games.html http://www.lrb.co.uk/v04/n24/tom-shippey/vidkids    Zooniverse ‘Planet Hunters’ game: https://www.zooniverse.org/invaders Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford University Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

 Poem in a Van | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Rob is off to Norway and Chris has a planet to bash: both reminisce about secondary school geography. We wonder if the Moon and Mars are dead worlds after all. We discuss sport - no really - and why your emotional attachment to Football is better for you than not. Also: dirty space news! [MP3 Link] Episode #22. 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://recycledelectrons.tumblr.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec. Links: Press release on planet: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/GJ667C/ …and the paper : http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.0446 The Moon is alive : http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lunar-graben.html And so is Mars : http://www.agu.org/news/press/pr_archives/2012/2012-09.shtml Light echoes around Eta Carinae : http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2648 Lucky astronomy: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.4586 First results from SOFIA/FORCAST: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.4479 (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy/faint object infrared camera for the SOFIA telescope) Non-astronomy : Football fans’ emotions : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S146902921100152X Acronyms : H/WTSOSS -pronounced Hot Sauce- Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 Test of Surfaces in the Outer Solar System Ask for evidence : http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/a4e.html XKCD Dirty Space News: http://xkcd.com/1020/ Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Oxford University Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).

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