Sarkastics

Summary: Chris and Rob discuss exoplanet naming, the complexity of life, lassoing an asteroid and dark matter (again). We implore you to tweet #nobacon and to help find a way to travel that doesn’t involve flying using Chris’ University of Oxford access card. [MP3 Link] Episode #74. 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: Uwingu (Stuart Lowe: http://www.strudel.org.uk/blog/astro/index.shtml, IAU: http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/detail/iau1301/) Life before Earth: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.3381v1.pdf We’re happiest farther from home: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/12/twitter-happiness Rodeo an asteroid: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/apr/06/nasa-lasso-asteroid-rodeo-research Neurodome: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1100424922/neurodome-a-dome-format-film-that-explores-the-bra Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 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/).