The Olf

Summary: Chris is mourning the loss of Kepler and Rob has been in Tenerife (for work!). There are startling predictions for the historic future of astronomy and maths makes curious leaps forward. All of this in very unusual units of measurement. [MP3 Link] Episode #77. 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: Rob’s been in Tenerife: http://orbitingfrog.com Space Warps: http://www.spacewarps.org A prediction for the future of astronomy:  https://twitter.com/MTMurphy77/status/334262258077147136/photo/1 Kepler is down! http://blog.planethunters.org/2013/05/15/thoughts-on-the-possible-death-of-kepler/ http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/ask/issues/47/47s_kepler_prt.htm Maths discoveries that are exciting:  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23535-proof-that-an-infinite-number-of-primes-are-paired.html?full=true&print=true http://www.nature.com/news/first-proof-that-infinitely-many-prime-numbers-come-in-pairs-1.12989 Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/ 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/).