Galileo 2.0

Summary: 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/).