A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.
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23: The End of the Universe
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What will the end of days actually look like? And how will it happen? This month, Izzie and Dr Becky explore the end of the Universe with cosmologist Dr Katie Mack - author of The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). They also chat to astronomy journalist and author of The Unknown Universe, Dr Stuart Clark, who explains the role of dark energy. Plus, Dr Robert Massey takes on your questions and shares when it is best to see Jupiter, Saturn and Venus in December.
Send your astronomy questions for January's Q&A to podcast[@]ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.
Book Club recommendations:
Send your astronomy questions for January's Q&A to podcast[@]ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.
Book Club recommendations:
- The Red Planet - Simon Morden
- Apollo’s Muse - Mia Fineman and Beth Saunders
- Fire and Ice - Natalie Starkey
- The Invisible Universe - Matt Bothwell
- The Mysteries of the Universe - Will Gater
The Supermassive podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
74 episodes
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Manage episode 308020705 series 2606572
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What will the end of days actually look like? And how will it happen? This month, Izzie and Dr Becky explore the end of the Universe with cosmologist Dr Katie Mack - author of The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). They also chat to astronomy journalist and author of The Unknown Universe, Dr Stuart Clark, who explains the role of dark energy. Plus, Dr Robert Massey takes on your questions and shares when it is best to see Jupiter, Saturn and Venus in December.
Send your astronomy questions for January's Q&A to podcast[@]ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.
Book Club recommendations:
Send your astronomy questions for January's Q&A to podcast[@]ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc.
Book Club recommendations:
- The Red Planet - Simon Morden
- Apollo’s Muse - Mia Fineman and Beth Saunders
- Fire and Ice - Natalie Starkey
- The Invisible Universe - Matt Bothwell
- The Mysteries of the Universe - Will Gater
The Supermassive podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
74 episodes
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