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PhysicsCentral: Podcasts

Enjoy the sounds of physics with our podcasts. Always fun and always engaging - just like physics.

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Drag Racing Cubesats with the NASA CubeQuest Challenge

Drag Racing Cubesats with the NASA CubeQuest Challenge

In this edition of the PhysicsCentral podcast, we hear from a few teams who are still in the running for the CubeQuest C... Read more

23 Dec 2016

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Star-chaeology: The Next Stellar Generation

Star-chaeology: The Next Stellar Generation

Join Dr. Anna Frebel and PhysicsCentral podcast host Meg Rosenburg in a search for the oldest stars in the universe!

28 Apr 2016

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Of Ice Cores and Isotopes

Of Ice Cores and Isotopes

Ice cores contain air bubbles that have been encased for close to a million years! Find out what we can learn from this ... Read more

31 Mar 2016

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The Truth About Gravitational Waves

The Truth About Gravitational Waves

Host Meg Rosenburg journeys to the Hanford observatory for an exclusive interview with one of the scientists behind LIGO... Read more

22 Feb 2016

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A New Ninth Planet?

A New Ninth Planet?

Is there a ninth planet in the solar system lurking somewhere in the inky depths of space? Learn about Vulcan, Planet X,... Read more

12 Feb 2016

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Physics and the Smell of Snow

Physics and the Smell of Snow

Can we smell a snowstorm before it begins? On today's podcast, were joined by olfactory scientist Pamela Dalton, a resea... Read more

27 Jan 2016

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Lava in the Lab

Lava in the Lab

Join Meg Rosenburg on a journey from the jagged, active slopes of Kilauea to the "artificial lava" lab at Syracuse Unive... Read more

30 Dec 2015

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The Fluid Physics of Flocks

The Fluid Physics of Flocks

This week's PhysicsCentral podcast dives into the fluid dynamics that govern collective motion, like schools of fish and... Read more

9 Dec 2015

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What's in a (Martian) Name?

What's in a (Martian) Name?

This week's PhysicsCentral podcast takes a deeper look at the more notable name-drops in the new film The Martian.

29 Oct 2015

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Scaling Down the Solar System

Scaling Down the Solar System

Meg interviews Wylie Overstreet, whose recent viral hit video "To Scale: The Solar System" gives us a glimpse of what th... Read more

22 Oct 2015

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