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095 - Dr Andrew Prentice - The Saturn System
Published: 2009-06-16 10:19:51Dr Andrew Prentice from Monash University continues his discussion with me about his theories of the formation of the solar system. In this episode, we concentrate on the Saturniun system, satellites such as Titan and some of the observations in comparison to his predictions, and conclude by reflecting back on what was discussed in [...]
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094 - Dr Andrew Prentice - Planets and Satellite formation
Published: 2009-06-09 11:00:25I continue my talk to Dr Andrew Prentice from Monash University, extending on the discussion in part 1 of this interview series on Supersonic Turbulence, to talk about the Modern Laplacian Theory, and how it helps describe planetary and satellite formation, and it’s weaknesses. The discussion on satellites, and especially Titan, is fascinating. This is [...]
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093 - Dr Andrew Prentice - Supersonic Turbulence
Published: 2009-06-03 07:59:12I talk to Dr Andrew Prentice on the topic of Supersonic Turbulence, a theory he proposed which helps in understanding his predictions on the objects within the solar system and formation of the solar system. Dr Prentice has also made some astounding predictions as has been documented here This is the first of a 3 [...]
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Third 365 DoA appearance
Published: 2009-05-24 03:22:03A summary of the most recent episode on the expansion of the universe was featured for the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast today. 365 Days of Astronomy - Brains Matter interview with Dr Brian Schmidt (summary)
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092 - Dr Brian Schmidt - The acceleration of the universe
Published: 2009-05-22 12:38:01We’ve all wondered about the creation of the universe - from the big bang onwards. What next? Is the galaxy going to slow down from the big bang? Will there be multiple big bangs and big crunches? The reality of the matter is astounding. In 1994, Dr Brian Schmidt, [...]
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091 - Dr Maria Lugaro - Pre-Solar Grains
Published: 2009-05-10 10:08:46I talk to Dr Maria Lugaro on the topic of pre-solar grains. Topics we cover include: - What are pre-solar grains? - Do they only exist in our solar system? - How big are they? - How do we capture pre-solar grains on Earth? - How do we determine if grains are pre-solar? - How do the grains form? - What [...]
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Second 365 DoA Appearance
Published: 2009-04-30 08:30:39Those of you who follow the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast will have noticed that todays episode is a Brains Matter production. Listen here
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090 - Amanda Barnard - What is Nanotechnology?
Published: 2009-04-21 20:20:58I talk to Dr Amanda Barnard, an expert in nanoscience, from the CSIRO on nanotechnology. We discuss: - What are nanoparticles? - What are nanorods? - What properties of a substance make it a useful nanoparticle? - What makes nanoparticles useful? - What do you need to know to understand nanotechnology? - What are some examples of the usage of [...]
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089 - Dr Daniel Price - Stellar Formation
Published: 2009-04-13 09:02:40I talk to Dr Daniel Price, Monash Fellow from the School of Mathematics at Monash University in Melbourne Australia, about how stars form. We discuss: - Star formation - What constitutes a star? - The first stars in the universe - Current star formation - For a given gas cloud, how many stars typically form? - The Jeans Mass - The [...]
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088 - Dr Ross Church - Binary Star Formation
Published: 2009-03-17 07:31:05Dr Ross Church is a PhD from Cambridge, and is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Monash University. I talked to him about binary stars: - What are binary stars? - How common are they? - Can stars exist in triple or more systems? - How big are most binary stars? - How do binary stars form? - How can [...]
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