Ep 129: Science... sort of - Amateur Hour

Science... sort of

Brachiolope

Natural Sciences, Science

4.7 • 674 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2012

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Amateur astronomers have been pouring over a cloud on Mars. What could it be? No one is quite sure, but no matter what it's a game-changer for the red planet.

00:16:55 - Mars may be dry but the Paleopals are not. Charlie has an IPA that would be good if not for a better one earlier in the week. Ryan cracks open a microbrew in a tallboy. And Kelly supports gay rights with a decaf Starbucks coffee.

00:22:49 - This week's Trailer Trash Talk is on the trail of a The Hunter, a new movie about looking for Tasmanian tigers amidst intrigue and drama. The Paleopals also spend some time talking about Thylacines and marsupials in general.

00:36:15 - For awhile the Universe was missing mass. An Australian student finally looked in the largest objects ever known and found it. What were the odds?

00:48:28 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like galactic filaments; they both take up more space than expected. Ryan has a new recurring donation for Abigail A. Thanks, Abigail! Charlie answers a question about exoplanetary atmospheres and Goldilocks zones from Corey B. And finally Kelly has a website comment from Chelsea R. letting us know Ep 127 may be her favorite yet!

Thanks for listening and be sure to check out the Brachiolope Media Network for more great science podcasts!

Music for this week's show:

Floating (Time Isn't Working My Side) - Portugal. The Man

So Right - Dave Matthew's Band

Dead and Gone - The Black Keys

Something's Missing - John Mayer

Transcript

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0:00.0	I don't think we covered that on the last one.
0:03.0	Still only two Zoom reviews.
0:05.9	Not really bringing in the Zoom traffic, Charlie.
0:09.8	No.
0:13.7	What is Zoom anyway?
0:15.4	Is it still a thing?
0:17.0	Like, could we even buy a Zoom?
0:18.5	I'm going to go to Amazon and see if I can buy a Zoom.
0:20.5	From ScienceSortov.com, you're listening to Science Sort of.
0:28.6	You're listening to Science Sort of.
0:34.5	This is episode 129.
0:36.6	Our theme this week is Amateur Hour. I'm your host, Ryan, and joining me to amateurly broadcast all that's fit to science and have conversations about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science. I'm a paleo palo podcasting partners in crime. Kelly Weiner-Smith. Hello. And Charlie Barnhart.
0:55.4	Happy spring.
0:56.7	Happy spring to all.
0:58.4	My allergies have been a pain lately, but it's okay.
1:01.7	I'm hopped up on Clarendy and I'm ready to podcast.
1:04.8	Let's do it.
1:05.7	And mix it with liquor.
1:06.9	Yes.
1:08.5	It's way worse if I mix it with coffee.
1:14.6	I've been drinking a lot less coffee this week. Otherwise I get like heart palpitations. But I'm sure that a recent amateur astronomer also is getting heart palpitations when he spotted a cloud on Mars. So we probably talk about that.
1:28.3	I'm gonna let Charlie talk about it because Charlie's the guy who knows about Mars.
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