Ep. 728: Solar Scientist Eugene Parker

Astronomy Cast

Science, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Space

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 728: Solar Scientist Eugene Parker By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Sep 23, 2024. Last week, we talked about the Parker Solar Probe. As always, we like to talk about the person who inspired the mission. What makes this amazing and different is that Eugene Parker was there to watch the launch of the mission that shares his name. Why is he so influential on solar astronomy? SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. Thanks to: Paul Fischer, Joe Holistein, Janelle aka Veronica_Cure, Lenore Horner, David Troug, Timelord Iroh.

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0:00.0	Oh, Oh, Join Patreon for an ad-free experience at patreon.com
0:53.8	slash astronomy cast
0:55.7	astronomy cast episode 728
0:59.4	Eugene Parker
1:00.9	Welcome to astronomy cast a weekly facts-based journey through the Cosmielist, where we help you understand
1:05.3	not only what we know, but how we know what we know.
1:07.8	I'm Fraser Kane, I'm the publisher of the University today with me as always is Dr. Pamela Gay,
1:11.9	a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of Cosmo
1:16.0	Hey Pamela, how you doing?
1:17.6	I am doing well.
1:19.6	I am super excited on October 4th. I'm giving a talk at the St. Louis Science Center and it's during one of their themed events and the theme for the night is Barbie and STEM careers.
1:34.0	So I'm going to, they encourage cosplay.
1:38.0	So I have a pink suit and a pink dress.
1:42.0	And, and I'm going to have my first slide says my job is space and I'm
1:50.1	going to talk about all the women throughout history who have basically done
1:56.5	groundbreaking work while being citizen scientists. Yeah, so I'm super excited about that.
2:05.0	That sounds great.
2:07.0	So I am also excited.
2:10.0	I haven't mentioned this to you, Pamela, yet, but I'm going to be taking a trip
2:15.8	After we record next week so I'll be here next week, but then I'll be gone I'm going to Europe for a days with my kid. So the other kid and so I took my first
2:27.4	kid to Japan and now I'm taking my second kid to Iceland and Amsterdam and so we are going to be in Iceland for three nights and then we're going to be in Amsterdam
2:36.1	for the rest of the time.
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