How Our Moon Shaped the Course of Human History and Humankind w/ Rebecca Boyle (#404)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 7 April 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Today on Into the Impossible, we're joined by the renowned cosmic journalist Rebecca Boyle. As a lifelong lunar enthusiast, Rebecca has extensively studied how the Moon has shaped human history and life on Earth. Rebecca's new book, aptly titled ‘Our Moon,’ explores the mysteries of the Moon, from its crucial role in stabilizing Earth's orbit and shaping our climate to its influence on the evolution of life itself. Furthermore, she sheds light on how ancient civilizations used the Moon's phases to measure time, laying the foundations for scientific observations that continue to this day. Today, she has kindly joined us to share her insights and discoveries. So, without further ado, let's dive right into this pure lunacy! Rebecca Boyle is a journalist covering the cosmos, focusing on astronomy, space exploration, and history. She is a contributing editor at Scientific American, a contributing writer for Quanta Magazine and The Atlantic, and a frequent contributor at the New York Times, Popular Science, Smithsonian Air & Space, and many other publications. She has received numerous writing awards throughout her career, and her work has been anthologized multiple times in The Best American Science & Nature Writing. Boyle is a former newspaper reporter, a former Space Camp attendee, and a lifelong Moon enthusiast. Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:24 Judging a book by its cover 00:05:08 Rebecca’s personal connection to the Moon 00:11:16 The Moon in occultism and modern science 00:13:36 Women’s menstrual cycles and the Moon 00:16:03 The Moon’s impact on climate change on Earth 00:18:50 How Earth beat the odds 00:22:58 Early life formation and the impact of the Moon 00:26:48 Going back to the Moon and colonizing space 00:35:53 Audience questions 00:38:38 Outro — Additional resources: 📝 Get one month of Snipd Premium for free with this link: https://get.snipd.com/Cx7S/brianSnipd Snipd lets you take Smart Notes 🧠 with AI 💡 — it’s my favorite podcast player 😀 ! ➡️ Learn more about Rebecca Boyle: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rboyle31 📚 Our Moon: https://t.co/dVkJ6HUZH8 ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/ 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today I'm Into the Impossible, we're joined by the renowned Cosmic journalist Rebecca Boyle.
0:05.0	Rebecca is a contributing editor at Scientific American.
0:08.0	She's also a contributing writer at Quantum magazine and The Atlantic.
0:11.5	And she's a frequent contributor to the New York Times,
0:14.0	Popular Science, and many other publications.
0:16.4	As a lifelong lunar enthusiast, Rebecca has extensively studied how the moon has shaped Earth's
0:22.1	history, influenced our climate and enabled life on Earth to evolve.
0:27.0	How early civilizations used the lunar phases to measure time leading to scientific observations by Mesopotamian priests, and how
0:36.0	our relationship with the Moon is changing from the Apollo landings to the current commercial
0:40.9	interest to the upcoming Artemis missions which will feature
0:44.4	past guest Jessica Maier as an astronaut and possibly the first woman to ever walk on the moon's surface.
0:50.5	Rebecca has compiled all of her findings into a wonderful book, aptly titled Our Moon.
0:55.9	And today she's here to share them with us.
0:57.9	So without further ado, let's dive deep into this pure lunacy, one of my favorite topics of all, the Earth's Moon.
1:05.0	Let's go. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
1:17.0	Open the pod bay doors.
1:21.0	Rebecca, welcome to the Indeed the Impossible Podcast.
1:23.0	Thanks for having me.
1:25.0	The book came out a couple of months ago.
1:26.0	I've been reading it, I listened to it.
1:28.0	Your publisher was nice enough to send it in audio and in hardcover form or soft cover form. This is soft cover but it was still a
1:36.1	delightful read and as you know we love to do what you're never supposed to do which
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