The Slime Mold and the Universe

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 8 April 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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How could a lowly slime mold help researchers understand the distribution of dark matter and galaxies across the cosmos? Joseph Burchett and Oskar Elek of the University of California Santa Cruz will tell us about their team’s groundbreaking work. Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan announce the first live and interactive What's Up segment is coming on April 23rd. The guys provide their usual assortment of space oddities in this week’s regular segment. Learn and explore more at https://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2020/0408-2020-slime-mold-universe.html

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0:00.0	The Slim Mold and the Universe, this week on planetary radio.
0:05.0	Welcome, I'm Matt Kaplan of the Planetary Society,
0:12.0	with more of the human adventure across our
0:14.9	solar system and beyond. Our main story this week may blow you away.
0:19.2	Actually, it should. We'll talk with two scientists who have used the feeding behavior of one of
0:26.4	our planet's lowliest creatures to help model the distribution of dark matter and galaxies across the cosmos. It's a tribute to the
0:36.0	benefits of multidisciplinary science. Bruce Betts will also be along shortly
0:41.2	with what's up. Bruce and I have a big announcement too. Here's a
0:45.0	preview. You will be able to join us for the very first What's Up Live coming soon to a device
0:52.1	near you. We don't have all the details yet but it will
0:55.8	definitely be on Thursday, April 23rd at 1 p.m. Pacific, 4 p.m. Eastern or 20 hundred hours, 8 PM UT.
1:05.0	Just a little casual gathering as we all shelter in place and flatten that damn curve.
1:11.0	And if you hear this in time, you can also be part of the very first virtual
1:16.0	Yuri's night celebration on Saturday, April 11th. Yeah, the World Space Party is also
1:21.9	going digital this year.
1:23.5	You can learn more at uriesnight.net.
1:27.2	Lastly, my terrific live conversation with NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green and
1:33.2	astrobiologist Penny Boston about life on Mars is now available on demand.
1:38.8	The easiest way to find it is from Explore Mars.org. Here's an even quicker than usual review of headlines from
1:47.2	the Down Lake, the Planetary Society's weekly gift of great resources to fuel
1:52.2	your love of space. NASA has begun a month-long
1:55.8	celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 30th birthday. You could even find
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