physics

Life on Mars? Explorations of a SETI Planetary Scientist-PPW093

https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/MarsJRStoke.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreLife on Mars? Dr. Jr. R. Skok of the SETI Institute discusses Current and Upcoming Exploration and Research on MARS Dr. Skok, explorer and planetary scientist with SETI, earned his B.S. at Cornell University and • Read More »


Earth and Mars Scientists Discuss Current Research-PW091

https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/PlanetaryScience.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | More  Chris McKay, NASA Mars Researcher, and Friederike Otto, University of Oxford climate modeller Science is the focus of this week’s Planet Watch.  Senior NASA scientist Chris McKay, in the Planetary Systems Branch of NASA Ames, • Read More »


Happy Holidays from Planet Watch-PW050

https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/Christmas2017.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:14 — 71.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreIn this podcast we hear from family and far flung friends (in Norway and Virginia) and explore the traditions, rituals and science behind winter time and solstice. Rachel reads from Jean Ritchie’s “Singing Family of • Read More »


A Passive House That Uses 80% Less Energy-PW049

https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/Midorihaus.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:47 — 72.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreChie Kawahara and Kurt Hurley designed their passive house to save tons of energy. Find out how they turned a 95-year old house into a modern energy saving miracle. And they did it without solar • Read More »


Life on Mars: A Chat with NASA’s Carol Stoker-PW017

https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/LifeonMars016.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:07 — 71.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreAn interview with NASA scientist Carol Stoker, an expert on Mars, the Red Planet. Carol Stoker is a staff planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. Her most recent work is focused on developing instruments and • Read More »


The Solutions Project: A Roadmap for Getting the U.S. completely off fossil fuels – PW007

https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/MarkJacobson06.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 98.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreA road map for getting the U.S. completely off fossil fuels by 2050 is the subject of today’s interview with Mark Jacobson, Stanford University professor of engineering and author of The Solutions Project.   Also • Read More »


Mitigating Global Warming by Engineering Carbon Out of the Atmosphere – PW002

https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/Miller02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:01 — 98.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreGlobal warming, or human-induced climate change, is a “hot topic” worldwide. Innovations in sustainable energy technologies are being implemented around the world to help reduce CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere, with positive impacts on the climate. But • Read More »