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November 11, 2019
Third Pod Presents: Sci & Tell – Rafael Loureiro on Space Plants
Rafael Loureiro may confess to being an introvert, but he has no fear of people.
November 7, 2019
E23 – Bonus Clip: Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica
Nina Lanza is a member of a research team hunts for meteorites in Antarctica. In this bonus clip from Episode 23, Between a Varnished Rock and a Hard Place, Nina describes the remote location where they set up camp, being holed up while the howling katabatic winds battered her tent and her brain, and explains the strategies and techniques for searching for and collecting space rocks that are lost bits of asteroids …
July 2, 2018
E7 – From Landfills to Martian Hills
Building instruments to search for the building blocks of life in the rocks of Mars is no small feat. These gadgets must endure spaceflight, landing on the Martian surface, intense radiation, wild swings in temperature, uneven surfaces and then beam data collected millions of kilometers away back to expectant researchers on Earth.