Everything Astronomy

Michael, Jo, Tom, and Sam
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Everything Astronomy is a student science channel from students at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Through the use of YouTube, Spotify, and other content sharing platforms, we hope to share our contagious passion for science with our viewers! We sit down, drink coffee, and have conversations with professors and researchers across campus including astronomy, physics, and aerospace engineering. Science is for everyone and we hope to bring it down to Earth no matter your age or background!

  1. 01/19/2022

    Everything Astronomy Episode #019: Michael Imperiale (AGAIN!)

    Thank you for listening to our second podcast episode with professor of microbiology and immunology, Michael Imperiale! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses are composed, and how best to fight them.​ and for Everything Astronomy...   Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy...​   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodc...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast?s=​...

    58 min

  2. 12/10/2021

    Everything Astronomy Episode #018: Edwin Bergin

    Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with Edwin Bergin! Professor Bergin is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at the University of Michigan and uses chemistry to probe the physics of star and planet formation and to trace the molecular origins of life.  Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast

    42 min

  3. 07/04/2021

    Everything Astronomy Episode #017: Ariel Sandberg

    Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with Ariel Sandberg! Ari is a University of Michigan Alumna, former SpaceX Starlink engineer, and current MIT Lincoln Laboratory engineer working on the NASA LEMNOS mission.  Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast

    1h 1m

  4. 06/14/2021

    Everything Astronomy Episode #016: Joel Bregman

    Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with professor of astronomy, Joel Bregman! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how x-ray research is conducted and how most research is initiated.​ and for Everything Astronomy...   Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy...   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodc... Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast?s=​... 0:00 Intro  0:54 Funding for science with a new administration 4:21 The differences between applied and basic research  6:28 How basic research can continue to be funded  10:24 The 2020-2021 Decadal Survey 15:00 How large long term projects are organized and carried out  21:33 The cost and complications of over budget missions 31:01 How the increasing privatization of space will affect the costs of  observational astronomy  36:04 NASA’s plan to use the Moon as a launchpad to Mars 43:40 Professor Bregman’s research focuses at the University of Michigan  48:36 How Professor Bregman used the decadal survey to choose his research focus 58:15  Transitioning into teaching alongside research  1:03:48 The impact of Covid upon education and research 1:06:51 Advice for undergraduate\students on how to succeed in college  1:11:41 Biggest hopes for the future

    1h 18m

  5. 04/18/2021

    Everything Astronomy Episode #015: Michael Imperiale

    Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with professor of microbiology and immunology, Michael Imperiale! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how SARS-COV-2 and other viruses are composed, and how best to fight them.​ and for Everything Astronomy...   Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy...​   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodc...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast?s=​...

    1h 3m

  6. 04/05/2021

    Everything Astronomy Episode #014: Tom Levenson

    Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with science history writer, Tom Levenson! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how science in the past can help shape the science of the future.​ and for Everything Astronomy...   Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy​​​​   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodc...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast?s=... 0:00 Intro  0:07 The validity of science communication as news in light of Covid-19  10:20 The differences between scientific papers and science news   15:15 The efficiency of science communication   21:33 The importance of storytelling in scientific communication  26:00 The preparation involved with scientific communication beyond reading research papers 32:24 The failure to engage with science as a large human enterprise  38:58 How some scientific ideas were ignored initially but accepted later by other scientists 43:31 Professor Levenson’s approach to writing about scientific discoveries 48:18 The gaps in the history of our scientific knowledge 59:49 The most interesting scientific stories that Professor Levenson has read about  1:03:50 Conclusion

    1h 5m

  7. 03/14/2021

    Everything Astronomy Episode #013: Victoria Carter-Cortez

    Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with Space Strategy Consultant, Victoria Carter-Cortez! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how the current space endeavors are funded and planned. References: Victoria Carter-Cortez's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartercortez/ PWC Website: https://www.pwc.fr/en/industrie/secteur-spatial.html Main Trends and Challenges of the Space Sector: https://www.pwc.fr/fr/assets/files/pdf/2020/12/en-france-pwc-main-trends-and-challenges-in-the-space-sector.pdf and for Everything Astronomy...   Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy​​​   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodc...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast?s=20​​ 0:00 Intro  0:30 Becoming a consultant as a physics undergraduate 5:32 The general pathway into space consulting (common majors)  6:42 The impact of having a background in physics within consulting 9:43 The learning curve of not having the common business/political science background in consulting  10:49 Skills needed to succeed within consulting  12:58 The levels of the space sector   14:26 The growth of space consulting as a field  16:48 Her current work within the space consulting  18:42 How the advancement of technology has grown the space industry  20:26 Advice for groups/countries wanting to get into the space industry  22:26 Will we ever hit a point where humans are not needed in space?  26:04 The use of data when consulting/the role of being a consultant within work  31:46 Day to day work life at PwC  34:42 How do you keep up with new developments within sectors as a consultant?  37:43 General impact of large scale projects (U.S planning on going back to the moon) 40:10 How the space economy will continue to grow  42:18 What specific sector within the space industry will see significant growth?  45:03 The possibility of a Martian economy interacting with Earth’s economy 45:53 How other industries affect the space industry  48:13 How the continued growth of education will affect the space industry  50:23 How the development of new projects will continue to shape the space industry  53:46 What impact will rivalries between companies/countries have on the space industry  55:56 Where is the uptick in interest for space coming from? 58:54 Is the space industries growth “real” or is it just trending 1:01:55 Looking forward (career and industry)  1:04:33 Conclusion

    1h 5m

  8. 02/15/2021

    Everything Astronomy Episode #012: Richard D'Souza

    Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with astronomer and Jesuit Priest from the Vatican Observatory, Richard D'Souza! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how current space weather research is conducted. and for Everything Astronomy...   Check us out on all of our podcast platforms!   https://linktr.ee/everythingastronomy​​   Check us out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evastropodc...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvAstroPodcast?s=20​

    1h 20m
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Everything Astronomy is a student science channel from students at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Through the use of YouTube, Spotify, and other content sharing platforms, we hope to share our contagious passion for science with our viewers! We sit down, drink coffee, and have conversations with professors and researchers across campus including astronomy, physics, and aerospace engineering. Science is for everyone and we hope to bring it down to Earth no matter your age or background!

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  • Creator
    Michael, Jo, Tom, and Sam
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Michael, Jo, Tom, and Sam
  • Show Website
    Everything Astronomy