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The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu theliuniverse

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    • 4.8 • 32 Ratings

Join us for a half-hour dose of cosmic conversation with scientists, educators & students on the cosmos, scientific frontiers, scifi, more. And if you love science, please support us on Patreon.

    Neurobionics with Dr. Nicki Driscoll

    Neurobionics with Dr. Nicki Driscoll

    How does the brain actually work? And is there anything we can do when it doesn’t? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Dr. Nicki Driscoll, CTO and Co-Founder of NeuroBionics.

    • 40 min
    The Great American Eclipse

    The Great American Eclipse

    The total solar eclipse is almost here! In this special episode of The LIUniverse, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu want to bring to you – in a “nice clean package” – both the basics and some more in-depth investigations of how eclipses work, how to see them, and what makes them so unique. This episode includes clips from Dr. Liu’s recent public talk at the College of Staten Island.

    • 36 min
    ChuckGPT 2.0 – Three Body Problem Q&A

    ChuckGPT 2.0 – Three Body Problem Q&A

    What is the science behind the science fiction in “Three Body Problem”? In our second episode of “ChuckGPT” Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome two members of The LIUniverse production team: Jon Barnes and Stacey Severn, to delve into the questions and answers posed by the award-winning novel and new series on Netflix.

    • 36 min
    Ancient Astronomy with Hannah Liu

    Ancient Astronomy with Hannah Liu

    What does the study of archeology, the study of the human past, offer to the astronomers of today? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome archaeology expert Hannah Liu, MEd, to connect the past, the present, and the future of astronomy in an episode Allen has described as, “A Fistful of Lius.”

    • 39 min
    Lucy and L'SPACE with Freya Holloway

    Lucy and L'SPACE with Freya Holloway

    How can college students who would like to work in the space industry and at NASA get their foot in the door? And what is the purpose of the Lucy mission to the Trojan Asteroids? To get the answers to both of these questions, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Freya Holloway, a NASA L’SPACE Lab Tech at ASU.

    • 35 min
    Solar Flares and Deep Space Nine with Dr. Jimmy Negus

    Solar Flares and Deep Space Nine with Dr. Jimmy Negus

    Welcome to the Season 3 premiere of The LIUniverse, your happy half-hour dose of cosmic conversation and geeky banter with host Dr. Charles Liu! In this episode, Chuck and co-host Allen Liu welcome back Dr. Jimmy Negus, who was our guest on our very first episode, to talk about Solar Flares, “Deep Space Nine,” and more.

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
32 Ratings

32 Ratings

mtyogini ,

I get an education

every time i listen to Dr Chuck Liu and his guests. Besides being brilliant Chuck is kind and gracious! It would be such good karma to be a student of his! thanks guys for helping us phathom our mysterious existence on this blue planet 🌍

2020 Science ,

Great conversations!

Loving Chuck and Allen’s show — smart and entertaining conversation infused with enthusiasm!

MarkChicagoIL ,

Silliness

From a recent show, something like…. we don’t want to be colonizers of Mars… maybe immigrants

😂

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