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Episode XXVI: The Eclipse is Coming, Baby!

Posted August 7, 201700:28:20

In this episode, Chris and Mike are talking about solar and lunar eclipses: how they work, why they are infrequent, and why you should not look directly...

Episode XXV: Extra solar planets

Posted July 25, 201700:33:10

In this episode, Chris and Mike discuss the techniques for detecting extrasolar planets, otherwise known as exoplanets. These are any planet that exists...

Episode XXIV: Nuclear Power Explained

Posted July 10, 201700:00:31

In this episode, Mike and Chris discuss nuclear power. Uranium can be split into lighter elements through a process called fission. When this happens,...

Episode XXIII: Potpourri, Volume 1

Posted June 26, 201700:31:38

In this episode, Chris and Mike open the mail bag and read questions from loyal listeners. We answer how drugs know where to go, discuss static electricity,...

Episode XXII: Semiconduction to transistors

Posted June 12, 201700:27:49

In this episode, Mike and Chris discuss how semiconductors are made into transistors and how transistors are combined to make computers. If you have...