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Alpha Centauri

SoT 293: Hot Chilli Wars

April 21, 2018
Tagged as: Alpha Centauri, capsaicin, chillies, Don't Try This At Home, exoplanets, music, Proxima Centauri, solar flares, whales

Different styles of whale song, massive solar flares and really hot chillies!

SoT 261: Mr. Bigglesworth

May 1, 2017
Tagged as: Alpha Centauri, astronomy, evolution, exoplanets, naked mole rats, weird animals

The weird and ugly naked mole rat can survive for 18 minutes without oxygen, and how we know that Alpha Centauri is a trinary star system.

SoT 240: Fat Kids On A Seesaw

September 7, 2016
Tagged as: Alpha Centauri, continental drift, exoplanet, global positioning system, GPS, plate tectonics, Proxima Centauri, sat-nav, self-driving cars

Astronomer and astrobiologist Dr. Jonti Horner gives us the details about the nearest exoplanet discovered, Proxima Centauri b. And continental drift can mess with your GPS.

Spotting penguins for science, sending probes to Alpha Centauri, and how to tell if a T. Rex is expecting!

Podcast Reviews

Great Show
September 6, 2012 by Volk613 from Australia
Always informative, often entertaining. Great selection of regulars with a variety of interests and expertise. Also great guests with and Australian focus.
Great science roundup
July 23, 2012 by SB AUST. from Australia
Nice to hear science news from an Aussie perspective and with a good dose of humour. Great work!
Fun and smart
June 17, 2012 by wertys from Australia
I have enjoyed this podcast b/c it is very funny banter about science stories but there is also a serious edge to the analysis. It's proof that you can be amusing and entertaining as well as giving the science content its due. Highly recommended weekly listening.