The Far Out: Recent Episodes
Savannah Mercer
Everything related to our mysterious and fascinating universe, hosted by Savannah Mercer. These podcasts provide educational and discussion-based episodes.
Each episode in this series will focus on specific terminology of a topic within these subjects. For example, astronomical objects, string theory, and today’s focus: measurement and observation methods. I wanted to start with this topic because so often, you will hear terms referring to a measure of distance or a measure of brightness, and it’s very easy to get lost immediately, or to have no grasp of what that measurement means or what it translates to. I hope today’s episode will provide insight into frequently encountered terms, and the next time you’re reading an article or watching an episode of How The Universe Works, you’ll feel you can follow along seamlessly. Today’s episode will cover one part of important terms of measurement and observation methods, terms lettered a through m. References used: California Institute of Technology. Lexicon and Glossary of Terms Level 5. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Greene, B. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality. Vintage Books, 2014. Greene, B. The Hidden Reality: Parallell Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos. Vintage Books, 2011. Hopkins, J. Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics. University of Chicago Press, 1976. Rennis, R. Dictionary of Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Market House Books, 2003. Steinhardt, P J. and Turok, Neil. Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang. Doubleday, 2007.
How will our universe end? This episode explores three possibilities for the death of the universe we inhabit- the Big Crunch, Continual Expansion, and the Big Rip.
In this episode, host Savannah Mercer and guest Kris Mercer discuss the idea of a divine Creator and philosophical arguments on the creation of the universe. I do apologize for the lag between our responses; we are halfway across the world from each other!
In this episode (the first episode!!), we explore facts and characteristics about our origins as a solar system, our Sun, and the eight planets.