ArkanScience!: Recent Episodes
Christina Lynn
Local and world science news and interviews plus a weekly spotlight on local music. Airing every Friday at 9:30am CT on KABF 88.3FM. You can also stream us live from the KABF website www.kabf.org/
In honor of the sungrazing comet ISON, I talked with Darrell Heath, president of the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society, about the hopefully spectacular comet of 2013.
j Joined by Nathan Scott James and Professor Justin Turner, we discuss the mathematical chance of
surviving a zombie apocalypse.
This episode is a bit unconventional, but a lot of fun.
Here's a link to the resources we discussed:
http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/zombies.htm Enjoy!
Admittedly, I exercised a bit of a confirmation bias regarding the study on heart health, but it was a scientific study nonetheless.
Any, my heart says it's okay:)
Here's one of the links on cardiovascular health & music:
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5985/20130902/music-helps-cardiovascular-system-heart-disease-patients.htm
This week's track listing:
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Mars Needs Women -Peter Wolf
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The Quantum World -Symphony of Science
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The Meaning of Life Galaxy Song -Monty Python
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Robot High School -My Robot Friend
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Galactic Seahorse -Fable Cry
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Space Oddity -David Bowie
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Lost In Space -Starkey (feat. Charlie XCX)
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Special thanks to Jason Tedford of Wolfman studios for producing this podcast.
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Mir -Ashtray Babyhead
Science news, new music, & sci-fi spotlight, "Pacific Rim."
Mike Simmons for Astronomers Without Borders on the Cassini portrait of Earth.
http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/
A special live episode in the KABF studio.
Darrell Heath, president of the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society, tells us about astronomy highlights in July.
www.caasastro.org
Interview with Jim Fisher, Arkansas Chapter Leader of the International Dark-Sky Association on issues surrounding light pollution.
www.darksky.org
Jim on Twitter twitter.com/TheStarHound
A news-focused episode this week. Plus we examine the new trailer for Ender's Game in our Sci-Fi Spotlight.
This show gets silly fast. YOU ARE WARNED.
Sci-Fi Spotlight - Curiosity Game's Big Reveal
Interview - Darrell Heath from the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society gives us a preview for the night sky in June. www.caasastro.org/
We discuss the prospects of glowing plants for research and as a light source. Plus we debut our new segment "Sci-Fi Spotlight". This week's Sci-Fi Spotlight is the trailer for Europa Report. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2BfobyYOmU If you haven't seen this, do it now!
Interview: Matt Christenson on the "Demographic Winter".
Interview: Joel Gordon of the Museum of Discovery on 3D Printing
museumofdiscovery.org/
Local Track: Boo Yah Dad - Say You Love Me
booyahdad.bandcamp.com/
INTERVIEWS - Amateur Astronomer TJ Colvin
Darrell Heath of the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society
http://www.caasastro.org/
LOCAL ARTIST - Colin vs. Adam "Deadweight"
https://soundcloud.com/collinvsadam/deadweight