How important is gravity for humans. We have adapted to this way of life for millions of years, but what if we take the one constant through our evolution away. Pranjal and Eric talk about what happens to people once you get into low earth orbit and beyond.
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How are whales communicating to each other in the ocean and aliens connected to one another? There is a link between the two and it is the SOFAR channel. Pranjal and Zechariah will talk about how it’s possible to connect these two seemingly separate topics in a short continuous story.
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Most of us have seen vestiges of the early universe and never knew. Pranjal and Eric talk about the Cosmic Microwave Background, from the early days of its inception, leading to its discovery and how we can see it with our very eyes
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How did we get rid of smallpox. Obviously, it doesn’t scar us with its presence today, but what events and inventions lead to this monumental achievement and how did some of the hindrances like vaccine hesitancy and poor infrastructure make the process more difficult? This week Pranjal and Eric talk about how we went from dreading the day we might get the pox to barely giving it a second thought.
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Xray machines don’t just grow on trees, they had to have come from somewhere. Pranjal and Eric talk about the origins of xrays and the people that played a part in its invention.
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