Conversations With Joe

As we turn our eyes to Mars, one concept is starting to get more attention - the Mars Cycler. A ship that remains in permanent orbit between Mars and Earth, providing a constant exchange between the t...

10 Touko 202115min

They've got the right stuff, but how do they take care of business? The solutions for waste disposal in space are both low and high technology - and it's still a work in progress. Let's talk about the...

3 Touko 202119min

For as long as humans have been around, we've been asking why we're here, what's our purpose, and how did all this happen. Along the way, we've come up with some doozies.See Privacy Policy at https://...

29 Maalis 202120min

Going from the Space Shuttle back to flying in capsules might feel like a bit of a step backwards, but the Space Shuttle had its problems. Problems that a new generation of space planes are looking to...

22 Maalis 202116min

Space has been blowing our minds from the beginning. And yet it feels like every question we answer only brings up more questions. From evidence of a parallel universe to the young surface of Venus to...

15 Maalis 202121min

The metric system revolutionized the world and simplified how we measure things. But one part of our lives never quite got the metric treatment - time. The reason why highlights the importance of time...

8 Maalis 202119min

Henrietta Lacks died of cancer in 1951, but her cells mysteriously kept on living. Since then her "immortal" cell line has been the cornerstone of medical breakthroughs that have saved millions.See Pr...

1 Maalis 202114min

If we are ever going to return the atmosphere to pre-industrial levels, we have to take out some of the carbon we've already put into the sky. Still, carbon capture is a controversial topic and one th...

25 Helmi 202128min