Making Moons in an Italian Restaurant
This week Moiya and Corinne talk about how moons and rings form! Corinne shows off her detective skills to solve the "mystery" of where Earth's moon came from and Moiya attempts to fill in one of the ...
20 Mars 202355min
Space Brains in a Neuro Lab
This week Moiya and Corinne talk to neuroscientist Morgan Johnston about the fun intersections between astronomy and neuroscience. They discuss abstract vs concrete learning, NASA's experiments with d...
13 Mars 20231h 6min
Redshift at the Batting Cages
This week Moiya and Corinne take a swing at explaining why some objects in space appear redder than they actually are. Corinne decides that Monsters Ink is the opposite of The Ring and Moiya realizes ...
6 Mars 202345min
Black Holes in Central Park
This week Moiya and Corinne talk about the densest objects in the observable universe: black holes! They talk about Stephen Hawking's famous bets, "prove" we're in a kitchen-based simulation, and assu...
27 Feb 20231h 8min
Moonfall at the ALMA Observatory
This week Moiya and Corinne review the movie Moonfall. They talk about Moiya's love for Toto, Corinne's hatred of megastructures, and how family doesn't matter in the face of a literal world-ending di...
20 Feb 20231h 15min
Star Types in a Movie Theater
This week Moiya tells Corinne how astronomers assign stars to different categories. They complain about the confusing magnitude system, express their support for sex workers throughout history, and re...
13 Feb 20231h 6min
Fundamental Force in a Bathhouse
This week Moiya tells Corinne about the four forces of the universe and Corinne tests Moiya's pop culture knowledge. They find another ancient Greek name they like, talk about the physics of ghosts, a...
6 Feb 20231h 2min
Katherine Johnson at the Kitchen Table
Moiya and Corinne are back with another bio episode, this one diving into the life and work of a previously hidden figure: Katherine Johnson! Housekeeping Become a star and support us on patreon at p...
30 Jan 202341min
