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Just recently both PZ myers and The Non Prophets have started doing their Podcasts using Google+ hangouts.
Anyone with desires to put out content really should look at using google+.
Generally Im not one for social networks - but google is stuffed with great science hangouts, and now people are...
Great site that allows laypersons to contribute to real science
They are adding projects all the time, although they all will be very much astronomy related.
I been counting moon creators for a couple of hours while listening to some podcasts.
http://cosmoquest.org/Citizen_Science
I just love this - this is what folk should be doing with the internet.
Fraser Cain (editor of Universe today), Dr Pamela Gay (astonomer) and Phil Plait (the bad astronomer)
are now hosting regular google + hangouts with a number of live telescope feeds from astronomers around the world.
They...
im sure i am missing a bunch of great casts, but these are some i think worthy of note
astronomy and space science
Spacevidcast - a video cast of all the latest events in the space industry. Fun and engaging to its audience.
Astronomy cast - audio news and topic of the week, not too heavy going...
i was browsing youtube, and came across Neil tyson desperately trying to disassociate himself from the Atheist label.
Now im a kinda liberal guy - generally i think ok, let people define themselves the way they like, and if i dont agree then that just my tough luck.
But Neil, you are a...
On 3rd May, SpaceX is due to launch a capsule that will dock with the International space station. It will be carrying supplies, and will be loaded with "goods" to be returned to earth.
the capsule will have a splash down landing in the ocean.
The reason it is a big deal?
because this is an...
This is nothing to do with religion.
Knowing nothing about biology, I am interested in in hearing from those wiser than I, whether it is reasonably possible to distinguish between two separate genesis of life on earth.
The science will probably go over my head, but taking the fossil record back...
So,
Would like to get some conversation going about the direction of future space flight"¦both comments on what is actually on the horizon and where you think it should be going.
What actually are Nasa objectives for the next 20 years, what do you think they should be.
Same can be asked for...
i was thinking about this series and how much i had enjoyed it, so looked to see if it was on youtube. yep, there it was, all 6 episodes.
Im sure many will have seen it, its quite old now...i think it was first shown in 2000.
Its one of my favourite pieces of television. The bbc at its very...
Hi all,
Id be interested to hear peoples thoughts on SETI. Is what they do still worthwhile science? Regardless of where it comes from, can it justify its funding? Should it widen its scope to assist in the search for dumb life? Is it so far out there its difficult to even regard it as science...