Universe Today
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Host: Fraser Cain (
@fcain
)
Special Guest:
Eric Fisher is the head of
Labfundr
, a Canadian crowdsourcing platform for science research and outreach. Eric is an entrepreneur, recovering biochemist, and son of a glaciologist. He completed a PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. At Dalhousie, Eric investigated how liver cells create and destroy "bad" cholesterol particles. Eric recently founded Labfundr, Canada's first crowdfunding platform for science, which aims to boost public engagement and investment in research. He stays on his toes by trying to keep up with his dog Joni, who is smarter and faster than him.
Guests:
Dr. Kimberly Cartier (
KimberlyCartier.org
/
@AstroKimCartier
) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (
MorganRehnberg.com
/
@MorganRehnberg
ChartYourWorld.org
) Alessondra Springmann (
@sondy
)
Their stories this week:
Explaining massive black hole formation with LIGO
Discovery of a moon around large dwarf planet
More troubles for SLS
and
here
A Neptune-sized planet that looks like a Jupiter
Rivers on Titan look more like Mars than Earth
We use a tool called Trello to submit and vote on stories we would like to see covered each week, and then Fraser will be selecting the stories from there. Here is the link to
the Trello WSH page
(http://bit.ly/WSHVote), which you can see without logging in. If you'd like to vote, just create a login and help us decide what to cover!
Announcements:
The WSH recently welcomed back Mathew Anderson, author of "Our Cosmic Story," to the show to discuss his recent update. He was kind enough to offer our viewers free electronic copies of his complete book as well as his standalone update. Complete information about how to get your copies will be available on the WSH webpage - just visit
http://www.wsh-crew.net/cosmicstory
for all the details.
If you'd like to join Fraser and Paul Matt Sutter on their
Tour to Iceland
in February 2018, you can find the information at
astrotouring.com.
If you would like to join the
Weekly Space Hangout Crew
, visit
their site here
and sign up. They're a great team who can help you join our online discussions!
We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Universe Today, or the
Universe Today YouTube page