Episode 34: Ladder To The Stars

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Episode 34: Ladder To The Stars

FromThe Titanium Physicists Podcast

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49 minutes

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Jun 24, 2013

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Mookie Terracciano! James Silvester! Amanda Bauer!

Lets talk about the methods we use to figure out how far stars are away from us.
the answer is: LOTS OF CLEVERNESS.

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Jun 24, 2013

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Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field.

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Episode 34: Ladder To The Stars

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