Episode 25: Beyond A[S]B -- Great Advisors, Gap Years, and Getting into Grad School

Episode 33: Beyond A[S]B -- Scintillating Sounds of Science: Do we have to explore astronomy data with our eyes? What if we used our ears? In this episode, we explore these and other questions in the growing field of sonification. Find out what an interstellar pancake sounds like, discover the piano sonatas of a ... by astro[sound]bites

67 min listen

Episode 41: Weighing the Universe: How do we figure out the masses of astronomical objects far too large to fit on any human-made scale? In this episode, Alex tracks the paths of planets to figure out which ones are winning a gravitational game of tug-of-war, while Will describes a myster... by astro[sound]bites

46 min listen

Episode 28: Blink and You'll Miss It: We were going to write show notes, but it’s been a little while since we recorded and we forgot what we talked about. I guess you could call our memory…. transient! In this episode we discuss some of the quickest, most high-energy astrophysical phenomena... by astro[sound]bites

43 min listen

Episode 24: The Stargazing Automata, Part IV: Planets and quenching and stars, oh my! In this finale to our four-part series on machine learning in astrophysics, the team hits the (virtual) road to hear from the experts. Our first stop is Irvine, California, where Tae Baxter teaches us that even gal... by astro[sound]bites

51 min listen

Episode 27: Where the Sidewalk Bends: We’re starting off the new year right by getting ahead of the curve! In this topsy-turvy episode, we tackle the stretching and curving of non-Euclidean geometry -- where it came from, why it teaches us about black holes and the shape of the universe, and... by astro[sound]bites

47 min listen

Episode 23: The Stargazing Automata, Part III: They say the 20th century explorers were astronauts. The 21st century explorers might be data scientists using unsupervised learning methods to explore big data. In this episode, we learn Alex and computers have a love-hate relationship with authority, W... by astro[sound]bites

48 min listen

Episode 31: Hypervelocity Heavens: Episode 31: Hypervelocity Heavens Today we pump the gas to get up to speed on the hypervelocity objects of our universe. Alex divulges how hypervelocity stars tell us about their black hole origins, Will discusses a beehive of stars marching to the tu... by astro[sound]bites

43 min listen

Episode 32: Highlights of Undergraduate Research: In this episode we zip through a flurry of exciting undergraduate research Astrobites. Malena weaves a tale of solar tornadoes and cometary corkscrews, Alex spins a yarn of spiders and snowy telescopes, and Will answers the age-old question of nature ver... by astro[sound]bites

47 min listen

Episode 30: Carnivorous Cosmos: It’s a harsh world out there, as the gang learns by trekking out to observe accretion in the wild. Will peers through his simulation binoculars to see whether tidal disruption events can really satisfy a hungry black hole, and Malena grabs her spectrosco... by astro[sound]bites

39 min listen

Episode 26: Surfing on a Dream: Ever experience the last rays of sunlight sparkling across the ocean? In this episode, PhD student Michael Heslar tells us how we can use this twinkling across the methane seas of Titan to study waves, winds, and much more. Plus, Alex brings us an Astrob... by astro[sound]bites

46 min listen

Episode 36: A Dance with Dark Matter: How can astronomers study something that nobody has ever seen? In this episode, we switch to the dark side to shine a light on one of the biggest questions in all of astrophysics: the nature of dark matter. Malena teaches us how dark matter helps galaxy ... by astro[sound]bites

43 min listen

Episode 52: Spectacular Stellar Streams: In this episode, the gang struggles to come up with a title (and Will manages to still get it wrong in the outro). More importantly, we are joined by PhD student Sophia Lilleengen, who tells us about her research into stellar streams and dark matter in t... by astro[sound]bites

50 min listen

Episode 37: How to Date a Star: In this episode, we discuss the varied methods used to determine stellar ages. Alex shares how planetary companions can slow the spin of twirling stars, Will compares the spectroscopic fingerprints of binary systems (thanks, Barium!), and Malena provide... by astro[sound]bites

43 min listen

Episode 40: Space Summer Surprise: We’re back from vacation! We play 2 truths and a lie about what we did this summer and learn that the truth might be subjective. Alex brings a BBQ-themed Astrobite about the brightest galaxies, teaching us that “astronomical Hot DOG” is a state of being.... by astro[sound]bites

50 min listen

Episode 44: Fast and Slow: All speeds are relative—especially in astrophysics. In today’s episode, we learn about the timescales of different transients and explore what the fastest and slowest events can teach us. Alex describes the fastest koala in the universe, Will shares the ... by astro[sound]bites

42 min listen

Episode 29: Walking on Sunshine: In this episode, we’re blown back and blown away by the solar wind. Will offers a historical overview of how Eugene Parker discovered the solar wind without running a single experiment. Malena covers early results and next steps for the eponymous and inc... by astro[sound]bites

48 min listen

Episode 25: Beyond A[S]B -- Great Advisors, Gap Years, and Getting into Grad School: Please describe a time in your life when you experienced and overcame hardship. Well, middle school wasn’t great...I stubbed my toe this morning….how much detail are you looking for here?? The decision to apply to grad school can be both thrilling and te... by astro[sound]bites

60 min listen

Episode 39: Polarizing Protostars: Billions of years before Van Gogh put paint to canvas and immortalized them forever, the stars in the sky were nothing more than an intricate tangle of magnetic fields and swirling gas. Turn the clock back with us as we learn about the physics of these p... by astro[sound]bites

50 min listen

Episode 34: Where Classifications Crumble: You’ve heard about planets, stars, galaxies, and other “types” of astronomical objects on the show -- but what about the objects that defy our classification schemes? Will discusses how a mysterious system of massive planets(?) came to be, Alex puts on h... by astro[sound]bites

43 min listen

Episode 46: Brown Dwarfs in Unusual Places: Ever misplace a brown dwarf? If re-tracing your astrophysical steps doesn’t help, it’s probably where you least expect to find it. In this episode, Alex and Malena bring us some brown dwarfs discovered in truly unusual locations. Alex sees the glass half... by astro[sound]bites

39 min listen

Episode 43: Welcome to the World of Science Communication: Do you enjoy reading and listening to science communication? Are you ready to get involved with it yourself? From chatting with friends to podcasting, blogging to writing magazine stories, the world of SciComm is more accessible and more diverse than you... by astro[sound]bites

54 min listen

Episode 42: Where Sci-Fi Meets Reality: This is Episode #42, so it might just contain the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. Today we set our phasers to stun and dig into some astrophysics research that brings science fiction one step closer to becoming science fact! Will teaches us... by astro[sound]bites

48 min listen

Episode 38: Keep Your Head in the Clouds: Tired of vacations being ruined by cloudy weather? Alex the travel agent can book your next trip to brown dwarf binary 1416B, where it’s always a balmy 2000 degrees and never cloudy. Or maybe a sojourn to a hot Jupiter is more your style? Malena the mete... by astro[sound]bites

49 min listen

Episode 35: The Road Less Traveled: In this Beyond episode, we veer off the traditional path to a PhD with three interviews from early-career astronomers who did things a little bit differently. Tim Holt shares his transitions from zoology to teacher and, finally, to astronomer. Ashley Wa... by astro[sound]bites

51 min listen

Episode 49: A Fine Dining Experience: Alex and Malena sit down for a gourmet meal and Will, with curved mustache and slicked hair, pours the wine. Alex enjoys his star cluster soup as he tells us about the state-of-the-art in star formation simulations. The gang then enjoys a space sound ent... by astro[sound]bites

49 min listen

Episode 47: Gracefully Aging Galaxies: In today’s episode, we learn all about the clues that Kevin has benevolently placed within the Universe to teach us about the graceful and multifaceted field of galaxy evolution. Alex describes how much the galaxies of today can learn from their wise, hi... by astro[sound]bites

43 min listen

Episode 76: Black In Astro 2023: Only 1% of Physics PhDs awarded to US citizens were to Black students in 2019 (according to the American Institute of Physics). In celebration of Juneteenth, we’ve invited the Black In Astro team to chat about their mission to support and highlight B... by astro[sound]bites

60 min listen

Episode 51: A Picture of Polarization: How are your sunglasses like the stars, planets, and galaxies that comprise our universe? Not only do they look cool – they’re also no stranger to polarization! In today’s episode, Will describes a mysterious transient lurking within our own galaxy, whil... by astro[sound]bites

43 min listen

Episode 65: A Tale of Sixes: In this episode, the gang catches multiplicity mania and learn about sextuple systems of stars, galaxies, and planets. Sabrina brings us an astrobite that resonates with us all (or maybe none of us), Will the Fourth carries the torch in studying the ... by astro[sound]bites

44 min listen

Episode 48: The Astrophysical Merry-Go-Round: We’re kicking off the new year by spinning a record from a few months back, about all the ways that rotation teaches us about the universe. Malena describes a few energetic stars lurking around the Main Sequence, and Will keeps his opinions about MOND to... by astro[sound]bites

45 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Episode 25: Beyond A[S]B -- Great Advisors, Gap Years, and Getting into Grad School

Episode 25: Beyond A[S]B -- Great Advisors, Gap Years, and Getting into Grad School

Description

Titles in the series (74)

More Episodes from astro[sound]bites

Related podcast episodes