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Shining a Light on Space - Part 2

Shining a Light on Space - Part 2

FromA Little Light Listening


Shining a Light on Space - Part 2

FromA Little Light Listening

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode we discuss will discuss with Alfredo Carpineti about how light has enabled us to communicate and display images to each other across continents, locate yourself to within a few metres anywhere on earth and to look back in time and see images across the depths of space including black holes which were imaged for the first time in 2019. 
Alfredo (he/him) is an astrophysicist and science communicator. He works as a journalist for IFLScience and he runs a podcast called The Astroholic Explains, where he answers questions about the Universe. You can read more about Alfredo`s exciting work here at https://linktr.ee/theastroholic.
Released:
Oct 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (5)

A Little Light Listening is a new podcast by IPIC where we cover the latest developments in light-based science and technology. This regular podcast features STEM and non-STEM experts from Ireland and around the world. We explore a broad range of technology areas including how light is used in medicine, space and communications.