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Could NASA Start the Zombie Apocalypse?

April 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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ZOMBIES! ZOMBIES! ZOMBIES! We’re just as fascinated as the rest of you with predicting how the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE will start. One surprisingly real scenario is that it could start in SPACE! Especially given the crazy effects space has on bacteria and viruses, and hte difficulty of sterilization. World War Z, The Walking Dead, Zombieland, Dead Space, 28 Days Later, Plants vs. Zombies, Dawn of the Dead and more all imagine a future in which the zombie apocalypse originates on earth. But in this weeks episode of Space Time, Gabe makes us look up at the sky and wonder if SPACE actually poses the biggest threat!

Extra Credit:
The Epidemiology and Statistical Mechanics of Zombies
http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.01104

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaN0xg2VQSo&lc=z130i12pjnmfevklx23tehczdsvyjv1s4

Remy Porter
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tonyfalca
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David Shi
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Derioderio
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alice y bob – javier rubio and parsec
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How to Weigh a Fart | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

April 10, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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EVER WANTED TO WEIGH A FART? Well, it isn’t easy, but Gabe from PBS Space Time walks us through the math, physics, and science behind farts and explains how to measure them!

Extra Credit:

Flatology review article by Michael Levitt, MD (New England Journal of Medicine):
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM198006263022610

Ideal gas law calculations for mixed gases:
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/chem_eng/cheg200/CinChE_Manual/Ch06/examples/idgas.pdf

Chemical composition of “typical” farts:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1648028
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9176210
http://ajpgi.physiology.org/content/272/5/G1028

Can You Fart Your Way to the Moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaN0xg2VQSo

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Could You Fart Your Way to the Moon?

April 8, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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CAN YOU FART YOUR WAY THROUGH SPACE? Listen, we know you’ve thought about it, and we’re here to give you THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER to one of the greatest science questions of all time. How long would it take to get to the MOON by farting? Join Gabe on PBS Space Time as we walk through some of the surprising and WEIRD science behind farts, rockets, and everything in between as we seek an answer to this propulsion problem.

Extra Credit:

How to Weigh a Fart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t0lRt329wM

Chris Hadfield’s reddit thread:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1s4l7v/i_am_col_chris_hadfield_retired_astronaut

Thrust of NASA’s SLS Booster:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/588413main_SLS_Fun_Facts.pdf

Exit speed of a sneeze:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3613375/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842286/

Volume of the bladder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_bladder

Measuring the speed of a urine stream:
http://amightynut.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-pee-velocity-male-version.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4072450

International Space Apps Challenge
https://2015.spaceappschallenge.org/

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Fat Lum
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Gareth Dean
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Parrish Danforth
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chronoflect
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Raphael Hviding
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Daniel Jenkins
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Patrick Fadgen
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Is the Moon in Majora’s Mask a Black Hole?

April 1, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Is Link in Majora’s Mask actually being overseen by a Black Hole (with teeth)? It’s easy to take things at face value in video games. But when we take a deeper dive into the physics in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, it seems that the “MOON” might be one of those things that isn’t quite what it seems. Given its size and the way it affects Termina, it actually appears that the moon is really a BLACK HOLE! Is that seriously the only possibility? What is the evidence that supports this theory? Watch this episode of PBS Space Time and find out!

Extra Credit:

Tidal forces:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_force

Roche limit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_limit

Neutron stars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star

It’s Okay to Be Smart: What Color is the Universe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVofIHq71s

International Space Apps Challenge
https://2015.spaceappschallenge.org/

Gabe working out his Majora’s Mask calcuations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqPmrsQVw_A

Original Majora’s Mask Physics Measurements

Game Theory: Is Link’s Quest in Majora’s Mask Pointless?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFPPKz6Y2hY

Reddit Thread
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1octac/the_physics_of_majoras_moon/

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KW eightthree (You)
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Tharkz
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SD Marlow
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Paul Anzel
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Whip Funk – Patternbased (https://soundcloud.com/patternbased)

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Cosmic Microwave Background Explained

March 25, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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HAS SPACE ALWAYS BEEN BLACK? As long as we’ve been around, YES. But the universe gets much more exciting, AND much BRIGHTER, as we start winding our clocks back to the early days of the universe. Near the beginning of the universe, when space was rapidly expanding, that dark night sky we know so well as actually…ORANGE! But why? Did the lights just go out, or did something more spectacular happen? Watch this episode of PBS Space Time and find out!

Extra Credit:
CMG Scissored Pair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S85Nticmi3Q

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Can A Starfox Barrel Roll Work In Space?

March 19, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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DO A BARREL ROLL! Or at least, try…? The iconic move from Star Fox seems so easy, just press a button and BOOM. The ship rolls. But HOW? Barrel rolls in atmosphere are easy to execute with the use of ailerons, but in space, it’s a different issue altogether. With no atmosphere (and no thrusters), how does one Barrel Roll like Star Fox in space?

Extra Credit:
The Physics of Space Battles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFOuxAx-dkc

Game Theory: Star Fox, Do a Barrel Roll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQcPIt1BQU

10 Hour Barrel Roll Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIx1NCvb5TU

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What Will Destroy Planet Earth?

March 11, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Killing all the life on Earth is easy. But what about destroying the planet itself? That is DEFINITELY going to happen!! But HOW? Could it be Nukes? A Giant Asteroid? A Collision with another planet? And what’s more, will anyone be around to actually watch the world reach its ultimate demise? Watch this week’s episode of Space Time to find out what will eliminate Planet Earth!!!

Extra Credit:
Simulation showing possible collisions with Mars:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19516336

Vaporization of Earth by the Sun:
http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/755/1/41/

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Should We Colonize Venus Instead of Mars?

March 4, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Mars One. The Mars Rover. Bruno Mars. Mars Bars. It’s pretty clear we’re OBSESSED with the idea of Mars, especially in regard to it being a potential colony for earthlings. But is that really the best option? Is there a better place for us to colonize in our solar system? Well, how about Venus? Sure the surface temperature is over 450 degrees Celsius, with crazy pressure, but there might be a smart way around that, making Venus a better option for long term colonization than Mars! How? Watch this week’s episode of SpaceTime and find out!

Extra Credit:
Temperature of Hell
http://astro.berkeley.edu/~gmarcy/thermal/tpteacher/jokes/heaven.html

NASA HAVOC Project
http://sacd.larc.nasa.gov/branches/space-mission-analysis-branch-smab/smab-projects/havoc/

NASA HAVOC Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLOuu0akB6CSgtJFVVN2UWaHM0ZzrEUW59&v=0az7DEwG68A

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How Do You Measure the Size of the Universe?

February 25, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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The universe is HUGE. But, there is only so much of the universe we can ACTUALLY see, and if we wanted to measure that FINITE space, how would we do it? A gigantic ruler? One really long car ride? Or maybe it’s something even more spectacular, something that involves not only the observable universe as it is NOW, but how it was when it was first BORN? Join Gabe in this week’s SpaceTime as he embarks on the quest to MEASURE THE SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE.

Extra Credit:
Much of this episode was based on this Nobel Prize winning paper.
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2011/popular-physicsprize2011.pdf

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Is It Irrational to Believe in Aliens?

February 18, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Aliens! Could humans really be alone in this expansive universe? And if we’re not, how come we’ve never made contact with other intelligent life? Everyone’s thought about it; especially members of the scientific community. Join Gabe as he presents some of the most popular theories that scientists use to rationalize their support or skepticism of the existence of aliens. We may never know the answer to this age old question, but a little scientific thinking never hurt anybody!

Extra Credit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
http://www.nickbostrom.com/extraterrestrial.pdf

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The Gentleman Physicist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McsgRggUjE4&lc=z12su3mzuom3zds0u23hetyoyqilsfvih04

Nicholas Feeley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McsgRggUjE4&lc=z121zvar2uqjdzlel22mxz4bawjev3d0n

James Morgan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McsgRggUjE4&lc=z13dhrqizwajwvqeh23hf3kjmxz1wvar504

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