Episodes

Episode 75: Stellar Snacks

astro[sound]bites · Episode 75: Stellar Snacks Did you know that talking about astronomy can actually make you hungry? In this episode, Kiersten and Will take us on a culinary adventure through food themed astrobites. Instead of starting with the main course, Will takes us to Mars for dessert…

Episode 74: Super Co-Host, Super Alex, Supernova

astro[sound]bites · Episode 74: Super Co-Host, Super Alex, Supernova Before we bid our tearful farewells to Alex, Sabrina and Kiersten present and discuss two of his three publications. We learn how Alex developed and deployed a machine learning model to classify supernovae using only photometry from their host…

Episode 73: Astrophysical Prison Break

astro[sound]bites · Episode 73: Astrophysical Prison Break We’re planning a prison break! But first, we’re consulting the experts on this topic. Sabrina takes us to a distant galaxy cluster to figure out how so much light is escaping. Once we know how it’s breaking free, Will brings us…

Episode 72: A Trip to the Optometrist

astro[sound]bites · Episode 72: A Trip to the Optometrist In case your graduate student insurance doesn’t cover you over the summer, join us now as we take a quick trip to the optometrist! Kiersten checks the prescription of a neural network in finding strong lenses, and compares the…

Episode 71: Galaxies Say Halo

astro[sound]bites · Episode 71: Galaxies Say Halo Today we say halo from a bird’s eye view of the Universe by exploring some of the largest simulations that exist. Kiersten tells us how cosmological simulations help us study the black hole populations that the next generation of gravitational wave…