theliuniverse

The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu

Science EN ↓ 78 episodes

Join us for a half-hour dose of cosmic conversation with scientists, educators & students on the cosmos, scientific frontiers, scifi, more. And if you love science, please support us on Patreon.

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Adventures in Science with Geoff Notkin, Dr. Andrew Maynard and Dr. Cady Coleman. 18.02.2023 36:25

Can your passions for science, science fiction, space, fossils and even opera lead you to a life of adventure and maybe a career in science? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome returning guest Geoff Notkin, The Meteorite Man, and the co-hosts of the “Mission: Interplanetary” podcast, physicist/futurist Dr. Andrew Maynard and chemist/astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman. All thre...

Nuclear Fusion with Christina Migliore 18.02.2023 30:18

NOTE: This episode was recorded in early 2022, before the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and their attack on the Chernobyl nuclear facility, which we discuss. What’s up with nuclear fusion? Dr. Charles Liu dives into the heated subject with the help of MIT Nuclear Physicist Christina Migliore and co-host Allen Liu. We start with today’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: the JET, or Joint European To...

Black Holes, Galaxies, and The Expanse with Jimmy Negus 18.02.2023 31:05

Welcome to the first ever episode of the LIUniverse, your happy half hour dose of cosmic conversation and geeky banter with host Dr. Charles Liu! In this episode, we talk quasars, “The Expanse”, and more with our guest Jimmy Negus, PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder, and with our co-host Allen Liu. The trio discuss Jimmy’s research on active galactic nuclei (AGNs), including some...