The State of The Universe
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#86 - Dr. Dan Hooper - New Physics or Faulty Calculations? All About the Muon g-2 Experiment
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars on Apple Pods! Seriously, do it now. Episode 86 features particle physicist and cosmologist Dr. Dan Hooper. We discuss the rec...
#85 - Dr. Stephon Alexander - Black Holes, Supersymmetry, and all that Jazz
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 85 features theoretical physicist Dr. Stephon Alexander. Stephon specializes in cosmology, particle physics and quantum gravity (String Theory...
#84 - Nate Stewart - America's Back (in Space), Baby!
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 84 features Nate Stewart. Nate is an Operations Planning Flight Controller at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The content of the episode does not...
#83 - Dr. Ethan Siegel - ʻOumuamua, Aliens, and The Scientific Commandments
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 83 features astrophysicist Dr. Ethan Siegel. We discuss the interstellar interloper ʻOumuamua, why Ethan pushes back on the ʻOumuamua-Alien ...
#82 - Dr. Brian Keating - The Everlasting Lessons from Galileo's Life
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 82 features astrophysicist Dr. Brian Keating. We discuss the mistakes that we are all susceptible to making when conducting science, how Galil...
#81 - Dr. Daniel Whiteson - The Standard Model and Its Many Quirks!
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show five stars wherever you are listening or dark matter will forever remain elusive! Episode 81 features physicist Dr. Daniel Whiteson. W...
Why This Universe? - Please Stop Emailing Dan About MOND!
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of the science podcast takeover extravaganza! Today only, The State of The Universe feed will be taken over by Dan Hooper and Sha...
#80 - Dr. Jeyhan Kartaltepe - Galaxies, Galaxies, and More Galaxies!
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen to end the pandy! (that means pandemic... for the people who don't understand hip-lingo) Episode 80 features...
#79 - Dr. Dan Hooper - Did NASA Really Detect a Parallel Universe!?!?
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen in order to solve world hunger... don't be selfish. Episode 79 features particle physicist and cosmologist D...
#78 - Brian McNoldy - Hurricanes and Climate Change, What's the Connection?
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen or corona season will never end... your choice. Episode 78 features hurricane expert Brian McNoldy. We dis...
#77 - Dr. Maura McLaughlin - Detecting the Ripples from Merging Supermassive Black Holes
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen or throw your phone into the interstate. Your choice... Episode 77 features Dr. Maura McLaughlin - an expert...
#76 - Peter Haas - Artificial Intelligence Should Scare You!
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen or you will be the first victim of the robot takeover... Your choice. Episode 76 features an expert in Art...
#75 - Dr. Kevin Peter Hand - Exploring Alien Oceans
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen! Or we'll never get to Europa... Your choice. Episode 75 features Dr. Kevin Peter Hand. Kevin Peter Hand i...
#74 - Bernie Taylor - Finding the Origin of Dogs
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen! Or you hate dogs... Your choice. Episode 74 feature Bernie Taylor. Bernie Taylor is an author focused on ...
#73 - Nate Stewart - The Difficulties of Getting to Mars!
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 73 features Nate Stewart. Nate is an Operations Planning Flight Controller at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The content of the episode does not...
#71 - Dr. Joel Kastner - Watching Planets Form!
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 71 features Dr. Joel Kastner. We discuss how we search for young stars, what they can teach us about our own Sun and Solar System, how we obse...
#70 - Dr. Mike Poland - Yellowstone: The Gravity of the Situation
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 70 features Dr. Mike Poland. We discuss whether Yellowstone is at risk of another super eruption, how it is monitored, what precursors will in...
#69 - Dr. David Warmflash - Let's Rover the Moon!
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 69 features Dr. David Warmflash. We discuss what will be achieved in spaceflight in the next decade, how commercial spaceflight will develop, ...
#68 - Nate Stewart - The Rituals of Spaceflight!
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 68 features Nate Stewart. Nate is an Operations Planning Flight Controller at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The content of the episode does not...
#67 - Dr. David Fisher - How Human Spaceflight is Returning to the United States in 2020
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 67 features Spaceflight Historian and Physicist Dr. David Fisher. We discuss what was achieved in spaceflight in 2019, what we expect to achie...
#66 - Dr. Dan Hooper - Can We Answer the Biggest Questions in Astrophysics?
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 66 features astrophysicist Dr. Dan Hooper. Dan is a Senior Scientist and the Head of the Theoretical Astrophysics Group at the Fermi Nationa...
#65 - Dr. Josh Willis - OMG: The Oceans are Melting Greenland!
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 65 features Dr. Josh Willis. Josh Willis is an oceanographer and climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the lead scie...
#64 - Bernie Taylor - Building the Thirty Meter Telescope: Unifying Science and Spirituality
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 64 of The State of The Universe features Bernie Taylor. Bernie Taylor is the author of Before Orion and an expert in prehistoric, indigenous ...
#63 - Dr. Brian Keating - What Existed Before the Big Bang?
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 63 of The State of The Universe features Dr. Brian Keating. Brian Keating is a professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sci...
#62 - There May Not be a Clear Solution to Climate Change!
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Brendan discusses the dueling ideologies regarding a solution for climate change, why neither side seems to be working, the problems...
#61 - Dr. Sara Mazrouei - How The Moon Teaches us About Our Past!
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Brendan is joined by astronomer Dr. Sara Mazrouei. Sara is a planetary scientist with a focus on The Moon and how we can use i...
#60 - Artificial Intelligence is Biased Because We Are! | Featuring Dr. Chris Kulp
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan and Dr. Chris Kulp discuss the tendency for machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence to be biased. How does th...
#59 - July 2019 was the Hottest Month on Record, How do we Know That?
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan discusses the recent news that July 2019 was the warmest month on record. He answers a common misconception, how do even know...
#58 - Dr. John Hoopes - Pseudo-archeology Tries to Rewrite History; From Mayan 2012 "Prophecies" to Ancient Aliens.
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Brendan is joined by archeologist and anthropologist Dr. John Hoopes. Dr. John Hoopes is Professor of Anthropology at the Univ...
#57 - What Will Happen if The James Webb Space Telescope Fails? | Featuring Dr. Nathalie Ouellette
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Brendan and Astrophysicist Dr. Nathalie Ouellette answer the very important question - what do we do if the James Webb Space T...
#56 - Dr. Chris Kulp - Machine Learning and the Big Data Revolution!
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 56 of The State of The Universe features Dr. Chris Kulp. Dr. Chris Kulp is a Professor of Physics at Lycoming College and an expert in Nonlin...
#55 - Is 5G Safe? | The Hottest June on Record has Passed!
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Brendan discusses the next generation of cellular networks - 5G! Are they safe? What is so good about them? When will they be availabl...
#54 - We Chose to go to The Moon 50 Years Ago! IT'S TIME WE GO AGAIN!
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Brendan discusses his hatred for Apple, the Area 51 Raid, the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the newest accomplishment of artificial i...
#53 - Dr. Nathalie Ouellette - Exoplanets and the James Webb Space Telescope
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features Astrophysicist Dr. Nathalie Ouellette. Nathalie is the Coordinator for the Institute for Research on Exoplanets at the Un...
#52 - Could Fast Radio Bursts be Aliens?, Helicopters on Mars, Quadcopters on Titan, and Buying Tickets to the ISS!
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I do many interviews but I only upload a few to my own channel. I thought this appearance of mine on the Kev Baker Show was particularly informational...
#50 - Why did we Stop Going to the Moon? | Featuring Dr. David Fisher
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan and Dr. David Fisher detail why we haven't been backed to the Moon in 47 years! Dr. David Fisher is a Professor of Physics at...
#49 - Dr. Duncan Lorimer - What are Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs)?
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Duncan Lorimer is a Professor of Physics and serves as Associate Dean for External Research Development in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at ...
#48 - Dr. David Fisher - We Must Return to The Moon!
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan and Dr. David Fisher discuss cancel culture, how it impacts science outreach, why we stopped going to the Moon, the space rac...
#47 - The Pull Out Method... Works?
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Brendan discusses life expectancies across the world, depression, Blue Origin's new moon lander, Project Artemis, and the scie...
#46 - Getting LIGO Funded | Featuring Dr. Rai Weiss | TSOTU Short
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this short episode, Brendan sits down with Dr. Rai Weiss to discuss the process that led to one of the most highly funded projects in the history o...
#45 - Dr. David Warmflash - The History and Future of our Relationship with the Moon!
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I will be giving away several copies of David's new book, titled Moon: An Illustrated History. To see how you can be eligible for a copy, go to: h...
#44 - Nate Stewart - We're Returning to the Moon!
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan sits down with Nate Stewart to discuss the famous 'black hole' image of M87, and the widespread efforts to get humans back on the Lu...
#43 - Exploring the Pseudoscience Spectrum!
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan is interviewed on the Kev Baker Show. He discusses Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Anti-vaxxing, Flat Earth, and a bunch more! The ...
#42 - Dr. Rai Weiss - Detecting Gravitational Waves and Winning a Nobel Prize in the Process
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan sits down with Dr. Rai Weiss to discuss gravitational waves, developing LIGO, getting a billion dollars in science funding, dropping...
#41 - Can We Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere? | Featuring Dr. Stephen Pacala | TSOTU Short
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan discusses carbon capture technologies with Dr. Stephen Pacala. Dr. Pacala is Frederick D. Petrie Professor of Ecology and Evolution...
#40 - Climate Change is Happening! Why Deny it? | Featuring Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick | TSOTU Short
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this TSOTU Short, Brendan and Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick discuss climate change denial. Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick is an Associate Professor and Ecologist at t...
#39 - Searching for Life on Europa | TSOTU Short
06 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan is interviewed on the Kev Baker Show. He discussed where and how we should look for life and why the search will require crea...
#38 - Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick - The Climate will feel very Different in 60 Years!
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan sits down with Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick to discuss climate change, mapping climate analogs, communicating climate science, feeling disco...
#37 - How the Seasonal Flu Vaccine is Made featuring Dr. Peter Barlow | TSOTU Clip
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan sits down with Dr. Peter Barlow to discuss how the seasonal flu vaccine is made. Dr. Peter Barlow is an Associate Professor of Immunology and...
#36 - Where could we find Life Beyond Earth?
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan is interviewed on the Kev Baker Show. He discusses Mars, Europa, finding life inside our solar system, SETI, and the possibil...
#35 - Is the Yellowstone Supervolcano due for an Eruption? featuring Dr. Michael Poland - TSOTU Clip
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Brendan sits down with volcano expert Dr. Michael Poland to discuss a simple question - is Yellowstone due for an eruption? Mik...
#34 - Bernie Taylor - The Influence of Biological Time on Intelligent Life and how it could Change our View of Potentially Habitable Exoplanets
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Brendan sits down with Bernie Taylor. They discuss biological time, how the moon could play a crucial role in developing intelligent life, ...
#33 - Discovering the First Fast Radio Burst featuring Dr. Duncan Lorimer - TSOTU Clips
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this clip Brendan is joined by Dr. Duncan Lorimer. They discuss how Duncan discovered the first fast radio burst (FRB) and what could be causing th...
#32 - Nate Stewart - How America is Returning to Human Spaceflight and The Purpose of the Lunar Gateway
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan sits down with Nate Stewart to discuss America's return to human spaceflight, the pros and cons of establishing a lunar gateway, get...
#31 - The Importance of Radical Ideas in Science featuring Dr. Priya Natarajan - TSOTU Clip
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a clip from episode 29 of The State of The Universe. Dr. Priya Natarajan and Brendan discuss the role that radical ideas play in the evolution...
#30 - How to Conceptualize a Black Hole featuring Dr. Priya Natarajan - TSOTU Clip
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a clip from episode 29 of The State of The Universe. Dr. Priya Natarajan and Brendan discuss how black holes can be conceptualized. Dr. Nata...
#29 - Dr. Priya Natarajan - Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Recognition in Science
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan sits down with Dr. Priya Natarajan. Dr. Natarajan is a theoretical astrophysicist interested in cosmology, gravitational lensing and black hol...
#28 - Dr. Peter Barlow - Curing the Common Cold, Flu Vaccines, and Pandemics
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan sits down with Dr. Peter Barlow. Dr. Peter Barlow is an Associate Professor of Immunology and Infection, and Director of Research of the Sch...
#27 - Dr. Julia Young - How History Can Help Us Understand Modern Immigration to the U.S.
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on TSOTU Brendan is joined by Dr. Julia Young. Dr. Young is a historian of migration. Her prize-winning book, Mexican Exodus: Emigrants, E...
#26 - Brendan Gets Interviewed - Black Holes, Aliens, Fast Radio Bursts, and Flat Earthers
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan is interviewed on the Kev Baker Show. He discusses Black Holes, Aliens, Fast Radio Bursts, and Flat Earthers. The Kev Baker...
#25 - Understanding Black Holes: What We Know and What We May Never Know
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan talks about wrecking his car in a blizzard, supermassive black holes, neutron stars, quasars, and how our understanding of bl...
#24 - 2018 Climate Change Recap, Fast Radio Bursts, and Putting Solar Panels on Trump's Wall
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan and Nate sit down to discuss climate change data for all of 2018, the temporarily shutdown Hubble Space Telescope camera, fast radio...
#23 - China on the Moon, Government Shutdown, and The ISS Hole
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan and Nate sit down to discuss the recent Chinese moon mission Chang'e 4, the impact of government shutdowns on science, the ISS hole,...
#22 - Dr. Aysha Akhtar - The Impact of Factory Farming and Animal Testing on Human Health
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features Dr. Aysha Akhtar. Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H., is a double Board-certified neurologist and preventive medicine/public hea...
#21 - Nate Stewart - How Commercialization of Space Travel Can Lead Us To The New Space Age
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brendan sits down with spaceflight expert Nate Stewart. They explore how commercialization of spaceflight will lead to advancements i...
#20 - Dr. Stephen Pacala - Understanding Our Changing Climate and Carbon Mitigation
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan sits down with Dr. Stephen Pacala. Dr. Pacala is Frederick D. Petrie Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton Uni...
#19 - Nate Stewart - Climate Change and Revitalizing Space Exploration
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan sits down with Nate Stewart. They discuss climate change, North Sentinel Island, revitalizing space exploration efforts, the InSight...
#18 - Dr. Ken Miller - Science Denial, Free Will, and Finding Common Ground Between God and Evolution
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brendan sits down with Dr. Ken Miller. Dr. Miller is a Professor of Biology at Brown University and is also one of the foremost advocates fo...
#17 - Dr. Michael Poland - Monitoring the Yellowstone Supervolcano and Predicting Eruptions
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Brendan sits down with volcano expert Dr. Michael Poland. Mike is a research geophysicist with the Cascades Volcano Observatory...
#16 - Dr. Maura McLaughlin - Gravitational Waves, NANOGrav and the Pulsar Search Collaboratory
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maura McLaughlin is a distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University. She is also the chair of the NANOGrav collabo...
#15 - Dr. Duncan Lorimer - Pulsars, Discovering Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), and Creating Music
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Brendan is joined by Dr. Duncan Lorimer. Duncan Lorimer is a Professor of Physics at West Virginia University and is interested in com...
#12 - Bernie Taylor - Before Orion, The First Astronomers, Astrology, and Recognizing Genius
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie Taylor is an independent naturalist, thought leader and author whose research explores the mythological connections and biological knowledge am...
#10 - Dr. Sam Sternberg - CRISPR, GMO's, and Bioethics
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Samuel H. Sternberg, PhD, is a protein-RNA biochemist and CRISPR expert. He runs a research laboratory at Columbia University, where he is assistant...
#9 - Dr. Brian Keating - Reforming the Nobel Prize
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Brian Keating. Brian is a professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of ...
#8 - James Barrat - Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Us?
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James Barrat is an author and a producer and director of documentaries. His book Our Final Invention "explores how the pursuit of Artificial Intelli...
#6 - Dr. Joan Nichols - Bioengineering Lungs, Health Effects of Space Travel, and Succeeding in Science
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joan E. Nichols is a Professor of Internal Medicine, and Microbiology and Immunology and the Associate Director of the Galveston National Laborato...
#5 - Dr. Francis Halzen - Detecting Neutrinos, MultiMessenger Astronomy, and The IceCube Neutrino Observatory
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Francis Halzen is a Professor of Physics at The University of Wisconsin - Madison and the principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observato...
#4 - Dr. David Fisher - Space Force, Going Back To The Moon, and Politics
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Fisher is a Professor of Physics at Lycoming College and a spaceflight historian by practice. He has been an avid collector of spaceflight m...
#3 - Dr. Darold Treffert - Savant Syndrome, Psychedelics, and Paranormal Experiences
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Darold Treffert is a retired psychiatrist and current researcher in the fields of savant syndrome and autism. Darold has appeared on 60 Minutes, C...
#2 - Dr. Nicole Gugliucci - Making Citizen Science Successful, Compensating Citizen Scientists, and Overpopulation
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nicole Gugliucci is a Professor of Astronomy at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. She is an expert in radio astronomy and citizen science. In ...
#1 - Dr. Chris Kulp - Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Chris Kulp is a Professor of Physics at Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA and an avid researcher in the field of nonlinear dynamics and chaos. ...