Podcast•Mar 9, 2026•0 min
Ep. 785: Magnetars
Astronomy Cast’s episode 785, hosted by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay, dives into magnetars—highly magnetized neutron stars whose fields can reach 10^15 gauss. The hosts recount the 2004 giant gamma‑ray flare that exposed the destructive power of these stellar remnants. Listeners get a clear overview of magnetar formation, observed phenomena, and lingering mysteries. The episode also acknowledges its Patreon supporters who help fund the show.
By Astronomy Cast
Podcast•Mar 6, 2026•0 min
Chris Masterjohn: COVID-19 to Mitochondrial Health, Communicating and Applying "the Science"
Chris Masterjohn, a nutritional scientist and mitochondrial biologist, launched Mitome, a consumer‑focused platform for mitochondrial health testing. In a conversation with Razib Khan, he critiqued the COVID‑19 response, alleging authorities overstated certainty and faced attempts at censorship. Masterjohn also argued...
By Razib Khan: Unsupervised Learning
Podcast•Mar 6, 2026•22 min
Can White Skin Transplanted to a Black Person Change Colour?
In this episode of Kate Talk, Dr. Chris Smith, a virologist and science communicator, answers listener questions ranging from asteroid deflection (NASA's DART mission) to why we can't tickle ourselves, the impact of lung capacity on the heart, and the...
By The Naked Scientists
Podcast•Mar 2, 2026•0 min
Space Habitation Report – Mar.2.2026
NASA’s SpaceX CRS‑33 Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Feb. 26, returning valuable microgravity biology experiments. The crew‑12 expedition arrived in mid‑February, expanding the ISS’s research agenda with European‑led experiments. Axiom Space announced a $350 million funding round to...
By HobbySpace Blog
Podcast•Mar 2, 2026•0 min
Ep. 784: Pulsar-Powered Science
Astronomy Cast episode 784, released Feb 16, 2026, features hosts Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay exploring how pulsars—dead, rapidly rotating stars—function as precise cosmic clocks. The show explains that pulsar timing enables detection of nanohertz gravitational waves, autonomous spacecraft...
By Astronomy Cast
Podcast•Mar 1, 2026•0 min
Mike White: Academia and Genomics in the 21st Century
In a recent Unsupervised Learning episode, Razib Khan interviews Washington University genetics professor Mike White about his lab’s work on the biophysical architecture of regulatory DNA. White’s interdisciplinary approach combines functional genomics, synthetic biology, computational biology and deep‑learning to predict...
By Razib Khan: Unsupervised Learning