Pluto
PodcAstroholic – Why Is Pluto Not A Planet?
In this PodcAstroholic we answer the question “Why is Pluto not a planet?” Longer discussion in the vlog
Alfredo Carpineti
Mars
PodcAstroholic – Main Challenges To Put A Human On Mars
In this PodcAstroholic we answer the question “What are the main challenges to send a human to Mars?”
How About That?
All The Planets Can Fit Between The Earth and The Moon
Although some of the planets are huge compared to our Earth, most illustrations show them as deceptively large in proportion to astronomical distances. One of my favourite pieces of information is that all the planets would fit between the Earth and the Moon. Semi-major axis of the Earth – Moon d...
How About That?
PodcAstroholic – Jumping In A Black Hole
In this 1 minute PodcAstroholic, we talk about what would happen if you jumped feet first into a black hole.
Astronomy
The Astroholic LIVE – Of Mind and (Dark) Matter
In this episode of the Astroholic LIVE, Dr Duncan Astle joined us to talk about the latest research into learning in children. We also talk about satellite galaxies made exclusively of dark matter, the three-body problem, the right-hand rule, tardigrades, and much more.
The Astroholic Live
RI Lates – Surviving In Space
The post “Meet The Tardigrades” was in lieu of an activity that I planned for the ‘Royal Institution of Great Britain Lates’ event “Surviving in Space.” And who better to represent ultimate survival than the amazing tardigrades? It was a great evening, we talked to about 90 people, many of whom h...
Astronomy
Meet The Tardigrades
There’s a creature on earth that can survive the most extreme conditions on (and thanks to humans off) the planet! It’s called a tardigrade, but people also call it a “waterbear” or “moss piglet.”
Videos
Boiling water with ice
Thermodynamics is a funny area of physics, where different physical quantities are profoundly connected. In this video we look at how reducing the pressure allows you to reduce the boiling point of water.
Gravitational Waves
Astroholic Live – Gravitational Waves, Solar Panels and Penises
In the latest Astroholic live, we talk about gravitational waves, penis transplants, solar panels, animals that can do photosynthesis, and rogue planets. We are joined by the wonderful Joby Hollis, who’s a physical chemist (or a chemical physicist) and an expert on printable photocells.
Gravitational Waves
Why the discovery of gravitational waves is so important
Today, in my day job I wrote about the momentous discovery of gravitational waves by LIGO. There are four major discoveries associated with the detection: First of all, today it was announced that on 14th September 2015 gravitational waves were observed by both LIGO detectors. This is the first t...
The Astroholic Live
Astroholic LIVE – Of Planets and Dragons
This time, Matt and I talk about warp drive, Planet 9, Welsh Dragons, A.I.s and obviously we provide shaken and not stirred cocktails and our usual silliness!
The Astroholic Live
Astroholic LIVE – Xmas Special
In our first Xmas special we talk about alien megastructures not existing, how the gendered brain idea doesn't have scientific backing, and much more.