Adler Mix

Episode 17 - When Space Flight Goes Wrong

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:32:00 -0500

When Space Flight Goes Wrong - Michelle Nichols and Mark Hammergren, PhD
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on April 15, 2010
Missions are planned down to the most minute detail, but things don't always go according to plan. Join "Adler Night and Day" host, Mark Webb, for a discussion with Mark Hammergren and Michelle Nichols about the perils of space flight.

Episode 16 - The Uncanny Physics of Superhero Comic Books

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:30:52 -0500

The Uncanny Physics of Superhero Comic Books - James Kakalios, PhD
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on April 15, 2010
Have you ever wondered how strong you would have to be to "leap a tall building in a single bound?" Was it "the fall" or "the webbing" that killed Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man's girlfriend in the classic Amazing Spider-Man # 121? How does Kitty Pryde from the X-Men comics and movies use quantum mechanics to walk through walls? All this, and the answers to such important real life questions as the chemical composition of Captain America's shield, and who is faster: Superman or the Flash? will be covered. Superhero comic books often get their science right more often than one would expect.

Episode 15 - Apollo 13 40th Anniversary - Panel Discussion

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:11:20 -0500

Apollo 13 40th Anniversary - Panel Discussion
Presented at Hilton Chicago on April 12, 2010
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 with NASA astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise and the Apollo 13 flight directors!

In a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Roger Launius, of the National Air and Space Museum, astronauts Fred W. Haise, Jr. and Captain James A. Lovell, Jr. will join Apollo 13 flight directors Eugene F. Kranz, Gerald D. Griffin, and Milton L. Windler to reflect on the historic mission.

Episode 14 - New Views of the Moon – The View with LROC - Dr. Jeff Plescia

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:42:19 -0500

New Views of the Moon – The View with LROC
Presented at DePaul University on December 05, 2009
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is NASA's first mission to the Moon since 1995. The objective of the LRO mission are to finding safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) is providing unprecedented views of the lunar surface at extremely high resolution allowing you to see rocks, craters, and other features as small as half a meter. Areas of the Moon such as the poles and the far side, which were only very poorly imaged by earlier missions, are being imaged and examined.

Episode 13 - Light at Night's Impact on Science and Culture - Dr. Mark Hammergren

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:09:44 -0500

Light at Night's Impact on Science and Culture
Presented at Lewis University at the Manmade Light at Night Symposium on March 11, 2010
We're losing our night sky, but what does that really mean? Adler astronomer Mark Hammergren explores the serious impact light pollution has on science and culture.

Episode 12 - Extreme Exploration - Dr. Mark Hammergren and Abigail Crites

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:39:05 -0600

Extreme Exploration
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on January 21, 2009
In the pursuit of a greater understanding of our universe just how far will scientists go? This episode is hosted by Demi Brand and Mark Webb of the "Adler Night and Day" bi-weekly podcast series and features Dr. Mark Hammergren and Abigail Grites. Mark recently returned from a meteorite expedition in Sudan and Abigail recently returned from Antarctica.

Episode 11 - Tales from the Quantum Frontier: The End of the World? - Dr. Don Lincoln

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:14:34 -0600

Tales from the Quantum Frontier: The End of the World?
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on November 19, 2009
In November 2009, the most powerful particle accelerator ever built was switched on in Switzerland. This marvel of technology will expand our knowledge of physics by recreating the extreme energies that existed a fraction of a second after the Big Bang. But not everyone is pleased - some are even suing to stop the device from operating, claiming that it could destroy the Earth by creating new, dangerous particles or even tiny black holes that will swallow the Earth. Should you be worried?

Episode 10 - In Search of Time - Dan Falk

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:32:13 -0600

In Search of Time - Dan Falk
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on December 5, 2008
Dan Falk is an award winning freelance writer and broadcaster specializing in science stories, with a particular focus on physics, astronomy and cosmology. "In Search of Time" was published this fall by McClelland & Stewart in Canada and by St. Martin's Press in the U.S.

Episode 9 - 12th Annual Roderick S. Webster Memorial Lecture

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:01:03 -0600

Greek Astronomers and the Ancient Public - Dr. Alexander Jones
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on September 23, 2009
Between about 200 B.C.E. and 200 C.E., Greek astronomers learned how to explain and predict the appearances and motions of the heavenly bodies with remarkable precision. At the same time, they took great interest in explaining astronomy and its uses to the general public. In this lecture, Dr. Alexander Jones will talk about what these early astronomers thought the public should know about their science and why. Dr. Jones will illustrate the variety of approaches they used to convey their messages through words, pictures, numbers, and mechanical models.

Episode 8 - Astronaut John Grunsfeld

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:41:17 -0500

Apollo Anniversary Lecture
Presented on June 24, 2009
NASA Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, PhD, visited the Adler Planetarium on June 24 to talk about his five missions to space - three of those to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The talk will include images and footage from his recent mission in May 2009.

Episode 7 - Apollo Anniversary Lecture

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:04:12 -0500

Apollo Anniversary Lecture
Presented on July 17, 2009
The Adler Planetarium hosted award-winning historian Craig Nelson. Craig spoke about the Apollo 11 mission and his new book, Rocket Men, during an afternoon lecture in the Adler's Cyberspace Gallery.

Episode 6 - An Evening with Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:21:41 -0500

An Evening with Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell
Presented on July 22, 2009
The Adler Planetarium hosted former NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell at Northwestern University's Thorne Auditorium on Wednesday, July 22. Aldrin and Lovell reflect on their careers in space and share their experiences as early space pioneers.

Episode 5 - The Day We Found the Universe

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:12:41 -0500

The Day We Found the Universe - Marcia Bartusiak
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on June 5, 2009
On January 1, 1925, the young astronomer Edwin Hubble announced findings that ultimately established that our universe was a thousand trillion times larger than previously believed, filled with myriad galaxies like our own. It was a realization that reshaped how humans understood their place in the cosmos. Six years later, continuing research by Hubble and others forced Albert Einstein to renounce his own cosmic model and finally accept the astonishing fact that the universe was not immobile but instead expanding. The story of these interwoven discoveries includes battles of will, clever insights, and wrong turns made by the early investigators in this great twentieth-century pursuit, from the luminaries (Einstein, Hubble, Harlow Shapley) to the lesser known (such as Henrietta Leavitt, who discovered the means to measure the vast dimensions of the cosmos, and Vesto Slipher, the first and unheralded discoverer of the universe's expansion). In her lecture, Marcia Bartusiak will recount this watershed moment in our cosmic history, describing how Hubble's triumph was achieved only after years of contentious debates over cosmic conjectures that were fiercely disputed.

Episode 4 - Smashing Atoms for a Living and the Particle Physics Energy Frontier - Herman B. White

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:50:08 -0500

Smashing Atoms for a Living and the Particle Physics Energy Frontier - Herman B. White - Fermi Lab
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on May 1, 2009
Dr. Herman B. White has been a particle physics scientist with Fermilab for the past 34 years. He completed undergraduate studies at Earlham College, graduate studies in Nuclear and Accelerator Physics at Michigan State University, and Elementary Particle Physics at Florida State University and Yale University. He was a Resident Research Associate in Nuclear Physics at Argonne National Laboratory, an Alfred P. Sloan travel fellow at the CERN Laboratory, and a University Fellow at Yale. His research has covered a range of topics in Particle and Nuclear Physics, as well as work with accelerators and particle beams. For many years, Dr. White has maintained involvement with many communication efforts to bring information, concerns, and focus about physics and physical science research to the U.S. Congress and governmental agencies in Washington and elsewhere, including service on advisory panels for the U.S. Department of Energy, The National Science Foundation, and The United States National Academies.

Episode 3 - The Galileo Wars - Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:39:31 -0500

The Galileo Wars - Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ - Vatican Observatory
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on March 6, 2009
Br. Guy Concolmagno SJ obtained his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona. Br. Guy was assigned to the Vatican in 1993 and presently is curator of the Vatican's meteorite collection, one of the largest in the world. An active astronomer, Br. Consolmagno is a member of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society and travels widely to speak to public groups about the excitement of space exploration.

Episode 2 - The Quest for Our Origins - B. Scott Gaudi

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:45:03 -0500

The Quest for Our Origins - B. Scott Gaudi
Presented at The Adler Planetarium on March 6, 2009
Dr. Scott Gaudi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy of the Ohio State Unversity in Columbus, Ohio. His research focuses on topics related to the search for extrasolar planets, and the study of the Kuiper Belt, as well as various topics in gravitational lensing.

Episode 1 - Sputnik - Dr. Sergi Khrushchev

suppport@adlerpodcast.com — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:24:45 -0600

Dr. Sergi Khrushchev with an introduction from Dr. Paul Knappenberger of the Adler Planetarium.