Human beings usually underestimate, overestimate and generally mess up probability. We’re gonna try and fix it today, but we will surely fail.
Jan 23rd: Common Misconceptions in Probability
Astronomy Cast Archive
Jan 16th: The Butterfly Effect
Small changes can have a big impact. But can a butterfly’s wingbeat in the Amazon really impact the weather halfway across the world? And where do small changes have no impact?
Jan 9th: Am I On An Alien World?
Once again science fiction, television and movies have totally let you down. They try to recreate what it might be like on an alien world, but surprise, surprise, they mostly get it wrong.
Jan 2nd: Volcanoes on Mars
Mars is a world of extremes. This unassuming red world is home to the largest and tallest volcanoes in the entire solar system. In fact, it’s not even a close contest, with Olympus Mons rising 22 kilometers above the surrounding plains. More than twice as tall as Mount Everest. How did Mars get such big volcanoes? And how active is the planet today
Dec 26th: Geoglogic Ages of Mars – From Wet and Wild to Desolate Desert
Billions of years ago Mars was a vastly different world. Let’s explore the story of geology on Mars.
Dec 19th: The Search for Life on Mars
Come and hear about the debate on whether there could be life on Mars, and what that would mean for Earth.
Dec 12th: Coming Home from Mars
Landing on the surface of Mars is very difficult. How to get to and from the Red Planet?
Dec 5th: Living On Mars
How to live on Mars?
Nov 28th: The Moons of Mars
It’s time to talk about moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos.
Nov 21st: What is the universe expanding into?
If the Universe is expanding from the Big Bang, what is it expanding into?