#64 – Justin Finke: Astrophysics at the Improv
- Justin works for Naval Research Laboratory, so this is the first podcast with a disclaimer.
- “Ways and Means” and “Monumental” are beers from DC area breweries.
- Used a telescope as a kid
- Special relativity can be derived with high school math.
- “Atom” by Isaac Asimov – not sci-fi
- “A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking
- FYI, grad school for chemistry and physics is generally free.
- Big display pendulums have motors.
- Buy them from Academy Pendulum Sales
- Is he an astronomer, an astrophysicist, or physicist?
- How old is the universe? The Hubble tension.
- Did the speed of light change?
- Does gravity change?
- Discussing improv classes
- AI – generative, at least – not affecting astrophysics too much. Yet.
- Prefers putting together a talk more than giving it.
- Bert lists five great things about being an engineer.
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