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Gresham College Lectures Alien Earths: What Makes Us Special? - Professor Chris LintottSometime in 2026, we will discover our 10000th exoplanet, a world around a distant star. This population of worlds has proved remarkably diverse, but hasn’t produced any world like our own. We ask whether this is a coincidence, or whether it could be that our own world is special – and how we might investigate other worlds like our own when we do find them.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 4th February 2026 at Conway Hall, London.Professor Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, and a Research Fellow at N...

2026-02-1045 min

Gresham College Lectures From Mars with Love: Postcards from 50 Years of Exploring The Red Planet - Chris LintottDuring the fifty years since the launch of the Viking spacecraft to Mars, our view of the red planet has changed from hostile desert to a world which was once covered in water, and which may just possibly sustain life. Lavishly illustrated with the latest images from the fleet of spacecraft that have explored our neighbour, this lecture considers how Mars’ fate, like that of Earth, was set in the Solar System’s first billion years, and the chaotic environment the process of planet formation produced.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on the 3rd of Dece...

2026-01-051h 00

Curious Cases Mysteries from the Final FrontierSpace: the final frontier, a deep dark realm full of questions and mysteries - many of which science can't yet satisfactorily answer. But that won't stop the Curious Cases team!In a special edition recorded in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain team up with a panel of guests who know their way around the universe: presenters from the world's longest running science TV show, The Sky At Night.With the intergalactic expertise of George Dransfield, Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Hannah and Dara tackle a sle...

2025-11-2128 min

Gresham College Lectures How It Ends: What We Know about the Fate of the Universe - Chris LintottHow will it all end? Predicting the far future of our Universe depends on understanding its present. This lecture starts with what seems to be a paradox in modern cosmology: that we have a model that does a fantastic job of explaining what we see, but which says 95% of the Universe is in forms (dark matter and dark energy) that we don’t understand. From there, we get a quick tour of the next 100 billion years – and speculate how the Universe’s end may hold the secrets of its beginnings.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on the...

2025-10-1049 min

Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces Earwax, Echoes and EntropyWhat can a lump of whale earwax tell us about human history?What does the end of the universe sound like?And how do you play the sea like a synthesiser?This episode of Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces goes from marine mammal physiology to cosmological heat death, taking in hydrophones, cultural transmission in humpbacks, the physics of underwater sound, and an improvised trumpet elegy for the end of everything.My guests are:Chris Lintott – astrophysicist, broadcaster, and co‑host of The Sky...

2025-10-0357 min

Gresham College Lectures Remixing the Music of the Spheres - Milton Mermikides and Chris LintottThis is the fifth and final lecture from the Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas.https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/musical-ideas-2025Professors Lintott and Mermikides present and discuss historical and contemporary musical representations of astronomical data including Pythagoras’s parallelism of tuning purity and celestial movement, Plato’s cosmic harmony in Timaeus, Kepler’s representations of orbital eccentricity as musical scales, Herschel’s blending of music and cosmology, and the tendency of stable planetary systems to ‘find’ harmonic ratios. The contemporary field of astro-sonification – using sound to represent, search and communicate to a diverse audience, astronomical p...

2025-07-1843 min

Gresham College Lectures A New Sky - Chris LintottThe JWST is the most expensive and powerful telescope astronomers have ever constructed. Its launch in 2021 started a new phase in our exploration of the cosmos, with the observatory's golden mirrors producing instantly iconic images of the Solar System's giant planets, nearby star-forming regions and galaxies, and our distant universe. The lecture includes the latest news from its studies of the early universe, a place lit up by what appears to have been a much more spectacular burst of activity than anyone expected. This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 28th May 2025 at Conway Hall, London

2025-06-2044 min

Gresham College Lectures Asteroid Adventures - Chris LintottWatch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/H8nG29pO_y4Asteroids were for years considered 'celestial vermin' - objects which got in the way of more interesting fodder for astronomers. Now, they are central to our Solar System's story, representing the building blocks from which planets are made, and capable of telling us the history of the last five billion years. This lecture considers two missions - Lucy, which flies past asteroid Donald Johnson in April 2025, and OSIRIS-ReX, which recently returned from threatening near-Earth asteroid Bennu bearing samples of this unusual world. ...

2025-04-2847 min

Gresham College Lectures The Biggest Cosmic Map - Chris LintottWatch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/TRCkgDWKTdYMapping the stars is, perhaps, the oldest of astronomical pursuits, but it has been perfected by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, which is providing an exquisitely precise map showing the positions and movements of the nearest two billion stars. Starting with a history of mapping the cosmos, this lecture describes the new and dynamic history of our Milky Way galaxy that results, and will move to explaining the dynamic and growing nature of our galaxy.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 26th...

2025-03-1845 min

Gresham College Lectures Touching the Sun - Chris LintottWatch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/pXoU-nZmhn8Despite its familiarity, the Sun is a very different presence from the friendly yellow circle in children's paintings. Our star is a broiling mass of plasma, with its powerful magnetic fields, twisted by its rotation, capable of producing dramatic events of spectacular beauty and power. Using results from NASA's Parker Solar Probe - the fastest moving human-made object ever - and ESA's Solar Orbiter, this spectacular lecture takes a new look at the mysteries of the Sun, and its effects on the Earth. This lecture...

2025-01-2452 min

Gresham College Lectures Black Holes and Bangs - Chris LintottWatch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/dvvOi_nUCRMSpace itself is wobbly. We exist on a choppy sea, its surface roiled by disturbances caused by the movements of black holes hundreds of millions of light-years away. The detection of these 'gravitational waves' by observatories such as LIGO is a story of scientific persistence and precision engineering, resulting in a completely new way of looking at the cosmos. The lecture will highlight the latest results from LIGO's observing run, discuss the nature of black holes - the most mysterious of astronomical objects - and explain...

2024-12-0645 min

The Harry Hill Show Kerry Godliman - The Mouth From The SouthA fantastic comedian and actor, this week’s guest with Harry and Gary is Kerry Godliman!Which members of Kerry’s family gave her the nickname “the mouth from the South” and was it justified? Kerry’s been in Derek, After Life and more with Ricky Gervais, but how did all these roles come about? aAd what is her new stand-up show ‘Bandwidth’ all about?Make sure you go and see Kerry on tour next year! Get your tickets on Kerry’s website - kerrygodliman.com and make sure to follow her on...

2024-11-2045 min

Book Shambles Claudia Hammond, Chris Lintott and Jakko Jakszyk - Part 2 - Latitude 2024Here is Part 2 of our Friday session in the bookshop at this year's Latitude Festival. Jakko Jakszyk and Prof Chris Lintott are still on the couch with Robin and are now joined by Prof Claudia Hammond to talk about her new book, The Keys to Kindness. This extended video version is exclusive to Patreon and Substack paid subscribers.

2024-11-0551 min

Book Shambles Jakko Jakszyk and Chris Lintott - Part 1We did over 6 hours of live book chats in the newly created Robin's Book Corner at this year's Latitude Festival back in the late summer. In this first episode, Robin is joined by Jakko Jakszyk of King Crimson to talk about his upcoming memoir, Who's the Boy With the Lovely Hair, and Prof Chris Lintott to chat about his latest book Our Accidental Universe. Obviously, being record live at Latitude there might be a bit of background noise bleeding in from other stages! To hear and watch an extended video version subscribe to Patreon or Substack at one of the...

2024-10-2849 min

Gresham College Lectures A Mirror in the Sky - Chris LintottThe first lecture in the series considers the most famous telescope of all, the Hubble space telescope. A project more than forty years in the making, Hubble overcame an initial disaster with a misshapen mirror to drive a revolution in every part of astronomy, providing iconic views of everything from a comet crashing into Jupiter to a surprisingly vibrant, distant Universe. This lecture focuses in particular on what Hubble has revealed about the life - and death - of stars.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 11th September 2024 at Conway Hall, LondonChris...

2024-09-1744 min

The Infinite Monkey Cage Alien Life - Russell Kane, Lisa Kaltenegger and Chris LintottAre we alone in the universe? Brian Cox and Robin Ince venture to Glastonbury in the search for alien life and are joined in their galactic quest by comedian Russell Kane and astronomers Lisa Kaltenegger and Chris Lintott. They imagine the sorts of worlds that might best host alien life, how some of the biological and technological signatures of alien life might appear as well as how evolution might shape this life. They discuss some of the mysterious signatures that have appeared as well as how hard it is to really know what you're looking for and how objects...

2024-08-2142 min

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating Accidental Discoveries That Shaped Astronomy | Chris LintottScience might seem opposed to chance discoveries due to its focus on meticulous methods.But surprisingly, serendipity, the art of fortunate accidents and happy discoveries, plays a big role, especially in astronomy.Some of the greatest cosmic discoveries were accidental. Unexpected findings have greatly shaped our understanding of the universe.In this episode, I had the pleasure of getting into the fascinating world of serendipitous astronomy with Chris Lintott, astrophysicist, professor, and host of BBC's "The Sky at Night."We discuss the delicate balance between speculation and scientific rigor, famous cases...

2024-07-281h 18

Any Further Questions? - A Gresham Podcast S02 Ep.13 - First Light: Revealing the Early Universe, Chris LintottSend us a textHow do we know light is constant throughout the universe? What new technology or theory would we need to further develop our understanding of the beginnings of the universe? How do you know that the galaxies are made of certain elements? These and many more questions were put to Professor Chris Lintott for episode 13 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘First Light: Revealing the Early Universe’ which was given on 29th May 2024.You can find information about his lecture and other...

2024-07-2447 min

Gresham College Lectures First light: Revealing the Early Universe - Chris LintottThe final lecture in the series returns to the theme of how insight is derived from observations, considering the cosmic microwave background.This oldest light in the Universe, emitted just 400,000 years after the Big Bang, contains the seeds of the structures we see around us, and tells us about conditions at the Universe's beginning.It will also consider how measurements of the Universe's expansion, made using the CMB, are leading to unexpected results, creating tension in modern cosmology.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 29th May 2024 at Conway Hall, London

2024-07-0259 min

History with Jackson Chris Lintott: Chalke History Festival Special SeriesToday we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Chris Lintott about astrologyTo keep up to date with Chris head to his XTo learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website, TikTok, Instagram, X or Facebook!If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.ukTo support History with Jackson to carry on creating content subscribe to History with Jackson+ on Apple Podcasts or become...

2024-06-2509 min

Immerse Yourself In An Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Accidental Astronomy by Chris LintottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/187145to listen full audiobooks. Title: Accidental Astronomy Author: Chris Lintott Narrator: Chris Lintott Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins Release date: 06-11-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings Genres: Astronomy & Space Science Publisher's Summary: If you learn about the scientific method, you learn that first we hypothesize about something we’ve experienced, and then we look for more of it. This works well enough—but what if you are interested in studying a heretofore unknown comet or supernova? That is the essential problem of the astronomer: the most important discoveries happen without notice! Indeed, as C...

2024-06-117h 30

Enjoy Offering of Full Audiobooks in Funny, Performing Arts The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 26-29 - Brian CoxListen to full audiobooks for free :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTITLE The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 26-29SERIES #26-29 in Infinite Monkey CageAUTHOR Brian CoxNARRATOR Robin Ince, Brian CoxLANGUAGE EnglishRELEASE DATE 05-23-2024PUBLISHER BBC AudioCATEGORIES Funny, Performing ArtsSUMMARYFour fantastic series of the multi-award-winning science/comedy show Brian Cox and Robin Ince return to take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the mysteries of the universe in these four series. Joining them for some hot science and flagrant...

2024-05-2300 min

Gresham College Lectures Is it Aliens? The Most Unusual Star In The Galaxy - Chris LintottBoyajian's star, a faint and unprepossessing presence in the constellation of Cygnus, attracted astronomers' attention when it began to flicker alarmingly.We will discuss explanations for its behaviour, from disintegrating comets to alien megastructures, and consider how modern astronomy hunts for the truly unusual objects in the Universe.For this task, the involvement of large numbers of volunteers - citizen scientists - is essential, for example via the Zooniverse platform, which invites you to participate in classifying galaxies and discovering planets.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 29th April 2024 at...

2024-05-221h 05

Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces Double bass, planetary resonance and jamSteve invites jazz double bassist/singer Charlie Pyne to the studio for a fascinating chat about all things bass. As well as a tour of her beautiful, historic instrument (affectionately named Claude), Charlie talks about the role of the bass in jazz and swing, and we hear some incredibly soulful playing. Charlie is so warm and joyful, and this reallycomes across in her music, which she gives us a live snippet of here, before an impromptu jamwith Steve and trombonist/occasional podcast assistant Joel Knee.Before this deep dive (sorry…), we...

2024-05-221h 01

My Time Capsule Ep. 377 - Professor Chris LintottAstrophysicist Professor Chris Lintott is the primary presenter of the BBC’s The Sky at Night, having previously been co-presenter with Patrick Moore until Moore's death in 2012. He co-authored Bang! – The Complete History of the Universe and The Cosmic Tourist with Patrick Moore and Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May. He has recently been appointed the 39th Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College in London which was founded in 1597. At the same time Chris is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and a Research Fellow at New College. Chris Lintott is the co-founder of zooniverse.org, the world’s...

2024-04-1547 min

The Supermassive Podcast Into The InterstellarIzzie and Dr Becky are venturing into interstellar space. What is it? Where is it? And what do we know about it? With special thanks to Professor Martin Barstow from University of Leicester and Professor Chris Lintott from the University of Oxford. Chris' new book "Our Accidental Universe" is out now. Check out the RAS's video on Pons Brooks here: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/12ppons-brooks-how-and-when-see-devil-cometThe Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Aca...

2024-03-2645 min

Unlock: This Game-Changing Full Audiobook For Book-Lovers.Our Accidental Universe by Chris LintottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/187169to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Accidental Universe Author: Chris Lintott Narrator: Chris Lintott Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins Release date: 03-21-24 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Astronomy & Space Science Publisher's Summary: The BBC presenter of 'Sky at Night', and Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott, takes us on an astonishing tour of bizarre accidents, big characters, and human error to tell the story of some of the most important astronomical events of the past hundred years.

2024-03-217h 29

Any Further Questions? - A Gresham Podcast S02 Ep.8 - Pulsars, Microwave Ovens & The Radio Sky, Chris LintottSend us a textWhat would a radio signal from an alien species tell us about their technology? What are pulsars? What steps were taken to investigate the BLC-1 signal?These and many more questions were put to Chris Lintott for episode 8 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘Pulsars, Microwave Ovens & The Radio Sky’ which was given on 21st February 2024.You can find information about his lecture here:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/radio-skySupport the show

2024-03-2038 min

Look Up!Look Up! March 2024This month we have a very special episode of the Look Up! podcast. We have the Royal Observatory's Dr. Ed Bloomer interviewing Professor Chris Lintott, astronomer and author. In his episode Chris tells us about his new book, ‘Our Accidental Universe’, which discusses how astronomers often stumble across their discoveries. We hope you enjoy! If you wanted to learn what's in the night sky this month, head to our Night Sky Highlights blog at rmg.co.uk. We'll be back to our regular programming next month!

2024-03-1327 min

Gresham College Lectures Pulsars, Microwave Ovens and the Radio Sky - Chris LintottThere have been two major revolutions in how we look at the sky - the shift beyond the optical to other wavelengths, particularly the radio, and the increasing attention paid to how objects change over time.We start with the discovery of pulsars by Jocelyn Bell Burnell, explore how a microwave oven bamboozled astronomers, and discuss the latest research on Fast Radio Bursts, mysterious events detected in galaxies billions of light-years away.This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 21st February 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, LondonThe transcript and downloadable versions...

2024-03-041h 03

Interplanetary Podcast #302 - Chris Lintott - Our Accidental UniverseMatt is Joined by Chris Lintott to talk about Our Accidental Universe his new book out this month and some of the ideas contained within. Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, where his research ranges from understanding how galaxies form and evolve, to predicting the properties of visiting interstellar asteroids. He is Principal Investigator of the Zooniverse citizen science platform. Lintott is best known as presenter of the BBC ‘Sky at Night’ program. In 2023, he was appointed the 39th Gresham Professor of Astronomy

2024-03-0151 min

Any Further Questions? - A Gresham Podcast S02 Ep.6 - 'Oumuamua: Our First Interstellar Visitor, Chris LintottSend us a textWhy is 'Oumuamua shaped like a cigar? How much do we know about where it came from? What has discovering 'Oumuamua done for the scientific community moving forward?These and many more questions were put to Professor Chris Lintott for episode 6 of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘'Oumuamua: Our First Interstellar Visitor’ which was given on 24th January 2024.You can find information about his lecture and others in his series here:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/oumu...

2024-02-1634 min

Dog Stars Episode 27: RadioOn a cloudy damp evening in Oxford, Chris and Mr Max are braving the weather. Max is keen on a jam jar, while Chris tells us the story of world’s greatest radio astronomer, Grote Reber. Missiles and parrots also feature. The story is included in Chris’s new book, ‘Our Accidental Universe’, out in March and available from Amazon (https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Our-Accidental-Universe-by-Chris-Lintott/9781911709183) or wherever you buy your books. (Unless you’re in the US, in which case your version, ‘Accidental Astronomy’ will be out in June)

2024-02-1608 min

Astro Ben Podcast Chris Lintott: Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, author and presenter of the BBC's long-running 'Sky at Night' programIn this episode, we journey through the vast cosmos with Professor Chris Lintott, a distinguished astrophysicist and presenter of the BBC's 'Sky at Night.' Our discussion revolved around his latest book, "Our Accidental Universe," where Chris eloquently unraveled the accidental nature of astronomical discoveries. From the diverse worlds in our Solar System to the outer reaches of the observable universe, he shared captivating stories and insights. We delved into the charm of lazy astronomy, the profound connection to the cosmos, the allure of a dark night sky, and even the mysteries behind why Uranus and Neptune share the...

2024-01-1934 min

Any Further Questions? - A Gresham Podcast S02, Xmas Episode - The Marvels of the Solar System, Chris LintottSend us a textHow does Chris Lintott define intelligent life? Could we develop technology to survive on Venus? Why did we change our minds about Pluto being a planet?These and many more questions were put to the Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott for a special Christmas episode of our new series!This podcast followed his lecture ‘The Marvels of the Solar System’ which was given on 25th October 2023.You can find information about his lecture and others in his series here:https://www...

2023-12-1446 min

They’ve Made Us Chris Lintott & Roma AgrawalAstronomer and host of The Sky at Night, Chris Lintott, and engineer and author Roma Agrawal are the guests on this week's show and we head back over a thousand years for one of our inspiring figures while one of the others, well, Chris walks past their house every day... Hosted by Dr Helen Czerski and Robin Ince and presented in association with the Royal Institution. This show is only possible due to the support of our Patreon subscribers. Sign up to support the Cosmic Shambles Network and get lots of bonus goodies a...

2023-10-061h 00

Any Further Questions? - A Gresham Podcast S02 Ep.1 - Discovering Galaxies Beyond our Milky Way, Chris LintottSend us a textWhat makes astronomy so important? When after the big bang did planets start to form? Will we be ever able to see beyond the current observable universe? These are only some of the audience questions we put to our new Professor of Astronomy Chris Lintott to kick off Series 2 of Any Further Questions?This podcast followed his lecture ‘Island Universes: Discovering Galaxies Beyond our Milky Way’ which was given on 13th September 2023.You can find information about his lecture and others in his series here:...

2023-09-2148 min

Oh My God Particle Show!OMGPS EP 10 - DAHLIA WILDE with DR. CHRIS LINTOTT, DR. HANNAH WAKEFORD & DR. MARK KRUSEDahlia Wilde continues on her journey to better understand the universe and our place in it. She lands in London with her Wonder Dog and has a mind-blowing pep-talk with the incredible Dr. Mark C. Kruse, her particle physics mentor and friend from Duke University and CERN Large Hadron Collider. They’re joined by wonderful astrophysicists, Dr. Chris Lintott from Oxford University and the BBC “THE SKY AT NIGHT”, and Dr. Hannah Wakeford from Bristol University. Chris and Hannah co-wrote the excellent book “BANG!!” (The Complete History of the Universe) with legendary guitarist and astrophysicist Sir Brian May. Please c...

2023-08-0250 min

Past Present Future Whose Space is it Anyway?This week we talk to astrophysicist Chris Lintott and writer Tom Stevenson about the threat from outer space: is it the asteroids, is it the aliens, or is it us? What changed when space travel moved from a Cold War battleground to a billionaire’s playground? Are China and America about to re-start the space race? And what will happen if we do find evidence of extraterrestrial life - will anyone believe it? Read more from Chris and Tom about space in the LRB:Space SnookerWhere are the Space Arks?Flying...

2023-07-0654 min

Oh My God Particle Show!OH MY GOD PARTICLE SHOW! CERN Scientists and Sir Brian May's Astrophysicist Co-Writer Buddies who wrote the book BANG!!Dahlia Wilde continues on her journey to better understand the universe and our place in it. She lands in London with her Wonder Dog and has a mind-blowing pep-talk with the incredible Dr. Mark C. Kruse, her particle physics mentor and friend from Duke University and CERN Large Hadron Collider. They’re joined by wonderful astrophysicists, Dr. Chris Lintott from Oxford University and the BBC “THE SKY AT NIGHT”, and Dr. Hannah Wakeford from Bristol University. Chris and Hannah co-wrote the excellent book “BANG!!” (The Complete History of the Universe) with legendary guitarist and astrophysicist Sir Brian May. “OH MY G...

2023-06-0749 min

The Final Word Cricket Podcast Story Time 120 – The remarkable life of Enid BakewellIt's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week Daniel Norcross returns to join Geoff for a long meander through bad beginnings. Plus a south London record, the best No.11, and one of the very best of all time.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:2.03 - Nick Donovan & Andrew Beech23.75 - Rob O'Neill4.23 - Chris Lintott2.60 - Crispn Crunch2.00 - Alex5.20 - Ed & Nick Dempsey1.39 - Jake Cunliffe21.12 - Chris Dobbins

2023-01-281h 54

Kielder Observatory Podcast Chris Lintott - BBC The Sky at Night Presenter!Joining us this month is Chris Lintott, a Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford University but known to millions as a current presenter on the BBC's The Sky At Night, a show which has been on our screens ever since 1957! He co-authored Bang! – The Complete History of the Universe and The Cosmic Tourist with Sir Patrick Moore and Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May. A book which has had a recent revision having been published originally in 2006. He's also co founder of Galaxy Zoo, an online crowdsourcing project where members of the public can volunteer their ti...

2022-08-221h 01

Pythagorean Astronomy Mysterious travellers bearing giftsThe first interstellar object to be discovered was 'Oumuamua, detected in 2017. Joined by Comet 2I/Borisov a couple of years later, astronomers are eagerly awaiting further discoveries of such objects, which were ejected from other solar systems. We explore what the link is between these interstellar objects and the history of star formation around the galaxy, thanks to new research by Prof Chris Lintott, Dr Ted Mackereth and Dr Michele Bannister. Chris and Ted explain how these two seemingly disconnected fields have led to new hypotheses about what we might learn from future observations.

2021-12-3033 min

Science Shambles The Year in Astronomy with Chris Lintott - Live at the Norwich Science FestivalRecorded live at the 2021 Norwich Science Festival, Dr Helen Czerski is joined by Chris Lintott, co-host of The Sky at Night and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford to talk about the year in astronomy so far. They chat about the discovery of new planets, the Drake equation, missions to Mars and whether Elon Musk is a force for good... Support the show and get all sorts of bonus goodies at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

2021-10-311h 01

The Microscopists Chris Lintott (University of Oxford)#24 — In this episode of The Microscopists, we’re joined by astronomer Professor Chris Lintott of the University of Oxford, co-founder of The Zooniverse citizen science platform, and a presenter on the BBC’s The Sky at Night programme. In this wide-ranging and enlightening chat, we discuss early inspirations, the importance of public engagement in science, the wacky rules and regulations of real tennis, and why the public like counting pictures of penguins. We'll also hear how Zooniverse projects such as Etch a Cell are helping life scientists with their research. Chris also tells us more about...

2021-07-021h 10

The SciManDan Podcast Chris Lintott & The Sky at NightThe brilliant Chris Lintott from the Sky at Night joined me for a fascinating chat about the conspiracy theories of space, astronomy and the wonders of star formation, and of course has a crack at the famous guess the conspiracy game!! You can find Chris on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/chrislintott Thank you all for listening!

2021-01-2742 min

Science Shambles Lucie Green and Chris Lintott - Live Sunday Q and AHosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 3pm GMT on our YouTube channel. On this episode Robin and Helen are joined by Professors Lucie Green and Chris Lintott to talk about supernova hunting, flux ropes and a whale poonado... Watch them on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmicshambles and get bonus content and extended conversations with guests by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

2021-01-101h 03

Science Shambles Is There Life on Venus - Q and A with Chris LintottYesterday's the Royal Astronomical Society said they had detected what they suspect to be phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. After ruling out all the usual ways this was possible, they have said that it is either indicative of a new type of chemistry or, possibly, microbial life. This obviously generated a lot of questions from Shambles viewers so we've done a quick Q and A special to put some of those we've been sent in the last 12 hours to one of our regular Shambles experts, Prof Chris Lintott, astrophysicist and co-host of The Sky at Night. If you enjoyed...

2020-09-1526 min

Science Shambles Chris Lintott and Tara Joseph - Live Sunday Q and AHosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 3pm GMT on our YouTube channel. On this episode Robin and Helen are joined by Chris Lintott and Tana Joseph to talk comets, telescopes and breathing underwater... Watch them on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmicshambles and get bonus content and extended conversations with guests by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

2020-07-1959 min

Instant Genius Project Discovery: Could computer games help find a cure for COVID-19?In a previous episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we discovered how a team of scientists harnessed the combined power of hundreds of thousands of players of the massively multiplayer online game Eve Online to help in the search for exoplanets.Now, the next phase of this programme, called Project Discovery, is turning its sights from the stars to the coronavirus pandemic.This week we speak to scientists Ryan Brinkman and Jerome Waldispuhl, and Project Discovery’s creator Atilla Szantner about why they intend to turn gamers into citizen scientists to help find a cure fo...

2020-07-1346 min

Instant Genius Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac: Has climate change determined our future?Christiana Figueres is the former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and it was her work that led to its members signing the 2015 Paris agreement.Together with Tom Rivett-Carnac, she created Global Optimism, an organization focused on bringing about environmental and social change.Their book, The Future We Choose (£12.99, Bonnier), reveals that we are on the precipice of two futures: one where net-zero emissions is achieved, and one where it is not, and this week they’re talking to our editorial assistant Amy Barrett about the Paris Climate Agreement, why we nee...

2020-05-2645 min

AWESOME ASTRONOMY Live Lockdown Q&A ShowYou can watch the video of this recording (and our live Episode 95 recording on 27th April) at https://www.youtube.com/user/AwesomeAstroPod/videos (midday PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UK, 9pm Central Europe) This show is a response to the many requests we get to do an episode dedicated to answering listeners' space & astronomy questions. Producer John thought lockdown would be the perfect time to do it, when we can try and help ease the stress, boredom and isolation. The Guests: We invited some of our friends from the as...

2020-04-181h 40

The Stay at Home Festival Chris Lintott, Sarah Parcak - Science ShamblesWelcome to a live QnA edition of our Science Shambles podcast. Science Shambles is hosted by comedian Robin Ince and physicist Dr Helen Czerski. Guests on today’s show are Prof Chris Lintott, Dr Sarah Parcak and Jed Potts. Drop a tip in the bucket for performers and venues who are now without income due to the global pandemic shutdown at cosmicshambles.com/stayathome and support the Cosmic Shambles Network at patreon.com/bookshambles

2020-04-121h 07

Science Shambles Chris Lintott, Sarah Parcak and JB Potts - Live Sunday Q and AHosted by Robin Ince and Dr Helen Czerski this episode of the Science Shambles podcast is an audio recording of our weekly Sunday Science Q and A show that goes out at 3pm GMT on our YouTube channel. On this episode Robin and Helen are joined by Prof Chris Lintott and Prof Sarah Parcak to talk aliens, space archaeology and Apollo 13 inspired music from JB Potts. This episode was originally broadcast as part of The Stay at Home Festival. Watch them on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmicshambles and get bonus content and extended conversations with guests by subscribing...

2020-04-121h 07

Instant Genius Mark Miodownik: Are biodegradable plastics really better than traditional plastic?You’ve probably bought something from a corner shop and taken it home in a plastic bag that says it’s biodegradable, or eaten takeaway food with a compostable fork.But when you’re done with your bag or your fork, what do you do with them? Can you put them in your food waste bin, your compost heap, or even the recycling bin?To find out, we spoke to materials scientist Professor Mark Miodownik. Mark is leading the Big Compost Experiment, a nationwide citizen science experiment to explore whether home-compostable plastics really do compost in you...

2020-02-1734 min

Book Shambles Chris LintottThis week's in studio guest is a regular at our live events and joins Robin and guest co-host Helen Czerski to chat about his new book, The Crowd and the Cosmos. Prof Chris Lintott is probably best known as the co-host of The Sky and Night and he chats with us about the Zooniverse Project, why we probably won't find aliens, citizen science and what he's been reading lately. Also Helen lets us know her badminton coach would be a good scientist. Support the podcast and get extended episodes by pledging at patreon.com/bookshambles

2020-01-2349 min

Book Shambles Our Books of the YearIt's our annual books of the year edition of Book Shambles recorded with various guests back stage at the Compendium and Nine Lessons shows. In this year's edition Robin chats to Josie Long, Michael Legge, Pete Etchells, Claudia Hammond, Gecko, Chris Lintott, Chris Hadfield, Jo Neary, Suzi Gage, Lucie Green, Ben Moor, Tim Peake, Lucy Rogers, Peter Buckley Hill, Melinda Burton and Trent Burton. Support the podcast at patreon.com/bookshambles

2019-12-311h 06

Interplanetary Podcast #161 - Chris Lintott - ExplosionsThis week we have a brilliant chat with British Space Legend Chris Lintott. Catch him on the Sky at Night. We Take a close look at the disasters that have happened in Space History that involved members of the public and the people who worked on the rockets. And of course, we take a look at the space news including the ESA space19+ results Space Song playlist on Spotify bit.ly/spacesongs If you enjoy the show please go over to www.Patreon.com/Interplanetary and become a Patron or even a producer of the show. If you enjoy why...

2019-11-291h 20

Instant Genius Chris Lintott: Can members of the public do real science?We’re living in the age of big data. Scientists can collect and store more information than ever before. So how can they manage it all?That’s where citizen science comes in. Members of the public can log in to the Zooniverse, the world’s largest citizen science platform, and do the hard work of sorting through the data.Whether that’s searching for alien planets or spotting penguins, the project’s co-founder Chris Lintott says that the public aren’t just helping out, but doing real science.In his new book, The Crowd an...

2019-11-2838 min

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB Chris Lintott, Jane Clarke and Robin KermodeOn this edition of The Audiobook show, Chris Lintott discusses ‘The Sky at Night’ and the astronomical power of The Zooniverse. (Starts at 0.57) Jane Clarke introduces Red Szell to some awesome egg-speriments! (22.25) Actor Robin Kermode has some surprising advice for Robert Kirkwood on improving your public speaking (41.52) And we return to Chris Lintott for the Books of His Life (50.52)

2019-11-1557 min

Pythagorean Astronomy The slowly spinning Sun, Starlink and Spiral SurprisesMars is covered in craters, but most of them are very old. But new ones do appear from time-to-time, created when objects hit the surface of the red planet. That's just what happened at some point a couple of years ago, producing one of Mars' youngest craters. Higher up in Mars' atmosphere, scientists are also learning about the role the micrometeorites play in forming clouds. And how can the Moon reveal secrets about history of the Sun? Closer to home, there has been controversy about once of the latest SpaceX launches, which released 60 satellites into orbit. While impressive, and part...

2019-06-2837 min

Where Did It All Go Right?Ep 23 - Chris Lintott - Astrophysicist and BroadcasterAli Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to astrophysicist Chris Lintott. As well as being an esteemed professor at the University of Oxford, Chris presents the BBC series The Sky at Night.

2019-06-0242 min

Book Shambles Books of the Year - Part 2It's part two of our multi guest end of year special where we chat to all sorts of performers from our Christmas shows about the best things they read this year. In this all-star special there's recommendations from Robin Ince, Josie Long, Brian Cox, the Octavia Poetry Collective, Ben Moor, Chris Lintott, Suzi Gage, Suzie Imber, Hannah Fry, Grace Petrie, Matt Parker, Chris Stokes, Dr Karl, Helen Czerski, Kat Arney, Ronnie Le Drew and Melinda Burton! Support the show at the network at patreon.com/bookshambles

2018-12-2756 min

Recycled Electrons 136: Woolly, Fluffy Attempts<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="788" data-orig-width="1400"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/66117d1935b782962b3e8275c64f293b/tumblr_inline_pfoywqGBfa1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="788" data-orig-width="1400"/></figure>Chris and Rob discuss dusty Martian rovers, the 10th <a href="https://www.dotastronomy.com">dotastronomy</a> conference and an AI that writes astronomical papers. [<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/recycledelectrons/136_Wooly_Fluffy_Attempt.mp3">MP3 Link</a>]Episode #136. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @o...

2018-09-2744 min

The Jodcast - Interviews Interview with Prof. Chris LintottDuring EWASS/NAM, we caught up with an old friend of the Jodcast, Prof. Chris Lintott. In his 8th (!) appearance on the Jodcast, he tells us how his students and co-workers have been combining citizen science and machine learning within the Zooniverse. We also chat about exoplanet news and the Exoplanet Explorer - coming soon to a Zooniverse near you!

2018-05-1614 min

Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection Silver-gilt carriage clockThis travelling calendar carriage clock dates to 1747–1823. Why would such a clock need to have both lunar and sun time represented on it? With Professor Chris Lintott Astrophysics, University of Oxford. Object number: WA1949.134

2017-01-2302 min

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars Philae at the comet: a scientific adventureProfessor Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Oxford and presenter of the BBC’s Sky at Night will talk about the history and the science of the voyage. Professor Ian Goldin, Director, Oxford Martin School and Chris will discuss the implications and politics of Europe’s mission to study a comet that is three hundred million miles away. On 12th November 2014, after a 10 year journey, the Rosetta spacecraft's lander Philae touched down on the surface of the comet 67P, also known as Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The robotic European Space Agency lander not only took images from the comet’s surface, the firs...

2015-08-181h 11

Openness at Oxford What is Openness?‘Openness’ is a far-reaching concept--find out what it is about and why it is becoming increasingly important to academics, researchers, students and the general public! Featuring interviews from Marion Manton, Marianne Talbot, Simon Benjamin, Chris Lintott, Dominic Wilkinson, Ian Goldin, James Cummings, Stuart Lee & Peter McDonald

2015-07-0603 min

Recycled Electrons 135 Orbiting Rob<figure data-orig-height="300" data-orig-width="400" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/087be975692557537d82c353b74028ad/tumblr_inline_nknp7gKTzf1qzumnc.jpg"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/087be975692557537d82c353b74028ad/tumblr_inline_p8l1ry252s1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="300" data-orig-width="400" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/087be975692557537d82c353b74028ad/tumblr_inline_nknp7gKTzf1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure>Chris quizzes Rob about his upcoming departure from the Zooniverse. There is some brief coverage of news, but also politics, gadgets reviews and other nonsense. A sensible as ever.<p...

2015-03-0344 min

Recycled Electrons 134 Astronauts and Streetlamps<figure data-orig-height="468" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/820630c50cd8d60ac33f767494627bdb/tumblr_inline_nkfx1pL8WU1qzumnc.jpg"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8ebbe73a4920d6a760d08cf868f35fc9/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryd9wc1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="468" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/820630c50cd8d60ac33f767494627bdb/tumblr_inline_nkfx1pL8WU1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure>Chris and Rob discuss streetlights, astrology and Ceres: the dwarf planet. There are organic molecules at the centre of a galaxy, and a black hole that&...

2015-02-2744 min

Recycled Electrons 133 Candy Melt<figure data-orig-height="224" data-orig-width="256" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6116f96c7743a40a130a1dccdbc31fff/tumblr_inline_njz0m2Jove1qzumnc.png"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6116f96c7743a40a130a1dccdbc31fff/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryEkjH1qzumnc_540.png" data-orig-height="224" data-orig-width="256" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6116f96c7743a40a130a1dccdbc31fff/tumblr_inline_njz0m2Jove1qzumnc.png"/></figure>Chris and Rob are joined by Lovely Scottish Grant and Becky Smethurst for an expanded-panel Recycled Electrons. We discuss Mars One, Mars’s mysterious plumes...

2015-02-1844 min

Recycled Electrons 132 Ambitious Podcast<figure class="" data-orig-height="333" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ee603eb6a12feed55e54fed4addc6d7a/tumblr_inline_njidn5m0yE1qzumnc.jpg"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/98e0521c953b55a08c53c3285f00c062/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryEjOD1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="333" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ee603eb6a12feed55e54fed4addc6d7a/tumblr_inline_njidn5m0yE1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure>Chris is in Hawaii and Rob is not(!). They talk about observing at the CSO, the differing views of scientists and...

2015-02-0944 min

Recycled Electrons 131 Flocculent Penguin Isotropy<figure class="" data-orig-height="335" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a34aef887cadb9ff2274c8914c0215ee/tumblr_inline_nj5bpfU8hE1qzumnc.gif"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a841088a20c7684f7727a9e2ec8db01c/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryTWXe1qzumnc_540.gif" alt="image" data-orig-height="335" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a34aef887cadb9ff2274c8914c0215ee/tumblr_inline_nj5bpfU8hE1qzumnc.gif"/></figure>Chris and Rob talk about advanced robotics, supernovae in M82, and the rise and fall of the BICEP2 results. There are Yellowballs...

2015-02-0244 min

Recycled Electrons 130 Stones of Yap<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="407" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8388cb19179eba44ec855c91f87f857d/tumblr_inline_nisyqqrvgP1qzumnc.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ba032e24f4fe3bc918ee6117ab0b2a11/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryKYgC1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="407" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8388cb19179eba44ec855c91f87f857d/tumblr_inline_nisyqqrvgP1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Some QVC hosts have been discussing the Moon, Dawn has a new view of Ceres, and New Horizons is...

2015-01-2744 min

Recycled Electrons Beagle 2 and a Small Hippo<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="321" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/389da71611021cad0ba82a070d20ff07/tumblr_inline_ni9qw5ktZq1qzumnc.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/265ac8e154d8227345720ba5ad4ece3a/tumblr_inline_p8l1rye3VU1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="321" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/389da71611021cad0ba82a070d20ff07/tumblr_inline_ni9qw5ktZq1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Beagle 2 has been found, intact, on the surface of Mars! Planck is the height of a small giraffe...

2015-01-1644 min

Recycled Electrons 128 Methane on Mars<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="250" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/67330e282f364a57c36d17b3237b1b61/tumblr_inline_ngolccHnA11qzumnc.jpg"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2a9d0cc916383729516b54df34d11bd8/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryt02n1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="250" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/67330e282f364a57c36d17b3237b1b61/tumblr_inline_ngolccHnA11qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> In the last episode of 2014, Chris and Rob discuss methane on Mars, the hacking of the .Astronomy meeting, and the...

2014-12-1644 min

Recycled Electrons 127 Getting Vesta Out The Door<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="750" data-orig-width="496" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/38386e626bb6de3a2d021ce3020cb54a/tumblr_inline_nfrpdsAU3a1qzumnc.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f28638fe0d33322ef31bb49689960b81/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryqgqf1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="750" data-orig-width="496" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/38386e626bb6de3a2d021ce3020cb54a/tumblr_inline_nfrpdsAU3a1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Rob and Chris talk about the latest Philae/Rosetta news, new plans for missions into the Solar System...

2014-11-2844 min

Recycled Electrons 126 Philae and Rosetta: You Are Landing On My Comet<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="281" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fa00e00576a84563f7098055a979191a/tumblr_inline_nfa6ahM9xV1qzumnc.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9aaaab8ef7b34540584565eddc6b96e6/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryc5c41qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="281" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fa00e00576a84563f7098055a979191a/tumblr_inline_nfa6ahM9xV1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Chris and Rob talk about the biggest space news story of the week: the landing of Philae on Comet 67P...

2014-11-1944 min

Recycled Electrons 125 SpaceShipTwo<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="312" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/762da82cf4383dfbd15cc97af2756d85/tumblr_inline_neh9d3qUvD1qzumnc.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fce8ae5b0143b45a497cfa9252384d46/tumblr_inline_p8l1rysiCq1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="312" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/762da82cf4383dfbd15cc97af2756d85/tumblr_inline_neh9d3qUvD1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Chris and Rob talk about the SpaceShipTwo accident and the Antares one too. Not a good week for human...

2014-11-0444 min

Oxford SciBar Oxford SciBar Podcast Oct 2014: Chris Lintott and Grant Miller - Where Do Aliens Live?Where do aliens live? We have yet to discover other life in our galaxy, but we have a good idea where it might be! Join us to hear astrophysicists Grant Miller and Chris Lintott(BBC Sky At Night) from the citizen science project Zooniverse to discuss exoplanets and their potential habitability.

2014-11-011h 03

Oxford SciBar Podcast 2014 Oxford SciBar Podcast Oct 2014: Chris Lintott and Grant Miller - Where Do Aliens Live?Where do aliens live? We have yet to discover other life in our galaxy, but we have a good idea where it might be! Join us to hear astrophysicists Grant Miller and Chris Lintott(BBC Sky At Night) from the citizen science project Zooniverse to discuss exoplanets and their potential habitability.

2014-11-011h 03

Recycled Electrons 124 Now This Is The Right File<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="393" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f8e3a228bb88171ae23d1861fae94942/tumblr_inline_ne3gm8VOAF1qzumnc.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/35cfbc26be139619e482416e8df3e577/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryH2na1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="393" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f8e3a228bb88171ae23d1861fae94942/tumblr_inline_ne3gm8VOAF1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Chris and Grant discuss the Comet that flew by Mars this week, strange organic molecules in Titan...

2014-10-2744 min

Recycled Electrons 123 Sexy Ice Moon<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="500" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/41a9cec2f2557f6c3e2d830780ac5f80/tumblr_inline_ndljqtisfX1qzumnc.jpg"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bb4fab32f2c289a722e3aae2a2e95e45/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryH9oi1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="500" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/41a9cec2f2557f6c3e2d830780ac5f80/tumblr_inline_ndljqtisfX1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Rob and Chris talk about Uranus, moons, and nuclear fusion. May be there&rsquo...

2014-10-1744 min

Recycled Electrons 122 Ranting About The Hobbit<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="333" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a889b3034216a3aafaea0a008c2e8aac/tumblr_inline_nd85dtpg5f1qzumnc.jpg"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/885e96311443e033fb297a62374f6532/tumblr_inline_p8l1rynBXd1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="333" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a889b3034216a3aafaea0a008c2e8aac/tumblr_inline_nd85dtpg5f1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Rob and Chris talk about rainbows, comets, and Hollywood. There’s a cool new pulsar in M82...

2014-10-1044 min

Recycled Electrons 121 I Am Not Troubled By Any Competence<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="280" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d442c217d89a90ead7e4e6b612520652/tumblr_inline_nctrzj82rS1qzumnc.png"><img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/dc2ff8a172632c4a14d89921e41f63f1/tumblr_inline_p8l1rytZRr1qzumnc_540.png" data-orig-height="280" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d442c217d89a90ead7e4e6b612520652/tumblr_inline_nctrzj82rS1qzumnc.png"/></figure> Rob and Chris talk about quasi-moons, spiders, and media coverage of science. There&rsquo...

2014-10-0244 min

Recycled Electrons 120 The Planck Results Are Out<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="270" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7f6bc99de21b3e8a1a3cac6c77dad7a0/tumblr_inline_ncavwkqymz1qzumnc.jpg"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/43c1f085ab372c090e7e769ec2521fa6/tumblr_inline_p8l1ryG0LK1qzumnc_540.jpg" data-orig-height="270" data-orig-width="500" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7f6bc99de21b3e8a1a3cac6c77dad7a0/tumblr_inline_ncavwkqymz1qzumnc.jpg"/></figure> Rob and Chris talk about today’s Planck results and their...

2014-09-2244 min

The Life Scientific Chris LintottAstronomer and Sky at Night TV presenter Chris Lintott tells Jim Al Khalili about his "Citizen Science" project of crowd-sourced astronomy, Galaxy Zoo, and of working with Brian May and the late Sir Patrick Moore.

2014-06-1727 min

AWESOME ASTRONOMY #24 - June 2014 This month we're outside recording under red light as we bag the latest meteor shower to grace planet Earth - the Camelopardalids. We start with reminisces about our April AstroCamp star party, radio detection of meteors and the engineering & imaging prowess of our captured Earthing slaves John & Damien. In the news we discusses the new discovery of Earth 2.0(ish), the sad shrinkage of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Ralph gets a little bit ranty about NASA research into the melting of ice sheets.

2014-06-011h 00

Stargazing Is our galaxy special?Chris Lintott looks at the distinctive features of our galaxy and whether it is really special. With apologies for the audio at the start of the talk.

2014-01-3111 min

Stargazing Colonisation of Mars - the Great DebateWill there be humans living on Mars in the next 50 years? Is this a good thing, or something that should be completely avoided? Chris Lintott and Colin Wilson debate the pros and cons of this interesting topic.

2014-01-2913 min

Stargazing Cosmology - What We Don't KnowChris Lintott talks about the unknown in the study of cosmology.

2013-12-0511 min

Open Science Rigour and Openness in 21st Century Science: Panel 2 part 1Citizen Science. Chris Lintott, Galaxy Zoo, gives a talk for the Rigour and Openness in 21st Century Science held on the 11th and 12th April 2013.

2013-05-1317 min

Cultural Exchange Moshin HamidAuthor Mohsin Hamid talks to Mark Lawson about a seminal work in the history of science fiction, Olaf Stapledon's epic Star Maker (1937), a book loved by Winston Churchill, Arthur C Clarke, and Virginia Woolf. Moshin's interview is accompanied by selected clips from the archive;Chris Lintott and music critic Neil McCormick discuss Stapledon's first novel, A reading from Star Maker. Plus Brian Stableford on the theme of evolution in British science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke on why Olaf Stapledon is his biggest literary influence, H. G. Wells and Orson Welles on the infamous 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast...

2013-04-2416 min

Stargazing A History of the Universe in 12 MinutesFrom big bang to the present day, Chris Lintott summarises the history of the Universe in 12 minutes.

2013-04-1617 min