Find out where to look to see Jupiter, Saturn and Mars this month, as well as popular constellations and asterisms. J Scott Miller leads you on this trek across the sky. Then, Tim Knittel (owner of 'Distilled Living') provides us with a primer on Bourbon production, just in time for the Kentucky Derby. Finally, in recognition of the 75 years since the start of the 'atomic age' you can hear what Dr. Barry Commoner (the 'Paul Revere of Ecology') had to say about the role of independent scientists, and informed citizens, in protecting our environment.

If you want to watch Tim Knittel's lecture on Bourbon, here is his website: distilled-living.com/

Here is the link to the entire Barry Commoner interview: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/interview-with-barry-comm/

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | September Night Sky; Bourbon 101; Barry Commoner |August 31 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.