Thank you for listening to our second podcast episode with professor of microbiology and immunology, Michael Imperiale! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses are composed, and how best to fight them.​

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Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with professor of astronomy, Joel Bregman! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how x-ray research is conducted and how most research is initiated.​

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0:00 Intro 

0:54 Funding for science with a new administration

4:21 The differences between applied and basic research 

6:28 How basic research can continue to be funded 

10:24 The 2020-2021 Decadal Survey

15:00 How large long term projects are organized and carried out 

21:33 The cost and complications of over budget missions

31:01 How the increasing privatization of space will affect the costs of  observational astronomy 

36:04 NASA’s plan to use the Moon as a launchpad to Mars

43:40 Professor Bregman’s research focuses at the University of Michigan 

48:36 How Professor Bregman used the decadal survey to choose his research focus

58:15  Transitioning into teaching alongside research 

1:03:48 The impact of Covid upon education and research

1:06:51 Advice for undergraduate\students on how to succeed in college 

1:11:41 Biggest hopes for the future

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Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with science history writer, Tom Levenson! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how science in the past can help shape the science of the future.​

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0:00 Intro 

0:07 The validity of science communication as news in light of Covid-19 

10:20 The differences between scientific papers and science news  

15:15 The efficiency of science communication  

21:33 The importance of storytelling in scientific communication 

26:00 The preparation involved with scientific communication beyond reading research papers

32:24 The failure to engage with science as a large human enterprise 

38:58 How some scientific ideas were ignored initially but accepted later by other scientists

43:31 Professor Levenson’s approach to writing about scientific discoveries

48:18 The gaps in the history of our scientific knowledge

59:49 The most interesting scientific stories that Professor Levenson has read about 

1:03:50 Conclusion

Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with Space Strategy Consultant, Victoria Carter-Cortez! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how the current space endeavors are funded and planned.

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Victoria Carter-Cortez's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartercortez/

PWC Website: https://www.pwc.fr/en/industrie/secteur-spatial.html

Main Trends and Challenges of the Space Sector: https://www.pwc.fr/fr/assets/files/pdf/2020/12/en-france-pwc-main-trends-and-challenges-in-the-space-sector.pdf

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0:00 Intro 

0:30 Becoming a consultant as a physics undergraduate

5:32 The general pathway into space consulting (common majors) 

6:42 The impact of having a background in physics within consulting

9:43 The learning curve of not having the common business/political science background in consulting 

10:49 Skills needed to succeed within consulting 

12:58 The levels of the space sector  

14:26 The growth of space consulting as a field 

16:48 Her current work within the space consulting 

18:42 How the advancement of technology has grown the space industry 

20:26 Advice for groups/countries wanting to get into the space industry 

22:26 Will we ever hit a point where humans are not needed in space? 

26:04 The use of data when consulting/the role of being a consultant within work 

31:46 Day to day work life at PwC 

34:42 How do you keep up with new developments within sectors as a consultant? 

37:43 General impact of large scale projects (U.S planning on going back to the moon)

40:10 How the space economy will continue to grow 

42:18 What specific sector within the space industry will see significant growth? 

45:03 The possibility of a Martian economy interacting with Earth’s economy

45:53 How other industries affect the space industry 

48:13 How the continued growth of education will affect the space industry 

50:23 How the development of new projects will continue to shape the space industry 

53:46 What impact will rivalries between companies/countries have on the space industry 

55:56 Where is the uptick in interest for space coming from?

58:54 Is the space industries growth “real” or is it just trending

1:01:55 Looking forward (career and industry) 

1:04:33 Conclusion

Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with astronomer and Jesuit Priest from the Vatican Observatory, Richard D'Souza! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how current space weather research is conducted.

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Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with STEM consultant, science journalist, and award-winning entrepreneur Alaina Levine! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how current space weather research is conducted.

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Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with University of Michigan professor Mark Moldwin! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how current space weather research is conducted.

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NASA MSGC: https://www.mispacegrant.org/

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0:00 Intro 

1:00 Northern Lights Influence

5:15 History behind understanding the Northern Lights 

13:50 What is the goal behind space weather research? 

16:15 Is there a space weather forecast similar to regular weather forecasts? 

20:00 Should more people care about space weather forecasts? 

24:30 The tracking of magnetic fields from areas outside of Earth and our current limitations 

28:31 Solving the problem of radiation in space 

31:46 Magnetometers and how they are used in spacecraft 

38:50 How space weather is predicted

45:40 The future hopes behind space weather research

50:05 The relation between space weather research and Climate Change 

53:28 How do we understand space weather?

57:50 Funding for space weather research 

1:01:50 The future of space weather research 

1:04:00 Conclusion