Space Nerds

This week on the SPACE NERDS podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 1:13) Could the space around our planet become a war zone? The technology already exists to equip satellites with weaponry, and it’s up to the governments of Earth to keep space peaceful. Jesse and Alexandria discuss what could happen if future wars are fought in space, based off this article from Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-space-war-zone.html DOUG SPACE NINE: (starts at 24:10) Doug and Jesse discuss two episodes from Star Trek Deep Space Nine season 1. First it’s ‘Q-Less,’ where Vash and Q bust in to our favorite space mall, sparring with Sisko and hocking a space egg. Then we debate whether the host can be held accountable for the crimes of the symbiont with ‘Dax,’ where the arbiters gavel steals the show. Check out the original livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sza9GZTA19U&feature=youtu.be

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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 1:36) Can asteroids be mined for water to fuel space exploration? Jesse and Alexandria discuss the possibility in this Space.com article: https://www.space.com/water-rich-asteroids-space-exploration-fuel.htmlRISE OF SKYWALKER: (Starts at 14:24) It’s the first meeting of the Space Nerds Star Wars club! Jesse and Doug are joined by special guests and fellow Star Wars lovers Jennie Krantz and Be Russell for a freewheeling 3.5 hour discussion of The Rise of Skywalker that takes us to all corners of the Star Wars universe.

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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Scientists are working on creating artificial skin that could enhance virtual reality and help in rehabilitation. Jesse has other ideas for potential uses, and Alexandria introduces us to haptics. Check out the original article from TechXplore: https://techxplore.com/news/2019-09-artificial-skin-virtual-reality.html RISE OF SKYWALKER: (Starts at 18:40) The entire Space Nerds crew assembled at the Majestic Bay theater for the premiere showing of the Rise of Skywalker! Right after the movie we recorded our reactions at the coffee shop next door.

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This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: We discuss what it would take to live on Mars, and where we could get the resources. Turns out we’d have to get over our aversion to eating bugs! Check out the original article from Space.com: https://www.space.com/how-feed-one-million-mars-colonists.html You can also check out the latest video edition of the Space News, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvC4hikf4C0 BLACK MIRROR: Continuing our discussion of Black Mirror episode by episode, we dive into ‘The Entire History of You’ (S01E03). This episode features an implant called the grain that records a user’s memories. We discuss whether or not we’d want the grain, how it would affect relationships, and how it’s use is portrayed in this episode. The episode features explicit sexual content that we discuss in detail, consider yourself warned!

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This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: The government has confirmed that UFOs are real, and there is video evidence to prove it! We discuss the implications, and whether or not it would be wise to alert the public if aliens are walking among us. Check out the original article from livescience.com: https://www.livescience.com/navy-ufo-videos-authentic-classified.html DOUG SPACE NINE: We get aphasic with Babel (S01E04) and go full Tosk with Captive Pursuit (S01E05) from Star Trek Deep Space Nine, getting sidetracked by season 1 of Discovery and weed candy. Watch the archived live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3TcY5MlfQ&feature=youtu.be

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This week we have a special episode about time travel! We start things off by checking in with Alexandria on a comment about last week’s episode, then we jump into the space-time continuum. SPACE NEWS: Is time travel possible? We explore the current theories and experiments taking place. Full article from BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44771942 ABOUT TIME: Andi joins us to recommend the British time travel romantic comedy ‘About Time.’SEE YOU YESTERDAY: Special guest Lauren Du Pree joins us for a deep dive of the Spike Lee produced Netflix film ‘See You Yesterday.’

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This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: Did you know Earth has a space junk problem? We discuss the growing issue of orbital debris clogging the space around our planet. BLACK MIRROR: This week we gush over ’15 Million Merits,’ breaking down the plot and examining the societal issues brought up in the episode.

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This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: Synthetic meat has been grown in space for the first time. Would you eat space meat or is it time to go vegetarian? DOUG SPACE NINE: We discuss the episodes “A Man Alone” and “Past Prologue” from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1, asking the hard questions like what happened to Ibudan’s clone and was Garak in this episode?

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This week on the show:SPACE NEWS: Scientists are proposing the construction of a lunar space elevator to lower the cost of traveling from Earth to the moon. Alexandria and Jesse debate whether or not this sounds like a good idea. Check out the full article from The Observer here: https://observer.com/2019/09/moon-space-elevator-lunar-exploration-columbia-study/ FIREFLY: Jayne returns to discuss the hero of Canton in Firefly episode 7 “Jaynestown.” We examine the moral issues present in the episode, and get sidetracked by a bunch of nerdy space stuff.

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This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: NASA has unveiled new spacesuits designed to be more comfortable for women, in preparation of the first women to walk on the moon. ARROWVERSE YEAR 4: We continue our massive TV watching project with the fourth year of Arrowverse shows, including Arrow season 4, Flash season 2, Legends of Tomorrow season 1 and Supergirl season 1.

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