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  • Lost in Space with Prof Ethan Siegel
    The Lost in Space reboot has landed on Netflix and we gathered in the shed with Prof Ethan Siegel to discuss our first impressions of this big budget new show. A brand new episode of The Cosmic Shed for your listening ears.
    Lost in Space is found on Netflix
    Nostalgia for the original series is never far away but are we enjoying this new version more?
    The original Lost in Space, arguably, wasn't always 100% brilliant
    Ti tells us about the ill-fated John Woo directed 2003 reboot that never got beyond pilot and starred Adrienne Palicki.
    Was it better than the film?
    We couldn't let Ethan go without picking his brains about life in the Universe, the Big Bang and, of course revisiting Star Trek Discovery.
     Ethan likes Star Trek
    Ethan tells us that The Drake Equation is broken...and how to fix it, and answers a question from Andrew's daughter about where the Big Bang happened. In short, you don't want to miss this.Will we still be watching this is decades to come? Will Ethan escape without us talking about Star Trek Discovery again ? Will Robinson? There's only one way to find out. Listen to this episode now.
    A good way of finding out why time only goes in one direction is to read Starts With a Bang.
    Show notes
    Ethan first joined us for our episode on Star Trek Discovery. Listen again hereTi mentions Drunk HistoriesAndrew and Ethan get very excited about TESSYou can join Ethan on his Astrotour of Iceland by getting your tickets here
    1 hr 9 min
  • 2018 BIS: Mark Hempsell
    The British Interplanetary Society was founded in 1933 with its primary goal to make space travel happen more than it currently is, even today. We're joined by the current president of the society, Mark Hempsell, who is full of fascinating stories and, at times, controversial opinions about science fiction...
    Steve and Maddy sat down with Mark Hempsell after we gathered in the shed to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey.2001 in the Cosmic Shed (in 2017).
    We were planning to celebrate what would have been Arthur C. Clarke's 100th birthday but this conversation with Mark was enough in its own right...and, anyway, what more is there to be said about all that?
    Mark has worked on some amazing space missions including the Sklyon
    Mark also tells us about another project he worked on to land rockets vertically, way before Elon Musk managed it...DC-X Flight 8
    The BIS is immortalised in the classic book from Arthur C Clarke, "Tales from the White Hart". Mark shares with us the nickname they had for Arthur...listen to the episode to find out what it is and why.
    A very special episode concludes with a rather wonderful song from the Wardrobe Ensemble, a theatre group in Bristol who, among other things, make plays with a fair bit of science in them for families. Steve's copy of 2001 is heavily annotated.Show notesSteve mentions an article but can't remember who wrote it. It's here.Mark mentions Project DaedalusThis stunning artwork is Dawn of Man by Jordan Collver. Get your own print of his work  here and be the envy of all your friends.
    1 hr 2 min
  • 2018 BIS: Mark Hempsell
    The British Interplanetary Society was founded in 1933 with its primary goal to make space travel happen more than it currently is, even today. We're joined by the current president of the society, Mark Hempsell, who is full of fascinating stories and, at times, controversial opinions about science fiction...
    Steve and Maddy sat down with Mark Hempsell after we gathered in the shed to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey.2001 in the Cosmic Shed (in 2017).
    We were planning to celebrate what would have been Arthur C. Clarke's 100th birthday but this conversation with Mark was enough in its own right...and, anyway, what more is there to be said about all that?
    Mark has worked on some amazing space missions including the Sklyon
    Mark also tells us about another project he worked on to land rockets vertically, way before Elon Musk managed it...DC-X Flight 8
    The BIS is immortalised in the classic book from Arthur C Clarke, "Tales from the White Hart". Mark shares with us the nickname they had for Arthur...listen to the episode to find out what it is and why.
    A very special episode concludes with a rather wonderful song from the Wardrobe Ensemble, a theatre group in Bristol who, among other things, make plays with a fair bit of science in them for families. Steve's copy of 2001 is heavily annotated.Show notesSteve mentions an article but can't remember who wrote it. It's here.Mark mentions Project DaedalusThis stunning artwork is Dawn of Man by Jordan Collver. Get your own print of his work  here and be the envy of all your friends.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Michaela's Mission to Mars Update
    Michaela Musilova's Mission to Mars has come to an abrupt end. Andrew caught up with Michaela to find out why and to see what lessons might be learned and what happens next.
    Photo Credit: Michaela Musilova. Michaela landed a new role back on Earth. Find out what it is in this brand new episode of the Cosmic Shed...which also features our thoughts on Valerian, The City of a Thousand Planets.
    Show NotesMichaela appeared on our Martian episode back in 2015 as well as this special episode a few weeks ago
    21 min
  • Michaela's Mission to Mars Update
    Michaela Musilova's Mission to Mars has come to an abrupt end. Andrew caught up with Michaela to find out why and to see what lessons might be learned and what happens next.
    Photo Credit: Michaela Musilova. Michaela landed a new role back on Earth. Find out what it is in this brand new episode of the Cosmic Shed...which also features our thoughts on Valerian, The City of a Thousand Planets.
    Show NotesMichaela appeared on our Martian episode back in 2015 as well as this special episode a few weeks ago
    21 min
  • Michaela’s Mission to Mars Update

    Michaela Musilova's Mission to Mars has come to an abrupt end. Andrew caught up with Michaela to find out why and to see what lessons might be learned and what happens next.



    Photo Credit: Michaela Musilova. 

    Michaela landed a new role back on Earth. Find out what it is in this brand new episode of the Cosmic Shed...which also features our thoughts on Valerian, The City of a Thousand Planets.


    Show Notes
    Michaela appeared on our Martian episode back in 2015 as well as this special episode a few weeks ago

    21 min
  • Charlotte Hatherley
    Charlotte Hatherley's True Love album is a Science Fiction infused exploration of heartbreak and love. The single, A Sign, has a video which is essentially a science fiction short by Gavin Rothery (Moon, The Last Man).
    If that weren't brilliant enough, Charlotte is also appearing at ESA's Space Rocks at the o2 in London on April 22nd 2018 so we are more than a little excited to bring you this episode of the Cosmic Shed as Andrew and Charlotte talk music, science fiction and space.
    A Sign - Charlotte Hatherley's music is infused with science fiction
    Charlotte's career began when she joined Ash (Girl From Mars, Star Wars references etc.) and and seen her tour and record with the likes of Bat for Lashes, KT Tunstall and even Bryan Ferry. 
    Space Rocks - Charlotte will be at the o2 in London on April 22nd 
    Space Rocks is a new event organised by the European Space Agency mixing music and science with some added science fiction. Along with Charlotte Hatherley, there's Tim Peake, Beth Healey, Mark McCaughrean and much more. Yes, we are going. At the time of writing, there are still some tickets available. Join us
    How Deep is Your Love? Let's track the movement of the stars of Orion over 3 million years
    The video for Charlotte's cover of How Deep is Your Love features ESA imagery showing the way the Orion constellation will change over the next 3 million years and begins with a quote from Carl Sagan. 
    Will Andrew try to show his love for space is deeper? Is there really More Than This? Has there ever been a more perfect fit for The Cosmic Shed? How excited are we about Space Rocks? There's only one way to find the answer to these questions...listen to this episode of The Cosmic Shed now.
    show notes
    You can order Charlotte Hatherley's True Love album hereYou can get tickets for Space Rocks hereCharlotte mentions a film but couldn't remember the name of it. She can now.Mark McCaughrean joined us for our Ambition episodeBeth Healey joined us for our Blue Dot episodeDallas Campbell joined us for our Gravity Fields episode
    32 min
  • Charlotte Hatherley
    Charlotte Hatherley's True Love album is a Science Fiction infused exploration of heartbreak and love. The single, A Sign, has a video which is essentially a science fiction short by Gavin Rothery (Moon, The Last Man).
    If that weren't brilliant enough, Charlotte is also appearing at ESA's Space Rocks at the o2 in London on April 22nd 2018 so we are more than a little excited to bring you this episode of the Cosmic Shed as Andrew and Charlotte talk music, science fiction and space.
    A Sign - Charlotte Hatherley's music is infused with science fiction
    Charlotte's career began when she joined Ash (Girl From Mars, Star Wars references etc.) and and seen her tour and record with the likes of Bat for Lashes, KT Tunstall and even Bryan Ferry. 
    Space Rocks - Charlotte will be at the o2 in London on April 22nd 
    Space Rocks is a new event organised by the European Space Agency mixing music and science with some added science fiction. Along with Charlotte Hatherley, there's Tim Peake, Beth Healey, Mark McCaughrean and much more. Yes, we are going. At the time of writing, there are still some tickets available. Join us
    How Deep is Your Love? Let's track the movement of the stars of Orion over 3 million years
    The video for Charlotte's cover of How Deep is Your Love features ESA imagery showing the way the Orion constellation will change over the next 3 million years and begins with a quote from Carl Sagan. 
    Will Andrew try to show his love for space is deeper? Is there really More Than This? Has there ever been a more perfect fit for The Cosmic Shed? How excited are we about Space Rocks? There's only one way to find the answer to these questions...listen to this episode of The Cosmic Shed now.
    show notes
    You can order Charlotte Hatherley's True Love album hereYou can get tickets for Space Rocks hereCharlotte mentions a film but couldn't remember the name of it. She can now.Mark McCaughrean joined us for our Ambition episodeBeth Healey joined us for our Blue Dot episodeDallas Campbell joined us for our Gravity Fields episode
    32 min
  • WarGames
    It's an undeniable classic. It allegedly changed the course of Ronald Reagan's policies on computer safety. It's painfully relevant even today and it's the subject of this episode of The Cosmic Shed.
    Ally Sheedy (Jennifer) can't keep her eyes off the "Amazing Looking" John Wood (Dr Falken).
    Steve and Andrew are joined by Ti (from a theatre) to discuss the film before Steve brings us his conversation with Prof Jan Noyes from The University of Bristol's School of Experimental Psychology and Andrew brings us his chat with Dr Dave Tholen from the University of Hawaii's Insitute for Astronomy.
    With a real life (albeit a false alarm) ballistic missile threat in Hawaii, we discuss the impact on society of the real life War Games our politicians play. Dave Tholen PhD is a man who researches real threats to life on earth - Asteroids which may collide with Earth. Prof Jan Noyes researches human interactions with technology and her CV includes NASA and GCHQ.
    Dave Tholen keeps us safe from Asteroids. Jan Noyes keeps us safe from system error...
    We discuss the Hawaian missiles alert including what some people did when they thought they had 30 minutes left, we hear why Steve is thinking of joining a survivalist cult and no, it's not because he heard (as you will) about Andrew running naked down a street...
    Ronald Reagan caught an early showing of WarGames but missed the whole point of the film. 
    Show notesSince recording, the person who caused the alert has been sacked. Listen to the episode to find out why that is particulalry interesting.WarGames is still as good as you remember. Sure it's a bit wonky in the odd scene but it's still wonderful. Dave Tholen mentions the list of Near Eearth Objects which you can check hereAndrew mentions Jon Ronson's Buterfly EffectAndrew also mentions the WarGames: WOPR game for your phone.
    53 min
  • WarGames
    It's an undeniable classic. It allegedly changed the course of Ronald Reagan's policies on computer safety. It's painfully relevant even today and it's the subject of this episode of The Cosmic Shed.
    Ally Sheedy (Jennifer) can't keep her eyes off the "Amazing Looking" John Wood (Dr Falken).
    Steve and Andrew are joined by Ti (from a theatre) to discuss the film before Steve brings us his conversation with Prof Jan Noyes from The University of Bristol's School of Experimental Psychology and Andrew brings us his chat with Dr Dave Tholen from the University of Hawaii's Insitute for Astronomy.
    With a real life (albeit a false alarm) ballistic missile threat in Hawaii, we discuss the impact on society of the real life War Games our politicians play. Dave Tholen PhD is a man who researches real threats to life on earth - Asteroids which may collide with Earth. Prof Jan Noyes researches human interactions with technology and her CV includes NASA and GCHQ.
    Dave Tholen keeps us safe from Asteroids. Jan Noyes keeps us safe from system error...
    We discuss the Hawaian missiles alert including what some people did when they thought they had 30 minutes left, we hear why Steve is thinking of joining a survivalist cult and no, it's not because he heard (as you will) about Andrew running naked down a street...
    Ronald Reagan caught an early showing of WarGames but missed the whole point of the film. 
    Show notesSince recording, the person who caused the alert has been sacked. Listen to the episode to find out why that is particulalry interesting.WarGames is still as good as you remember. Sure it's a bit wonky in the odd scene but it's still wonderful. Dave Tholen mentions the list of Near Eearth Objects which you can check hereAndrew mentions Jon Ronson's Buterfly EffectAndrew also mentions the WarGames: WOPR game for your phone.
    53 min

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