Podcast Episodes featuring Carrie Nugent

Episode 172 - Carrie Nugent

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria - August 22, 2017 06:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 923 ratings
Cara sits down with the author of "Asteroid Hunters," Dr. Carrie Nugent (professional asteroid hunter and Staff Scientist at Caltech/IPAC). They discuss recent and historical asteroid impacts and misses, as well as future plans for preventing an asteroid collision with Earth. Follow Carrie: @list...

Avoiding Armageddon With Dr. Carrie Nugent

Nerdette - June 02, 2017 05:01 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
This week is all about looking for pieces of space, whether they’re in orbit or in Antarctic ice. First, asteroid hunter Carrie Nugent talks about chasing down elusive celestial bodies and why she doesn’t like talking about what it’s like to be a woman in science. And then we talk about meteorit...