Ri Science Podcast
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThought provoking lectures from the world's sharpest minds. Science talks from the Royal Institution every month.
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Mars Exploration: Curiosity and Beyond with Anita Sengupta
October 03, 2016 09:11 - 52 minutes - 98.7 MBAerospace engineer Anita Sengupta takes us through the extraordinary engineering feat of landing NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars, going from 13,000 mph to 0 mph in 7 minutes, and discusses the current and future exploration of our nearest neighbour. In August of 2012 NASA landed the largest and most capable robotic geologist in history, on the surface of Mars. The Curiosity Rover is on a journey to determine past and present habitability of the Red Planet. Anita Sengupta is one of the lead NA...
Mars Exploration: Curiosity and Beyond with Anita Sengupta - Ri Science Podcast #2
October 03, 2016 09:11 - 52 minutes - 98.7 MBAerospace engineer Anita Sengupta takes us through the extraordinary engineering feat of landing NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars, going from 13,000 mph to 0 mph in 7 minutes, and discusses the current and future exploration of our nearest neighbour. In August of 2012 NASA landed the largest and most capable robotic geologist in history, on the surface of Mars. The Curiosity Rover is on a journey to determine past and present habitability of the Red Planet. Anita Sengupta is one of the lead NA...
The Aliens are Coming! with Ben Miller - Ri Science Podcast #1
September 19, 2016 08:54 - 50 minutes - 93.7 MBWriter Ben Miller leads Jim Al-Khalili through our search for alien life in the Universe in the first of our new podcast series bringing you thought provoking lectures and discussions from the world's sharpest minds. For millennia, we have looked up at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the Universe. In the last few years, scientists have made huge strides towards answering that question. Comedian and bestselling science writer Ben Miller is in conversation with Jim Al-Khalili, t...
The Aliens are Coming! - with Ben Miller and Jim Al-Khalili
September 19, 2016 08:54 - 50 minutes - 93.7 MBWriter Ben Miller leads Jim Al-Khalili through our search for alien life in the Universe in the first of our new podcast series bringing you thought provoking lectures and discussions from the world's sharpest minds. For millennia, we have looked up at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the Universe. In the last few years, scientists have made huge strides towards answering that question. Comedian and bestselling science writer Ben Miller is in conversation with Jim Al-Khalili, t...