The Universe

Science, the final frontier, with astrophysics, neuroscience, computer science, mathematics and more speculation than on morning television, with fledgling computer scientist host Sam Ebertz and Ryan Rampersad.

Stay High!

Episode #21The Fringe #133

For a little fun, Matthew Petschl, Ian Buck and Ryan Rampersad join forces once again to create a big bang in The Universe, with discussion on storms on Saturn, a cloning registry for horses, book plugs, some comics, a good review of Stargate Universe and a preview Gravity.

Oh, Confidence!

Episode #20

Sam Ebertz and Ryan Rampersad discuss the Google Hangout with the International Space Station, two trolling Senators, satellites and telescopes and so much more.

Reaching For My Marshmallow Mateys

Episode #19The Fringe #49

Sam Ebertz and Ryan Rampersad with guest Matthew Petschl discuss what we're doing in school, Sam's cellular automata, the Chelyabinsk Meteor among others, Solving for X, Golden Spike's odd campaign, and more.

The World Didn’t End

Episode #18The Fringe #26

Sam Ebertz returns just one last time before the new year to review the big news of 2012: shuttles, asteroid mining, guys jumping out of balloons, five sigmas and so much more.

Earth Is Like A Big Nice McMansion

Episode #17

Sam Ebertz, returning for his second in-studio appearance in a row, and Ryan Rampersad share tons of Curiosity news, from gravel and water to a named rock, a little information on a theoretical 4D-clock. another small step for SpaceX, some great videos and photos of bombs under water.

Area of Effect Coffee

Episode #16

14 billion years later, Sam Ebertz and Ryan Rampersad finally do another episode of The Universe with discussion on the late Neil Armstrong, Endeavour's final journey, news on ancient arctic forests, a dark energy telescope and some thoughts with Bill Nye on Creationism in school and more!

Gravitational Slingshotting

Episode #15

On a rare short episode of The Universe, Sam Ebertz and Ryan Rampersad chat about developing and github, some lingering curisosity, some books that are worth looking forward to, a discussion on femto-photography, the meteor shower that was rained out and more!

I Can’t Grow Facial Hair

Episode #14

The Universe returns Sam Ebertz and Ryan Rampersad with news on the Mars Curiosity Rover, a discussion on how Fighting for Space is the right thing to do, sub-phases of Ice, a belated Higgs festival, some fascinating imagery of the sun and so much more!

Recursive Balloons

Episode #13

Ryan Rampersad hosts The Universe along with returning guest Matthew Petschl and special guest Nick Petschl, and discuss new incredibly technical wireless technology, rabbits without oxygen, erasing memories, another NASA video and more!

The Dark Side Of The Sun

Episode #12

Ryan Rampersad is joined by Ian Buck and Matthew Petschl in the spur of the moment and discuss the Japanese Flood, Voyager 1 finally hitting the heliopause, China's first female astronaut, impending sigma-decisions for the Higgs Boson particle, girls and science, and more!