Science for Americans
With life supporting metals, Sam, Ryan and Matthew lament more sad NASA news, discuss new breakthroughs in DNA robotics and hypernucleus discoveries, variable ice melting, exo-planets, Drake's equation and more!
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This week, Sam Ebertz and Ryan Rampersad have specual guest, Matthew Petschl, the pyro-technician extraordinaire and discuss continued NASA news, DNA robots, Fermilab sigma-results, the mysterious hypernucleus, ice melt, a fantastic discussion on exo-planet discoveries leading to verifiable inputs for Drake's equation and more!
Hosts
Sam Ebertz & Ryan RampersadGuests
Matthew PetschlLinks
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