# Chris Zabriskie

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Short: A Cosmology Of Monsters and Universal Harvester

A short episode about the horror in 2 different versions of small-town America: A Cosmology Of Monsters by Shaun Hamill, and Universal Harvester by John Darnielle. Also mentioned in the podcast are Monsterhearts and its Small Towns supplement. Music in this podcast is by Chris Zabriskie used under …

Why Starship Could Transform Astronomy

SpaceX's Starship rocket is nearing first orbital tests. This Super Heavy launch vehicle promises to lift enormous masses into space, and do so at far cheaper costs than the competitors. What could these capabilities do for astronomy though? Join us today as we explore the potential transformative …

Will We Run Out Of Lithium?

Lithium demand has been increasing for years thanks to the lithium ion battery. Now, that demand looks set to explode as many nations set new targets for reducing their carbon emissions. Given this, we might well wonder - could we actually run out of the stuff? Join us today as we explore projectio…

Relationships between scientific ideas in a text | Reading | Khan Academy

Keep going! Check out the next lesson and practice what you’re learning:https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/cc-2nd-reading-vocab/xfb4fc0bf01437792:cc-2nd-the-moon/xfb4fc0bf01437792:close-reading-informational-text/v/interpreting-text-features-readingUploaded 27-03-20David illustrates how ideas connect …

The Wow! Signal After 45 Years

The Wow! Signal was a radio signal detected in 1977 that remains the most compelling candidate for an alien radio transmission ever received. 45 years later, and after dozens of failed hours spent trying to catch it again, can we conclude the Wow signal was bogus? Join us today as we discuss a new …

The “Crisis in Cosmology” EXPLAINED

In the last few years, astronomers have witnessed a growing problem emerge. As measurement precision has increased, the hope was that this problem would abate, but instead it has only exacerbated. Welcome to "The Crisis in Cosmology". But what exactly is the fuss all about, and how much should be b…

The Fate of Our Sun

For billions of years the Sun has been the perpetual, life-giving star in our sky. It's a force of immense power, yet one we take for granted in our every day lives. But like all things, it too must eventually end. Today, we chronicle the future of our home star, its various phases, why this all ha…

Steve Ditko's Super Bleak Dracula Story

Steve Ditko co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, and gave us the Creeper, the Question and Mr. A. But his strangest, darkest story might be one almost nobody remembers. "The Dimensional Man," from Tomb of Dracula magazine #2 (1979), is a Halloween horror story where Dracula is barely in his ow…

Why Don't We Live Around a Red Dwarf?

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant.org: https://brilliant.org/CoolWorldsNew research! Join us today as we discuss a new research paper just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences from our team - The Red Sky Paradox.→ Support our research program: https://www.coolworldslab.com/su…