# Jonathan Webb

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Lab Notes: When astronomers make mistakes

In March 2018, a South African astronomer looking into the distant universe "discovered" a bright red spot in the sky that hadn't been there previously; it felt like an exciting potential discovery. A message was sent to other astronomers, asking them to look at this new dot and study it further. A…

Lab Notes: When astronomers make mistakes

In March 2018, a South African astronomer looking into the distant universe "discovered" a bright red spot in the sky that hadn't been there previously; it felt like an exciting potential discovery. A message was sent to other astronomers, asking them to look at this new dot and study it further. A…

Lab Notes: What's in store for wildlife this summer?

Over the past few years, our environment seems to have experienced multiple extreme events in quick succession. With a summer fuelled by what may be the strongest and wettest El Niño ever, can our wildlife withstand more extremes? Jonathan Webb speaks with Professor Euan Ritchie about what we're cu…

Lab Notes: What's in store for wildlife this summer?

Over the past few years, our environment seems to have experienced multiple extreme events in quick succession. With a summer fuelled by what may be the strongest and wettest El Niño ever, can our wildlife withstand more extremes? Jonathan Webb speaks with Professor Euan Ritchie about what we're cu…

We Can Cut Nuclear Build Costs With AI | Jonathan Webb

The Nuclear Company CEO Jonathan Webb details Prosperity One, a proposed 6.6 GW nuclear campus in Lewis County, Kentucky. He explains how leveraging Westinghouse AP1000 reactors and Palantir's AI ontology could enable non-nuclear construction to begin in 2027 and reach full-bore deployment by 2028.…

The Dinosaur Explosion

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Why are there so many new, weird dinosaurs? Friend of the show Joel Werner goes down the rabbit hole, and finds a surprising answer. He speaks to paleontologists Dr. Steve Brusatte and Dr. Jonathan Tennant. Listen to Joel’s podcast The Sum Of All Parts here: https://ab.co/2YujtzU. Check out the tra…

Lab Notes: Bogong moths bounce back?

Across south-eastern Australia, bogong moths seem to be everywhere. A few years ago, it was a different picture: scientists witnessed a population crash, and habitat threats put the species on the IUCN Red List. Are we seeing a bogong bounce-back?   Jonathan Webb speaks to Dr Kate Umbers about thes…

Lab Notes: Bogong moths bounce back?

Across south-eastern Australia, bogong moths seem to be everywhere. A few years ago, it was a different picture: scientists witnessed a population crash, and habitat threats put the species on the IUCN Red List. Are we seeing a bogong bounce-back?   Jonathan Webb speaks to Dr Kate Umbers about thes…

Lab Notes: Eel sex ball

We don't know a lot about deep-sea eels, so when 2.8 million of them are found in the same place every year, scientists (and science reporters) get excited. Why are they there? Where are they coming from, and why should we care about these creatures from the depths? Jonathan Webb dives into this wo…

Lab Notes: Eel sex ball

We don't know a lot about deep-sea eels, so when 2.8 million of them are found in the same place every year, scientists (and science reporters) get excited. Why are they there? Where are they coming from, and why should we care about these creatures from the depths? Jonathan Webb dives into this wo…