Episode 46: Burning Twice as Bright with Alasdair Stuart

Posted May 11, 2014 by bn

Okay.

This is what a Hertzprung-Russel diagram looks like in real life. Look at all those peas on that placemat. wouldn’t it be great if this podcast wasn’t pure audio? OH WELL!

I’m pretty happy because Alasdair Stuart (from Pseudopod) has returned to the show, and we get to tell him about STARS!

We talk about the different kinds of stars, and what happens on the insides and different kinds of fusion, and the lifecycle of stars and just ALL SORTS OF FASCINATING JAZZ.

Physicists: Vicky Scowcroft, James Silvester

Intro Music: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists 

Exit Music: John Vanderslice 

Transcript: Ep_46_Burning_Twice_As_Bright

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