Tag: South Africa

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  November 7, 2023Conferences, Conservation, Development, Education, Observatories, Outreach, People, Space Science, Uncategorized

  Episode 67: A Stroll to the Edge of The Universe

  In this “unplugged” episode, we hear from our own! New host Tshiamiso Makwela tells us about her research and we introduce you to our new podcast manager, Francois Campher. Tshiamiso (Tshia) discusses her work in the field of Astronomy Education Research. She asks us "how big is big" and "how far is far"? Tshia explains why these concepts so difficult, yet so important, to comprehend.

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  October 19, 2023Black Holes, Fast Radio Bursts, MeerKAT, Observatories, Pulsars, Radio Astronomy, SKA, Space Science, Stars, Telescopes, Uncategorized

  Episode 66: Meertime Mysteries – Pulsars and Prizes

  In this new exciting episode Professor Matthew Bailes returns to discuss his recent work on Pulsars as well as his thoughts and feelings on winning the 2023 Shaw Prize for the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts.

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  September 7, 2023All episodes, Citizen Science, Data Science, Galaxies, MeerKAT, Observatories, Radio Astronomy, SKA, Space Science, Transients

  Episode 64: Bursts from Space

  In this episode, Tshiamiso and Dan have a discussion with Alexander Andersson from Oxford University about Zooniverse, citizen science projects and how citizens can contribute to the work that Astronomers do.