Sunset flimflam! Auroras! Eclipse tips! Let’s get to know the center of our solar system, the Sun, as the April 8th eclipse approaches. What is it made of? How big is it? Will it explode soon? Why can’t I stare at it? And why is it wearing sunglasses? Dr. Michael Kirk and almost-Dr. India Jackson are brilliant and charming Heliologists who have both worked with NASA’s heliophysics departments. Get to know them and also the giant hot plasma ball we revolve around. You’ll never (not look at it) the same.
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Watch NASA’s Total Solar Eclipse Live Broadcast on April 8, 2024
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Chickenology Part 2 (HENS & ROOSTERS) with Tove Danovich
Chickenology Part 1 (HENS & ROOSTERS) with Tove Danovich
Smologies #21: SLEEP with Chris Winter
Domicology (ABANDONED BUILDINGS, RECYCLED HOUSES & GHOST TOWNS) with Rex LaMore
Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS) Encore + 2023 Updates with Katherine Hatcher
Smologies #20: FISHES with Chris Thacker
Detroitology (DETROIT) with Aaron Foley
Field Trip: An Airport Full of Neuroscientists
Environmental Toxicology (POISONS + TRAIN DERAILMENT) with Kimberly K. Garrett
Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT) with Tina Lasisi
Scotohylology (DARK MATTER) with Flip Tanedo
Laryngology Part 2 (VOICE BOXES) with Ronda Alexander
Laryngology Part 1 (VOICE BOXES) Ronda Alexander
Aperiology (MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY) Encore with Joseph Saunders
Oneirology Part 2 (DREAMS) with G. William Domhoff
Oneirology Part 1 (DREAMS) with G. William Domhoff
Bonus Episode: Secrets, Advice + Ask-Me-Anything
Smologies #19: EVOLUTION with John McCormack
P-22: The Life & Death of an L.A. Cougar with Miguel Ordeñana & Beth Pratt
Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) with Marshall Shepherd
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