122 Ranting About The Hobbit

Rob and Chris talk about rainbows, comets, and Hollywood. There’s a cool new pulsar in M82 and an awesome new artwork on the web. Links: Rosetta Captures Thrilling Close-Up Image Of Comet “Firing Its Jets” http://t.co/roTLYnX5qG A nanosecond on/in the Sun - one of the best ‘What If’s ever. (The What If book is excellent too BTW) http://t.co/YkfMvzhy2R A Full Circle Rainbow over Australia on APOD http://t.co/LaKfmvxw8g How to prove Hollywood favours men : http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-to-measure-women-film-annenberg Halley’s not coming back : http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/here-comes-halley-keep-your-eyes-peeled-for-a-cosmic-fireworks-display-later-this-month-9775958.html Spectacular pulsar : https://www.llnl.gov/news/aroundthelab/2014/Oct/ATL100914_star.html Talk is Fundraising for Children in Need by walking 1km to school http://t.co/DoGuSFaShp Weneedus.org (and the recession vending machine) [MP3 Link] Episode #122. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Credits: Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).