EPISODE · Mar 23, 2023 · 3 MIN
Potatoes Could Help Astronauts Build “Cosmic Concrete” On Mars, Or Even Here On Earth
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
A team at the University of Manchester has developed a kind of “cosmic concrete” for building structures on Mars - and the key ingredient comes from potatoes. Plus: today in 1991, the Wall Street Journal reported on an unusual training session for the Seattle Police Department. Scientists develop a ‘cosmic concrete’ that is twice as strong as regular concrete (University of Manchester) Seattle Police Head Back to Class For a Course in Chair-Sitting 101 (Wall Street Journal) Help us build new episodes of the show as a backer on Patreon
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A team at the University of Manchester has developed a kind of “cosmic concrete” for building structures on Mars - and the key ingredient comes from potatoes. Plus: today in 1991, the Wall Street Journal reported on an unusual training session for the Seattle Police Department. Scientists develop a ‘cosmic concrete’ that is twice as strong as regular concrete (University of Manchester) Seattle Police Head Back to Class For a Course in Chair-Sitting 101 (Wall Street Journal) Help us build new episodes of the show as a backer on Patreon
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