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Science and the City
Joins hosts Ashley and Kalpana as they discuss all thing STEM-related in a very down-to-earth way. Ashley is a mathematician and science communicator, while Kalpana is a space influencer and actor/writer. On top of Kalpana's work in tinseltown, both ladies are making their mark in Hollywood by working with some of the biggest studios. Hence the "city" part of the name. Together, they have a combined 1.9 million followers across social media and are both published authors. Science and the City is fun, casual, and most importantly, lead by women in STEM!
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Episode 27! Hunting Exoplanets, NASA Budget Cuts, Science Luxury
Kalpana breaks down some of the steps for hunting habitable alien worlds, Ashley breaks down the proposed cuts to NASA's budget, and both rant about how the luxury from science has made people disconnect from reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 25! Ramayana, Communication, Antimatter
We discuss the Indian mythology behind the land bridge connecting India and Sri Lanka, looking for worlds that are still alive, science communication, and transporting antimatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 24! NEOs, Doggerland, Materials Engineering
We discuss: 00:00 NEOs 06:38 Doggerland 13:10 Middle East 19:52 Appropriation 23:37 Science Labs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 23! Bio Signature, Alien Worlds, and Fireballs
We discuss detecting bio signatures on alien worlds, how we detect alien worlds, the age of the universe, Project Hail Mary, and the recent fireballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 22! SXSW, Monarch, Mars vs Venus
Our experience at SXSW, Apple's Monarch show and how animals can change colors, and colonizing Mars vs Venus - which is actually the better choice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 21! Project Hail Mary *Spoilers*
Our thoughts on Project Hail Mary, movie vs book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 20! UAP Files, The Internet, More Dumb Conspiracies
UFOs Area 51 Magnetic Field Ozone Shutting Down Internet Women Built the Interne tDoomsday Prepping Losing Gravity for 7 Seconds Vaccines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 19! WB Take-Over, Starlink, Vegan Food
Is the WB takeover a sign of a declining Hollywood?Starlink has surpassed 10,000 satellites.AI - the good and the bad.#justicefororelhaVegan Food Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 18! Academia, Artemis Update, and Weather Control
We talk about academia burnout while handling a career, an Artemis II update and what it means for future missions, and weather control conspiracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 17! New Gravity Theory, Exploding Trees, Chat GPT ads
This potential new gravity explanation is mind-blowing, trees don't really "explode", and Chat GPT will soon run ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 16! Artemis II, Anthropic CEO, AI Robots
Again discussing Artemis II before the postponement, Anthropic's CEO puts out an AI warning essay (ok, dude), and Boston Dynamics humanoid robot in the workplace. #science #womeninstem #ai #sciencenews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 15!
Astronaut Illness, Nuclear Moon, Venezuelan Oil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 14! Special Guest, Sylas Dean!
You may know Sylas from his popular social media pages and/or his podcast, Creeptime the Podcast, where he talks about true crime and horror. He's also a very good friend of ours, so we thought we'd have a fun twist on our original discussions and pick the brain of someone who's passions lie elsewhere. Don't worry, there's still science! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 13!
Artemis Launch, Earth coincidences, Gravitational Lensing, Navigating Space, Space Distances, the East Coast, Pre-Colonial America, Cortez, Working Together as a Species, Book Recs, Y Chromosome Disappearing, Future Human Reproduction #science #podcast #womeninstem #podcastclips #space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 12! Flat Earth model, Russian Space Station, future generation jobs
How I convince a flat earther he was wrong, space events of 2026, Russian Space Station prototype, space elevators, and the fear of job scarcity in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 11!
Savor makes butter from air! People are adverse to change. And religion's role in shaping our view of animals. #science #womeninstem #climatechange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 10!
Artemis II, Stranger Things, bad TV Writing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 9!
00:00 Intro1:05 sound to put our fire8:26 benefits of NASA tech10:19 The Abyss11:31 Ocean Gate11:48 carbon fiber14:58 video games16:19 acting is cathartic21:28 pretty privilege 24:16 Nancy Grace Roman telescope27:28 - JWST name controversy28:31 - chronograph 29:28 - Hubble telescope 31:29 - conspiracy reactions31:33 - science communication qualifications33:16 - drug for dog lifespan38:39 - Star of Bethlehem theory41:33 - moss in space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 8! Pt 2 of Science and the City x Curiosity Theory collab
Part 2 of our collaboration with Curiosity Theory. Watch us answer interesting questions with a yes or no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 7! A special collaboration
In this episode, we are collaborating with Curiosity Theory podcast for a fun and riveting discussion! Part 1 of the collab. The last half is next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 6!
"Mapping" space, book talk, chaos theory, simulation hypothesis, "before" the Big Bang, cracking chaos theory, science vernacular, experts vs communicators, scicomm on social media, quantum mechanics, and the Terrence Howard debacle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 5!
AI Bubble, Waymo, Vaccines, Problematic authors, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 4!
0:00 Vera C Rubin Observatory 3:23 Lise Meitner and fission5:00 Southern Sky9:09 genetic traits15:04 stunts in movies17:31 Jurassic Park 19:45 scifi horror21:50 Arrival23:00 Closed loop Universe25:16 the overuse of multiverse 25:47 Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Simpsons27:18 ChatGPT28:37 the nursing and engineering degree controversy30:40 breaking down complex topics34:40 the future of Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bonus Episode!
We are trashing space mirrors and glorifying Mary Shelley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 3!
The search for life in our solar system's icy moons, Apollo missions, Katherine Johnson, Hinduism, Big Bounce, Dark matter you and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 2
Debunking Kim K (ugh), Hurricanes, Neo Robot, Acting, Psychology and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 1
Discussing all the things! (as we figure out how to do this) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to Science and the City!
Who we are, what this is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Joins hosts Ashley and Kalpana as they discuss all thing STEM-related in a very down-to-earth way. Ashley is a mathematician and science communicator, while Kalpana is a space influencer and actor/writer. On top of Kalpana's work in tinseltown, both ladies are making their mark in Hollywood by working with some of the biggest studios. Hence the "city" part of the name. Together, they have a combined 1.9 million followers across social media and are both published authors. Science and the City is fun, casual, and most importantly, lead by women in STEM!
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Joins hosts Ashley and Kalpana as they discuss all thing STEM-related in a very down-to-earth way. Ashley is a mathematician and science communicator, while Kalpana is a space influencer and actor/writer. On top of Kalpana's work in tinseltown, both ladies are making their mark in Hollywood by...
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