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The State of The Universe

Mar 28, 2019

Brendan sits down with Dr. Peter Barlow to discuss how the seasonal flu vaccine is made. Dr. Peter Barlow is an Associate Professor of Immunology and Infection, and Director of Research of the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, UK. Peter previously worked within the Influenza...


Mar 26, 2019

In this episode, Brendan is interviewed on the Kev Baker Show. He discusses Mars, Europa, finding life inside our solar system, SETI, and the possibility of traveling to exoplanets.

The Kev Baker Show is a very popular radio show/podcast. Kev has nearly 100,000 subscribers on his Youtube Channel found at 


Mar 22, 2019

In this week's episode Brendan sits down with volcano expert Dr. Michael Poland to discuss a simple question - is Yellowstone due for an eruption? Mike is a research geophysicist with the Cascades Volcano Observatory and the current Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. Mike has taken part...


Mar 18, 2019

This week, Brendan sits down with Bernie Taylor. They discuss biological time, how the moon could play a crucial role in developing intelligent life, and what implications this could have on our ideas of potentially habitable exoplanets. Bernie Taylor is an independent naturalist, thought leader and author whose...


Mar 15, 2019

In this clip Brendan is joined by Dr. Duncan Lorimer. They discuss how Duncan discovered the first fast radio burst (FRB) and what could be causing them. Duncan Lorimer is a Professor of Physics at West Virginia University and is interested in compact objects (black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs) which...