A Talk with Doc Armstrong – Part 1 Its one of our favorite times of the year when Dr. Armstrong joins us to talk SPACE! And in particular? Starlink! 30,000 satellites providing internet around the world sounds great, but how does that affect astronomy? https://www.starlink.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink https://heavens-above.com https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/satellites/spacex-confident-about-its-starlink-constellation-for-satellite-internet-others-not-so-much
Star Stuff with Dr. Armstrong! (8/22/20 Part 2)
A Talk with Doc Armstrong – Part 2 Meteors zoom by us all the time! But many? And how close do they get? https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a33644295/asteroid-earth-closest-recorded-flyby/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/meteors-and-meteorites/overview/?page=0&per_page=40&order=id+asc&search=&condition_1=meteor_shower%3Abody_type https://astronomy.com/news/2018/07/tracking-asteroids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-STARRS https://fallingstar.com/home.php Side note: If you want a piece of space-rock, you might want to check out Big Kahuna Meteorites on eBay! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/oumuamua/in-depth/
Tik Tok and you don’t stop… (8/8/20 Part 1)
President Trump signed an executive order concerning TikTok and its owner ByteDance, plus Wechat and parent company Tencent. But on top of that? Their subsidiaries and companies they have a business interest in might be affected too! TikTok and slippery slopes Join Jonathan, LD, Sam and special guest Danno! https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-wechat/ For more reading: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/trump-plans-tiktok-wechat-ban-declares-apps-national-emergency/ https://www.pcgamer.com/every-game-company-that-tencent-has-invested-in/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/7/21358252/tencent-wechat-ban-trump-executive-order-consequences https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/beware-of-find-my-phone-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-nsa-tells-mobile-users/ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/centre-bans-59-mobile-apps-including-tik-tok-uc-browser-others/articleshow/76694828.cms#:~:text=India%20Business%20News%3A%20The%20government%20of%20India%20on,apps%20terming%20them%20to%20be%20prejudicial%20to%20the https://www.zdnet.com/article/pentagon-bans-military-from-using-devices-with-gps/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-mostly-and-love-my-threat-model/
Deplatforming! What is it? (8/8/20 Part 2)
“You can’t be here anymore! Nyah!” Deplatforming! What is deplatforming? What is going on? Who is doing it? Join Jonathan, LD, Sam and special guest Danno as we talk about this pretty hot topic!
Fake News, Fake Snooze… (2/15/20 Part 2)
Fake news. Fake News! Or is it? Whether we like it or not, its now a part of our cultural landscape, just like annoying reality TV shows and pop songs that get stuck in your head. “No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.” ~H.L. Mencken Newsguard, one of our favorite plugins, is getting a subscription. It might be worth checking out. And some fun links to help examine your thinking: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ https://yourbias.is/ The podcast and the Wednesday replay is brought to you by Audible! Get a free audiobook and 30-day trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/MauiOnline !
Betelguse! No, not Tim Burton’s movie… (2/8/20 Part 1)
Today’s show we’ve got our favorite local astronomer, Dr. JD! And what are we talking about? Astronomy 2020 with Dr. Armstrong! – Part 1 Links we mention: Betelguse! Betelguse! Betelguse! There’s also a story about Dark Matter! Spitzer! Not as famous as Hubble, but still quite awesome! What is the Precession of Mercury?
More Betelgeuse! And DKIST! (2/7/20 Part 2)
More goodness with Dr. JD Armstrong, our tame local astronomer! Astronomy 2020 with Dr. Armstrong! – Part 2 Have a look at these links, too! DKIST, aka the Daniel K. Inoye Solar Telescope is in the news! Betelgeuse got a little dimmer. Is it moody? You know, there’s an actual Astronomical Glossary?
Are you ready for the Transit of Mercury? (11/9/19 Part 1)
Mercury will be passing between the Sun and the Earth! Are you ready for this? We talk with our astronomical guests Dr. Armstrong, Dr. She, and Tag! Transit of Mercury! https://www.space.com/32819-mercury-transit-how-to-watch-safely-equipment.html https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-blogs/imaging-foundations-richard-wright/how-safely-photograph-sun/
UH Maui Astronomy event this Thursday, November 14! (11/9/19 Part 2)
UH Maui is having a little astronomy event on-campus in Kahului! Join Dr. Armstrong, Dr. She, and Tag from the Kihei Charter School Astronomy Club for this fun time! UH Maui Astronomy! Join us Thursday, November 14th 2019, 6pm til 9pm! For more information email: tagharding@gmail.com jd@ifa.hawaii.edu
Its solar talk with SUN KING SOLAR! (10/19/19 Part 1)
Paul, President and CEO of Sun King Inc, here on Maui is joining us today to talk about solar power! Its a great and growing place in the economy both here and world-wide. Hawai’i is great for solar, and we are very excited about it! All Things Solar – Part 1 Solar water heating, solar electric, solar air condition, and more! Sun King Hawai’i is online! https://www.sunkinghawaii.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SunKingInc/ https://www.yelp.com/biz/sun-king-kahului Unhappy with the tax credits going away? https://www.seia.org/defend-solar-itc Green energy! Its big business without oil’s BIGGER subsidies! https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/us-green-economys-growth-dwarfs-the-fossil-fuel-industrys/