Associate Professor Jan Elridge is an astrophysicist at the University Of Auckland her main research is on the life and death of stars.
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*DISCLAIMER* Apologies for Jan's audio, not much I could do about it as it wasn't the greatest on her end.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Studying Astrophysics And Still Barely Knowing Anything About It
01:11 - Studying The Stars/Gravitational Waves
03:27 - One Thing Causing An Entire Programme Model To Be Off
04:30 - Supernovae/Black Hole Dimensions
06:00 - How BPASS Programme Works
08:06 - How Long It Takes To Make A Model
10:45 - Films Portrayals Of Space/Black Holes
13:32 - Jan Is A Fan Of Sci-Fi/Dr WHO/Astronomer Debates
16:25 - Structures Of Stars
19:25 - The Sun
20:04 - What Would Happen If The Sun Disappeared
21:30 - How To Survive On Earth If The Sun Disappeared
22:51 - Gamma Ray Bursts/How They Were Discovered
27:48 - The Area A Gamma Ray Explosion Would Cover
31:10 - Shooting Stars Aren’t Shooting Stars/History
33:26 - Why Shooting Stars Haven’t Been Corrected To Be Shooting Meteorites
35:13 - Astronomy Leads To Philosophical & Ethical Questions
37:04 - Where Do We Come From
38:03 - The Flaws In Elon Musk’s MARS Mission
41:34 - Space Is Hostile/It Would Be Better To Go To The Moon First
42:50 - Films That Are Accurate In Dictating MARS
44:30 - The Chance Of Satellites Being Destroyed From A Chain Reaction
46:37 - Bringing Space Junk Down To Earth To Burn Up In The Atmosphere
48:38 - Beaming Light From Space Satellites To Earth/Why We Use Cables
50:54 - A Difference Between Theorists And Observers
53:44 - Professional Amateur Astronomers/Theorists& Observers Collaborating
57:10 - How To Rebuttal A Flat Earth Theorist
59:43 - Where To Follow Jan Elridge
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