The 365 Days Of Astronomy, The Daily Podcast Of The International Year Of Astronomy 2009

Hosted by Steve Nerlich. Episode 1a: The Relativity Vault We’re all going to die. But let’s say you’re going to die from some incurable disease – or even just from ageing – and you’ve got some time to plan ahead. One option is to assume that future science could save you. A common strategy to access this option is to get yourself frozen – or even just get your head frozen –until medical science can find a cure for whatever ails you.   Episode 1b: The welcome note One solution to Fermi’s paradox – about why there’s a universe of potentially habitable worlds out there, but no-one’s talking - is that we are the first, or at least one of the first technology-exploiting species. After all, it’s unlikely much could have happened when the early Universe full of hydrogen, helium and a few trace elements – you need stellar nucleosynthesis to build more complex elements and supernovae to spread those elements out.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production cos