Astronomy 141, Life in the Universe, is a one-quarter introduction to
Astrobiology for non-science majors taught at The Ohio State University.
This podcast presents audio recordings of Professor Richard Pogge's
lectures from his Autumn Quarter 2009 class. All of the lectures were
recorded live in 1005 Smith Laboratory on the OSU Main Campus in Columbus,
Ohio.
47 - Welcome to Astronomy 141
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Astronomy 141, Life in the Universe, is a one-quarter introduction to
Astrobiology for non-science majors taught at The Ohio State University.
This podcast presents audio recordings of Professor Richard Pogge's
lectures from his Autumn Quarter 2009 class. All of the lectures were
recorded live in 1005 Smith Laboratory on the OSU Main Campus in Columbus,
Ohio.
Episodes
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Welcome to Astronomy 141
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Wed, 23 Sep 2009
46-
Lecture 1: Introduction
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Wed, 23 Sep 2009
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Lecture 2: Astronomical Numbers
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009
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Lecture 3: Imagining Other Worlds
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Fri, 25 Sep 2009
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Lecture 4: The Copernican Revolution
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Mon, 28 Sep 2009
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Lecture 5: The Chemical Revolution and the Nature of Matter
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Tue, 29 Sep 2009
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Lecture 6: The Geological Revolution - Deep Time and the Age of the Earth
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Wed, 30 Sep 2009
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Lecture 7: The Biological Revolution - What is Life?
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Thu, 01 Oct 2009
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Lecture 8: The Cosmological Revolution - The Depths of Space and Time
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Fri, 02 Oct 2009
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Lecture 9: Inside the Earth
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Mon, 05 Oct 2009
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Lecture 10: The Earth's Atmosphere Erratum
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Tue, 06 Oct 2009
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Lecture 11: The History of the Earth
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Wed, 07 Oct 2009
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Lecture 12: Climate Regulation and Climate Change
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Thu, 08 Oct 2009
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Lecture 13: What is Life?
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Mon, 12 Oct 2009
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Lecture 14: Cells
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Tue, 13 Oct 2009
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Lecture 15: The Chemistry of Life
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Wed, 14 Oct 2009
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Lecture 16: DNA and Heredity
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Thu, 15 Oct 2009
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Lecture 17: Life on the Edge
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Fri, 16 Oct 2009
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Lecture 18: The First Living Things on Earth
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Mon, 19 Oct 2009
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Lecture 19: The Origin of Life on Earth
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009
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Lecture 20: The History of Life on Earth
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Wed, 21 Oct 2009
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Lecture 21: Impacts and Extinction
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009
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Lecture 22: The Family of the Sun
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Mon, 26 Oct 2009
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Lecture 23: Terrestrial Worlds in Comparison
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Tue, 27 Oct 2009
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Lecture 24: The Jovian Planets
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009
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Lecture 25: The Requirements for Life in the Solar System
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009
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Lecture 26: The Deserts of Mars
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009
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Lecture 27: Is There Life on Mars?
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009
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Lecture 28: The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009
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Lecture 29: The Children of Saturn
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009
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Lecture 30: Goldilocks and the Three Planets
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009
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Lecture 31: The Properties of Stars
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009
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Lecture 32: The Lives of Stars
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009
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Lecture 33: The Deaths of Stars
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009
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Lecture 34: Habitable Zones around Stars
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009
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Lecture 35: The Solar Neighborhood
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009
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Lecture 36: Exoplanets - Planets Around Other Stars
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009
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Lecture 37: Strange New Worlds
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009
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Lecture 38: The Pale Blue Dot - Seeking Other Earths
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009
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Lecture 39: The Drake Equation
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009
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Lecture 40: SETI - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009
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Lecture 41: Interstellar Travel and Colonization
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009
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Lecture 42: The Fermi Paradox
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Mon, 30 Nov 2009
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Lecture 43: Extraterrestrial Life
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Tue, 01 Dec 2009
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Lecture 44: The Future of Life in the Solar System