Fashionably late
Summary
Host Marnie Chesterton and guests Katie Silva and Tristan Ahton explore overdue phenomena, from a 150-year-late library book to a Mars meteorite found in a drawer and California’s impending megaquake. They discuss GitHub’s Arctic Code Vault for preserving digital history and Australia’s efforts to vaccinate fairy penguins against bird flu. The episode also covers eclipse viewing etiquette, the science of measuring smell, and the genetic reasons some people find coriander soapy.
Topics discussed
Intro: Solar eclipse recording and show theme
150-year overdue book and Martian meteorite in a drawer
California's overdue mega-quake and fault lines
GitHub Code Vault: Preserving digital history in Svalbard
Vaccinating fairy penguins against bird flu in Australia
Eclipse safety rules and listener postcards
Measuring smell intensity and psychophysics
The decline of reading and its impact on the brain
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