Scientists Who Read
The podcast where science meets fiction!
Join Mags and Jen in their discussions of the monthly Scientists Who Read book club books, and conversations about the symbiotic relationship between reading and science.
Scientists Who Read
Project Hail Mary
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Scientists Who Read
Join us as we head to Space! And discuss our April book club book Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. In this episode we chat about our aspirations (or lack thereof) of going to space, attempt to explain time dilation, and of course SPACE MICROBES!
Books Mentioned:
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- Artemis by Andy Weir
References:
- A few videos on time dilation to watch here and here
- Immune cell eating bacteria
- Human neutrophil engulfs MRSA
- Macrophage engulfing foreign cell
- Andy Weir’s fanfiction
- The Martian: Lost Sols
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