Bang! Goes the Universe

Alan Friedman is an award winning amateur solar photographer whose work and techniques have been the subject of lectures, articles and interviews.  He has appeared on NBC's Today Show and offered a TEDx Talk on solar photography.  The impending solar eclipse convinced me that this would be an ideal time to talk with Alan about solar astronomy and photography. We had an in-depth, informative and lively discussion on the subject. The interview will also appear on my YouTube page later this week. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the chat.Alan's website:https://avertedimagination.squarespace.com/Support the show

A quick review of some of the names and events we discussed in season 1 and a short preview of what's coming up in season 2 of the show. It's been a hoot so far! Hope you've enjoyed it. Season 2 is coming soon!Don't forget to check out my website for details on upcoming events or scroll through the Bang! blog page for more information on the people and developments we discussed in season 1.https://www.ronvoller.com/Support the show

Daniel Lewis is the Dibner Senior Curator for the History of Science and Technology at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, California. A native of Hawaii, he's an environmental historian and author whose latest book, Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future, is due to be released in March of 2024. The library has connections with Caltech and University of Southern California and houses some of the world's foremost collections of manuscripts and other ephemera, including a large collection dedicated to science and astronomy in particular. In this 45-minute interview Dan and I discuss the library, the nature of research and some of the key aspects of research writing, in general. Support the show

One of the most brilliant men of science in the ancient world, Eratosthenes was best known as a scholar and librarian in his day, But he made his greatest contribution to science in the realms of geometry and astronomy fueled by his curiosity, ingenuity and reason. From his home in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, he used a chance reading from a book at the library of Alexandria to devise a method of determining the shape and size of the earth. Not stopping there, he later determined the size and distance to the moon with fair accuracy and even attempted the same of the sun.For more information on each episode visit my website:https://www.ronvoller.com/Support the show