This is an interview with Charles Radley who represents the Leeward Space Foundation. It is a discussion on the exploitation of space, and in particular in solar power satellites that can be used to help prevent global catastrophe.

Episode 52 – Triangulation

Jul 20th, 2012 28m 48s

This podcast explores the topic of triangulation, that is how to find the distance to a distant point by measuring two angles at points a known difference apart. How the distance to the moon and sun can be measured is described.

Episode 51 – Measuring Ionizing Radiation

Mar 17th, 2012 14m 20s

Image via Wikipedia.It has been awhile since I posted a podcast. We have had a lot of hardware issues with servers, and other concerns has kept me from posting recently. This episode actually was mostly recorded several months ago, with one

Episode 50 – Ionizing Radiation

Jun 26th, 2011 1m 1s

Image via WikipediaThis is the first episode in awhile. I have been working on other aspects of LearningMeasure.com in the last several months. This episode is on ionizing radiation, and is the result of a request from one of you.This episo

Episode 49 – Covariance

Jan 5th, 2011 11m 49s

This is a short podcast where we introduce the concept of covariance, one of the quantities that is part of the law of propagation of uncertainty. I am considering doing another podcast in a series, but that depends on feedback.Also discussed

Episode 48 – Abhilasha Wadhwa

Oct 23rd, 2010 1m 1s

This episode we have an interview with Abhilasha Wadhwa on her masters thesis on the subject of measuring residential carbon footprint. In particular how to use measurements taken by utilities to prioritize where efficiency improvements will ma