Big Ideas Lab
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2024 Mission.org
Latest episodes
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Super intelligence is increasingly being integrated into the physical world of science.
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Tsunami warning systems are either fast or accurate. LLNL is demonstrating that they may someday be both.
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The nearest exoplanet is about 4 light-years away, but from a single speck of light, scientists can peer into their atmospheres - and recreate pieces of these distant worlds here on Earth.
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Rare-earth elements are hidden inside nearly every piece of modern technology.
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The breakthrough wasn’t a new telescope. It was a new way to build one.
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A scientific breakthrough is only the beginning.
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Lawrence Livermore turns an event too fast, too hot, and too dense to touch into knowledge.
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The number of objects in orbit is doubling every two years, and the systems built to keep watch still run on formats designed around 1960s punch cards.
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What happens after a PhD, but before a scientist is fully established?
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Scientists from all 17 national laboratories get three minutes to explain years of complex research.
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Publisher details
- Oldest episode in feed
- 09/2024 · over 2 years
- Typical length
- 20 min
- Format
- Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
- Keywords
- astronomy, astrophsyics, bioengineering, bioscience, defense, department of defense, energy, engineering
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