The Lab With Brad

The Lab With Brad


Latest Episodes

Ep 370: Neutron stars and little green men
March 02, 2023

Neutron stars and little green men - Join us as we talk about how neutron stars managed to masquerade as a signal from aliens. Here are a few videos on pulsars and neutron stars. - Pulsars and Neutron

Ep 369: From little to smaller to slightly larger
February 16, 2023

From little to smaller to slightly larger - Join us for a look at red dwarves, brown dwarves, white dwarves, and carbon stars. - Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. - Take 119 of Episode One:

Ep 368: On sunshine and the oldest stars
February 09, 2023

On sunshine and the oldest stars - We spend some time figuring out what powers our sun, and give a respectful nod towards the oldest stars in the universe. - Check out our latest attempt at Episode On

Ep 367: We got the universe wrong
February 02, 2023

We got the universe wrong - At the beginning of the 20th century, the universe was 100,000 lightyears across, and static. How we found out that was wrong. Heres an article about v1, and how it made t

Ep 366: Hidden in the light
January 26, 2023

Hidden in the light - Today, Newton shows us why planets move as they do, and we find out how we know what stars are made of. Here are a couple of sites on spectroscopy, and its history. - The history

Ep 365: Better glass, lenses, mirrors, and a star to sail by
January 19, 2023

Better glass, lenses, mirrors, and a star to sail by - The debate over the Earth or Sun in the middle continues, and we take a look at navigating by the stars. Heres an article on navigating by the s

Ep 364: To learn the sky
January 12, 2023

To learn the sky - From prehistory to Babylon to the ancient Greeks, humanity begins to learn what our sky is up to, pardon the pun. - Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. - Take 116 of Episod

Ep 363: On hearing, listening, and Ralph the robot hand
December 15, 2022

On hearing, listening, and Ralph the robot hand - For our last episode of 2022, we take a look at communication between the deaf community and the rest of us. Heres a video on the history and use of

Ep362: Voices, bits, Braille and bellows
December 08, 2022

Voices, bits, Braille and bellows - Close your eyes and use your computer. We take a look at technology used to allow the blind to use computers and the internet. - Check out our latest attempt at Epi

Ep 361: For better and worse, the internet is born
December 01, 2022

For better and worse, the internet is born - After all the effort to communicate by wire and wireless, computers got in on the action. Lets examine the beginnings of the internet. - Check out our lat