223: Andrew Fernandez on Traveling To The Stars, Making Bricks Out Of Mars and Making a Game Out Of Brains

The Science Jerks: Real Science, Real Comedians, Real Funny

Comedy writer Andrew Fernandez (@frankwarden) joins us and we talk about how long it would take to get to the nearest stars, how the first settlers might make bricks on Mars, and a new game that helps researchers trace neurons in the human brains. WE COULD GET TO ANOTHER STAR IN A LIFETIME or 69 IS THE BEST NUMBER FOR A SECOND REASON or *69 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2128443-quickest-we-could-visit-another-star-is-69-years-heres-how THE THIRD LITTLE PIGGY ON MARS https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/science/mars-soil-bricks.html?_r=0 LET'S PLAY A GAME FOR SCIENCE http://www.futurity.org/mozak-neuron-game-1413652-2/ The Science Jerks (@thesciencejerks) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio (@daveciaccio) and Robert Chan (@999rpms) and produced by Stephen Perlstein (@perlstein) for the Boardwalk Audio Network (@boardwalkaudio). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks. Email us at [email protected]. Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997?mt=2