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Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast

Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast

Released: 2025-10-13
© Jeffrey zurek 2024
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29 Episodes
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29 Episodes
Audio
Listen on Apple Podcasts
Released: 2025-10-13
© Jeffrey zurek 2024
Most Recent Episode
New science modeling Super Massive Black Holes and their accretionary disks

New science modeling Super Massive Black Holes and their accretionary disks

Diving straight into the deep end of the universe: supermassive black holes! An episode with enough gravitational pull that you can’t help but get sucked in. Host Dr. Jeffrey Zurek welcomes Dr. James Chan, a postdoctoral researcher at the American Mus
Time: 44:01
Diving straight into the deep end of the universe: supermassive black holes!
An episode with enough gravitational pull that you can’t help but get sucked in.
Host Dr. Jeffrey Zurek welcomes Dr. James Chan, a postdoctoral researcher at the American Museum of Natural History and City University of New York, to explore the strange physics and luminous surroundings of the darkest objects in the cosmos.
At the center of the conversation is Dr. Chan’s recent paper in The Astrophysical Journal:
“Reverberation Mapping of Lamp-post and Wind Structures in Accretion Thin Disk.”
Together, they discuss how light echoes and flickers around black holes can reveal their inner geometry — from the “lamp-post” models of X-ray emission to the chaotic winds that shape accretion disks. It’s a look into how we can study what can’t be seen, using timing, modeling, and a dash of cosmic detective work.
Paper at the center of the episode: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.15669
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Email: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.com
Patreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths
Episode ID: 1000731662583
GUID: 65032e7c-c1af-4069-bfb7-40beb4f35bef
Release Date: 13/10/2025, 21:30:25

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A whimsical journey through science topics hosted by Dr Jeffrey Zurek, who is a volcanologist and geophysicist. A passion for science communication, teaching, hearing his own voice and terrible science dad jokes is what birthed Whimsical wavelengths! Covering topics across scientific disciplines, sometimes bringing in guests and sometimes spinning a meandering tale of scientific discovery. Join us while we discover and discuss science topics and a little bit of science history; including figuring out why some organic compounds have attitude problems such as A-mean-oh Acids… It’s hard being a science podcast and only being amusing periodically. New episodes every two weeks!

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