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A STEM Podcast focused on the influence of technology on society, by University of Birmingham students. Brought to you by Burn FM Podcasting.

11/07/2022

NASA just released the very first image from the mighty James Webb Space Telescope. Our deepest ever look into the night sky in the infrared spectrum. 🥹

You are looking at a spec of the night sky the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length. Galaxies so distant and faint are seen that their light actually bends around the gravitational pull of other larger, closer galaxies. Truly magnificent.

Four additional images will be available tomorrow afternoon during a special online event. Watch it live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmMRMIE3MGw

13/06/2022

Our very own Jack Griffiths and Dimitar Ferdinandov are attending the Burn FM Awards 2022 tonight! We are beyond grateful to be nominated for best podcast.

Best of luck to all other nominees! 💜

19/05/2022

New Episode Out! 🥳

In recent years, humanity has pledged to take action on climate change. Dozens of countries made remarkable commitments at COP26 to tackle the crisis through improvements to climate plans, transitioning away from fossil fuels and shifting to clean electricity. Following the conference, the European Commission has classified natural gas and nuclear energy as sustainable, bringing controversy. In the UK, the government's Sizewell C power plant investment further fuelled disagreement.

Although being the safest zero-emission energy source, nuclear power has been bearing a bad name for years, following the Fukushima and Chornobyl power plant disasters. In this episode of the 2 am STEM Podcast we discuss the future of nuclear energy is, and how it compares to renewables.

Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/41ndJbVlt75EDjLZiieSdR?si=40751eac4cb54fba

Listen on Anchor:
https://anchor.fm/burn-fm3/episodes/2am-STEM---Episode-4-Nuclear-Energy-In-The-Renewables-Era-e1ip38r

12/05/2022

Astronomers just revealed the second image of a black hole. You are looking at Sagitarius A* - the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy.

The image was taken with the Event Horizon Telescope - a global network of radio telescopes that together are powerful enough to get a sight of the invisible.

Black holes are believed to play a crucial role in the behaviour and structure of galaxies. These observations will help scientists study the heart of the Milky Way further.

Learn more: https://eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy

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