Curiosity Daily Podcast: To the Moon Artemis, Oh Snap!, The Skunky Funk of Cannabis

Episode show notes:

We’re going back to the moon, for the first time in 50 years!

NASA

• Artemis-I: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
• Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
• Artemis Program: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
• Around the Moon with NASA’s First Launch of SLS with Orion: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/around-the-moon-with-nasa-s-first-launch-of-sls-with-orion
• NASA Readies Rocket for Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-readies-rocket-for-artemis-i-wet-dress-rehearsal
• The Artemis Plan: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/artemis_plan-20200921.pdf
• Rocket Weight and Thrust: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_reference_guide_2022_web.pdf

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad by Brendan Byrne

• https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087417075/nasas-artemis-1-moon-rocket-reaches-the-launch-pad

NASA's Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon by Ashley Strickland

• https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/world/nasa-artemis-person-of-color-crew-scn/index.html

NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket rolls out to the launch pad today and you can watch it live by Chelsea Gohd

• https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-megarocket-rollout-webcast

Why NASA’s new ‘Mega Moon Rocket’ is so incredible by Adam Mann

• https://www.livescience.com/megamoon-rocket-is-incredible

SpaceX Starship: Stunning Concept Art Reveals NASA’s New Lunar Lander by Mike Brown

• https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starship-nasa-new-concept-art

Inventions we use everyday that were actually created for space exploration by Josie Green

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/08/space-race-inventions-we-use-every-day-were-created-for-space-exploration/39580591/

How Heavy Is A School Bus? (Empty And Full) by Measuring Stuff

• https://measuringstuff.com/how-heavy-is-a-school-bus-empty-and-full/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20an%20empty%20school,the%20weight%20of%20the%20passengers.

Thanos’ snap - is it actually possible? We’re not only exploring if it’ll work but the physics behind snapping your fingers.

New high-speed video reveals the physics of a finger snap by Emily Conover

• https://www.sciencenews.org/article/finger-snap-physics-new-high-speed-video-thanos

The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping by Karen Hopkin

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-surprising-physics-of-finger-snapping/

The ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction by Raghav Acharya, Elio J. Challita, Mark Ilton and M. Saad Bhamla

• https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/doi/10.1098/rsif.2021.0672

How a Single Finger Snap Became a Scientific Game-Changer by Cayla Mihalovich

• https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20220224/finger-snap-a-scientific-achievement

Snapping your fingers is a move worthy of a professional athlete by Elana Spivack

• https://www.popsci.com/science/finger-snapping-physics/

Why does weed smell like… well, weed?

Why does cannabis smell skunky? by John Arnst

• https://www.livescience.com/why-cannabis-smells-like-skunk

Great News, Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Cannabis Smells 'Skunky' by Carly Cassella

• https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-cannabis-smells-skunk-y-and-the-answer-could-hold-health-benefits

Here’s the chemistry behind marijuana’s skunky scent by Ariana Remmel

• https://www.sciencenews.org/article/marijuana-skunk-smell-cannabis-pot-plant-chemistry

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