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Podcast: Heard Tell
Episode: NASA's IRL 'Armageddon' Mission, "Men Think About Rome" Meme, & more w/scientist Dr Michael Siegel
Description: On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our scientist friend and spacecraft flier Dr. Michael Siegel returns to talk about the return of NASA's real life "Armageddon" mission that returned samples from an asteroid back to Earth, and yes, we use lots of references and jokes from the movie to explain science, space, and physics of some really cool space tech. Plus, as an academic, we ask Michael about the ongoing "men thinking about Rome" meme to his hilarious and surprising reaction before getting the real history and reasons why the Roman Empire still captures attention and imaginations.Al...