Episode 89: Strange New Melts

Published: Feb. 11, 2020, 4:34 p.m.

b"Guest: Kara Brugman \\n\\nUnless we invent warp drive pronto, our generation will never set foot on an exoplanet, much less sample its constituents. So, instead of trying to leap across the chasm of space herself, experimental petrologist Kara Brugman is bringing exoplanets down to Earth. In her lab at Arizona State University, she creates the diverse kinds of magmas and lavas that could be building exoplanetary surfaces many lightyears away. She walks us through what she's learned from her experiments so far and also tells us about the Star Trek: Picard premiere event that she co-hosted at ASU.\\n\\nFollow us on Twitter!\\nMike: @Miquai\\nKara: @karabrug"