Tue. 07/12 - Spikes, Blobs, & Bubbles: Explaining the JWST Images
Jul 12, 2022•19 min
Episode description
The JWST images are here! But what are we actually looking at? Plus, could gene editing put an end to cholesterol-related disease? And Cat Power is planning to perform a cover of an entire Bob Dylan concert at the original venue where he performed it.
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Links:
NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet (NASA)
And then there were five: NASA releases the rest of Webb's first images (Ars Technica)
The First Jwst Images Of The Infrared Sky Are Here And They Do *Not* Disappoint (Syfy Wire)
Carpet JWST image meme (Dominick Nero, Twitter)
Make your phone into a personal planetarium. (NY Times)
Edits to a cholesterol gene could stop the biggest killer on earth (MIT Technology Review)
Cat Power will cover a full Bob Dylan concert at original venue (A/V Club)
Where to Score Free Fries for National Fry Day (Mental Floss)
Jackson Bird on Twitter
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