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Author Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us to 2312

Air Date: 05/28/2012
Run Time: 39:15

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Guests:

• Kim Stanley Robinson, Science Fiction Author,

Topics: interview, future technology, fun

In his new novel, 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson share his vision of a brave new solar system that is chock full of humanity.  He tells us about it in a special, extended podcast conversation. Emily Lakdawalla enjoys the new guest blogger contributions at planetary.org.  Bill Nye is back to share congratulations for SpaceX, with its Dragon capsule now a full-fledged transportation system.  And Bruce Betts will tell us about the sky wonders still in store over the next couple of weeks.

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• Read an excerpt from 2312
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• Saturn set to the Moonlight Sonata
• SpaceX Dragon

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This week's question:
What is the name of the simple scale commonly used to rate the appearance and brightness of the moon during total lunar eclipses?

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Send an email no later than Monday, June 4, at 2 pm Pacific time to planetaryradio@planetary.org containing:

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Last week's question:
Who performed the first known observation of a Venus transit, and in what year?

Answer:
Coming soon in next week's show!

Question from the week before:
What is the current approximate value of the Hubble Constant?

Answer:
72 kilometers per second per megaparsec is a pretty good approximation.