The Cosmic Microwave Background with Sasha Rahlin

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a 10-meter diameter telescope located in Antarctica that is taking pictures of our Universe. Sasha Rahlin is an observational cosmologist and part of the team at Fermilab collecting and analyzing data from SPT. On this episode, Nate visits Fermilab to talk with Sasha about what they're photographing down at the South Pole. Learn more about SPT and the Cosmic Microwave Background : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBJmY3bJdQ8 Music on this episode was written by Breakmaster Cyclinder and https://SoundsLikeAnEarful.com. Our theme song was written by Jeff, Dan and Theresa Brooks. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://freesound.org.

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Created by Nate when he was 5 years-old, The Show About Science is an awesome adventure into the wondrous world of scientific research and discovery! Over the last 9 years, Nate has filled each episode with fascinating information from scientists and educators from around the globe. Together, Nate and his guests explore everything from chemistry to climate change, evolution to extraterrestrials, and human brains to bat biology. If you’re curious about science, then this is the show for you!