The 2022 May 4th Spectacular

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May 4th, 2022

1 hr 29 mins 25 secs

Season 3

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chewbacca chlorophyll mitochondria midichlorian the force death star blaster lightsaber jabba the hutt sand people tusken raider wookie anatomy biology engineering sith jedi star wars scifi science scicomm

About this Episode

It’s Star Wars Day and we’ve gathered a plucky team to talk about the science of this beloved saga. We have four great pieces of Star Wars scicomm covering lightsabers and blasters, languages, midichlorians, and Wookie anatomy, plus so much more. Don’t forget to checkout scinight.com for links to learn more about the topics we cover in this episode.

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James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Our Guest
Dr. Bill Sullivan is a professor of pharmacology and microbiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, where he studies infectious disease and genetics. An award-winning researcher, teacher, and science communicator, Sullivan has been featured in a wide variety of outlets, including CNN, Fox & Friends, National Geographic, Scientific American, COSMOS magazine, Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku, The Naked Scientists, and The Scientist.

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Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

Star Wars, and all character names, sounds, and clips are property of the Walt Disney Compay and Lucasfilm Ltd.

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family