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Blue Dot 39: Vikram Ravi And High Energy Astrophysics

By Dave Schlom
Published December 29, 2016 at 10:30 AM PST
blog.csiro.au
Vikram Ravi

On this edition of Blue Dot, we talk to one of the brightest young stars in astronomy and astrophysics – Vikram Ravi. He’s a Millikan Fellow at the California Institute of Technology and he’s investigating some of the most mysterious and awesome forces in the Universe, enigmatic fast radio bursts emanating from beyond our Milky Way.

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Dave Schlom
Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.
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