A\J Night (39.5): Rob Thacker on ALMA telescope, the Drake Equation and why we need to take care of our planet

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Emily Slofstra
September 10, 2013
Alternatives Podcast
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“Math is your friend! You should love math!” proclaims Rob Thacker in this intelligent and engaging interview with Daryn Caister. Thacker wrote about ALMA – the planet’s most powerful telescope – and the importance of the night sky for the latest issue of A\J, which is all about Night.  

Thacker grew up having dinnertime conversations with his family about the intricacies of the night sky, and now likes to share his passion for the night-time sky and beyond with the rest of the world. Did you know that only two per cent of Canadian tax revenue is spent on space research? Learn about why that research is so important in this edition of the A\J Podcast.

Learn more at AlternativesJournal.ca, or find an issue on a newsstand near you.

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