Equinox
Dr. Robert Carter and producer Joseph Darnell explore the world from a Christian perspective. On our quest, we will discuss science, but a little history and philosophy as well.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
54: What is Radiation?
Back this with awesome discussion about beekeeping (what else?!), the most-insanely valuable rare earth elements, and for the main topic: radiation. Picking up where Rob left us wondering about ‘what…
01:10:50 |
Wed 19 May 2021
53: The Periodic Table
This week, Rob tells us all about transparent wood, gets excited about SpaceX rocket landing, Joseph announces Equinox Plus(!), and for the main topic, the guys explore the periodic table. Rob does a…
00:51:25 |
Fri 07 May 2021
52: Black Holes
In this great episode, Dr. Carter explains how black holes really work—a far cry from how they’ve been portrayed in science fiction films that are the basis for everything Joseph thought he knew abou…
01:04:19 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
51: Worldwide Weather Patterns
This week, Rob and Joseph shoot the breeze! Rob explains Hadley cells to us, contrasts land and water weather patterns, answers the questions ‘what will the weather be like tomorrow and in six months…
01:00:44 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
50: Flat Earth (April Fools!)
Rob and Joseph talk about 3D printing beehive accessories, beekeeping (as we are prone to do!), Georgia’s Savage Race, and for the main topic, the flat earth conspiracy. Ooooh boy!
01:07:40 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
49: Things in Sci-Fi That Bug Us
Rob and Joe dive deep into the little things that bug them the most in the Sci-fi genre, and, of course, they also talk about bees. A story or two about whales learning how to avoid whaling ships and…
01:08:02 |
Sat 27 Mar 2021
48: Pollen, the Yellowing
Pollen, that scourge of Spring and Fall! What is it, exactly? What does it do? Why do they cause allergies and how do scientists identify plants based on their pollen?
00:48:06 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
47: Bee Biology
Joe and Rob wax eloquent about our little wax making friends, the honeybee. Rob talks about his tricked-out hive in which he has installed some electronics. They then go on an excursion into the worl…
01:02:32 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
46: The ‘Eyes’ Have It
Joseph and Dr. Carter discusses the Odyssey successfully landing on Mars, Rob’s submitted COVID-19 paper, and how eyes work—everything from biochemistry to optics to geometry to image processing to t…
01:05:35 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
45: First Anniversary!
Rob and Joseph celebrate Equinox’s first complete revolution around the Sun. They review their themes and goals for the show, share background stories, discuss how this podcasting thing works, and ap…
01:04:32 |
Sat 20 Feb 2021
44: Dating the Carbon-14 Way
The science isn’t as certain as some scientists want you to think. There’s a theoretical limit to how old you can date things with carbon-14. The fact that we find it in every carbon source on earth,…
01:00:54 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
43: SCUBA Physics
Rob has been holding out on us! He’s an experienced SCUBA diver, and has lived to tell a few tales. Dead men tell no tales, which is why Dr. Carter is here to tell you all the terrible ways you could…
01:02:22 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
42: How to Grow Coral
Dr. Rob Carter has a huge appreciation for aquatic life, and it comes as a shock to us that we haven’t heard him talk about corals! This week, we discuss everything that one will find fascinating abo…
01:02:13 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
41: Scientific Advances Thanks to COVID-19
This week, the guys discuss follow-up to several bits of previous discussions about the universe, archaeology, bees, and more. For the main topic, Dr. Carter lays out many interesting scientific adva…
01:03:24 |
Sat 23 Jan 2021
40: How to Engineer a Pandemic Virus
Joseph and Rob really get into some difficult subjects on this episode as they discuss how scientists pursue their work and whether or not the COVID-19 virus was engineered in a laboratory.
00:54:31 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
39: Science Year in Review
Other than the pandemic, many interesting science discoveries, innovations, and flukes occurred in 2020. Rob and Joseph discuss exo planets, new molecules, CRISPR cures… and (maybe) the most wonder…
01:00:56 |
Sat 19 Dec 2020
38: The Cutting Edge of the Universe
What holds the universe together? What would happen if you toggle those things just a little? This is the essence of the Fine Tuning argument. There are many fundamental constants in the universe upo…
00:50:08 |
Sat 12 Dec 2020
37: Mysteries of the Solar System
Rob and Joseph return from beyond the solar system to talk about their GPS travels on planet Earth, then take a journey through our solar system to discuss the mysteries of the Sun, Moon, planets, an…
01:01:19 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
36: Extrasolar Planets
How do they detect planets orbiting far-away stars? Is that even a real thing? Yes it is true, and there are two main methods for finding them: doppler shift and periodic changes in light intensity. …
01:05:39 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
35: The Greatest Effect Ever
Whether you know it or not, the relationship between electricity and magnetism rules your world. Were it not for this discovery, almost nothing in our modern world would function. Cell phones, radios…
00:54:47 |
Sat 07 Nov 2020
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