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Accelerator Media
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Accelerator Media is a nonprofit educational media organization committed to sparking curiosity and inspiring a lifelong pursuit of knowledge. Through captivating content like our video series, podcasts, we foster critical thinking around global challenges and the future of humanity. Our flagship podcasts, Ignition Sequence and Go! For Launch, explore innovations, groundbreaking discoveries, and careers that shape our world. With a hands-on storytelling approach, we empower individuals to make a lasting impact. Join us as we fuel imagination and inspire change, one story at a time.
Ep 05 Astrobiology and the Search for Life in the Universe with Dr. Lynn Rothschild, NASA Ames
Are we alone in the universe? What does life look like at the extremes, and could synthetic biology unlock new frontiers for humanity?
In this episode of Ignition Sequence, host John Murphy is joined by Dr. Lynn Rothschild, an evolutionary biologist and astrobiologist at NASA Ames Research Center. Together, they embark on a journey through the origins, limits, and future of life. From her groundbreaking work in synthetic biology to exploring extreme environments as models for life beyond Earth, Dr. Rothschild pushes the boundaries of what we know about life’s potential in the universe.
What you’ll learn:
1. The Big Questions of Astrobiology
How Dr. Rothschild approaches humanity’s oldest questions: Where do we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone?
2. Life at the Extremes
Insights from Earth’s extreme environments-like Yellowstone hot springs and Antarctic ice-on what conditions life can survive and thrive in.
3. Synthetic Biology’s Role in Exploration
How creating synthetic extremophiles and engineered microbes might pave the way for humans to live off-planet and unlock new scientific discoveries.
4. The Ethics of Space Exploration
Why protecting extraterrestrial ecosystems from contamination is critical as we search for signs of life beyond Earth.
5. The Future of Astrobiology
Dr. Rothschild’s vision for the next breakthroughs in space exploration, including detecting life on other planets and its profound implications for humanity.
Join us to explore the limits of life, the promise of synthetic biology, and the quest to answer one of humanity’s most profound questions: Are we alone?
In this episode of Ignition Sequence, host John Murphy is joined by Dr. Lynn Rothschild, an evolutionary biologist and astrobiologist at NASA Ames Research Center. Together, they embark on a journey through the origins, limits, and future of life. From her groundbreaking work in synthetic biology to exploring extreme environments as models for life beyond Earth, Dr. Rothschild pushes the boundaries of what we know about life’s potential in the universe.
What you’ll learn:
1. The Big Questions of Astrobiology
How Dr. Rothschild approaches humanity’s oldest questions: Where do we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone?
2. Life at the Extremes
Insights from Earth’s extreme environments-like Yellowstone hot springs and Antarctic ice-on what conditions life can survive and thrive in.
3. Synthetic Biology’s Role in Exploration
How creating synthetic extremophiles and engineered microbes might pave the way for humans to live off-planet and unlock new scientific discoveries.
4. The Ethics of Space Exploration
Why protecting extraterrestrial ecosystems from contamination is critical as we search for signs of life beyond Earth.
5. The Future of Astrobiology
Dr. Rothschild’s vision for the next breakthroughs in space exploration, including detecting life on other planets and its profound implications for humanity.
Join us to explore the limits of life, the promise of synthetic biology, and the quest to answer one of humanity’s most profound questions: Are we alone?
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Ep 04 Sunlight, Rocks, and the Origins of Life: Minik Rosing
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How did early life harness sunlight to transform Earth and make complex life possible? Could Greenland’s rock powder hold the key to capturing CO2? In this episode of Ignition Sequence, renowned geologist Dr. Minik Rosing takes us back to the Archean Eon, over 3.8 billion years ago, when Earth’s earliest lifeforms transformed the atmosphere through photosynthesis. These profound changes laid th...
Ep 03 Echoes of the Ice Age: Tar Pit Secrets and Lessons for Our Future
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In this episode, we’re joined by paleoecologist Dr. Emily Lindsey, the assistant curator and excavation site director at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Known for her groundbreaking research on Ice Age ecosystems and the late Pleistocene extinction, Dr. Lindsey takes us deep into one of the most unique fossil sites in the world. Together, we explore the secrets of Ice Age megafauna held wi...
Ep 2 Mark Harrison - Hadean Earth & H2o Origins
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In this captivating episode, host John Murphy explores the mysteries of Earth’s formation and evolution with Dr. Mark Harrison, a distinguished professor of geochemistry from UCLA. They dive into fascinating topics such as the origin of Earth’s water, tectonic plate movement, and what ancient zircons reveal about early Earth. Dr. Harrison challenges the traditional view of a “hellish” early Ear...
Ep 1 Solo Pacific Row with Jacob Hendrickson
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In the premiere episode of Ignition Sequence, host John Murphy sits down with Jacob Adoram Hendrickson, a former USAF fighter pilot and the Guinness World Record holder for the longest solo row across the Pacific Ocean. Jacob takes us on a thrilling journey through his 336 days at sea, rowing over 7,000 miles from Washington, USA to Cairns, Australia without resupply or support. He shares how h...
Yeah, I wish I was a trust fund baby and could do shit like this
Wow
Get a job - your a kook 🤣😭😂😂😭🤣😭😭😂😭
336 days! You are not man, you are fish. You are officially a creature of the ocean my dude...
Congrats
Your an idiot buy a evenrude
That's so crazy! I wonder if he ran into any sharks out there?
Motivational speaking...
Friggin impressive 👍🇺🇸
So impressive...🎉
Dude needs to go on Rogan or Shawn Ryan
That is wild!! Kudos to to you bro! Love it, we all love it! What an achievement my man!
336 days , hu.?..3 3 6.., ummm, right.? Well, i smell smthg that stinks, here,..like an old rat 🐀 thats died in a corner..stinky..it took you exactly these numbers, 3 3 6, ..these numbers have great value with satanic cults, masons, skull & crossbones, etc....I call out BS HOW CAN YOU STORE THE FRESH DRINKING WATER,...& FOOD, for 336days trip, in that lil 🚣.??..I do not trust a word coming out from your mouth... 3 3 6..👹 😂😂😂
Not many people like themselves enough to spend a year alone at sea.
Yeah but did you catch any fish?😅
And life was created by lightning hitting some goo on a rock. We're the only people in history who are dumb enough to buy this theory. I'd like to discuss the odds of a random mutation creating the Flagellum, the most high performance and efficient motor ever discovered (humans can't build one!).
I call BS. 336 days worth of potable water, plus food? 10 thousands miles. Hummm
Meth... It's what's for dinner.
No resupply!!! I want to hear the logistics behind all that.
30 miles per day for eleven months against waves currents??????????
ROFL! What an incredible waste of time... lol
Wow that’s crazy
Legend 👍
What a productive year
As ........ Youare being dragged in by another vessel.........
IS IT SINKING?.ONE FOR EVERYONE FOR NEXT GREAT FLOOD.PUT MAGNETS ON SIDES FOR GROUPING,FAMILIES ESCAPE.LETS SHOVE OFF NOW TO PRACTICE.OH,YOU BROKE YOUR OARS😮.NEXT TIME ONLY USE 1 SMALL CANOEING PADDLE.THEN YOUVE ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING YOU CAN REALLY BE PROUD OF😅
YA,?I DID THAT YESTERDAY 😊🛥️🛥️⚙️⛓️💥WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED.HE BROKE MORR RECORDS THAN HE REALIZES.MOST CRAZY⚡🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌏🌏🌏🌎🌏🌎🌏🌎🌏🌎🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡😵💫🫨🤯🛶🛶🌅🌅🌅🌅🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
ALL THAT WAY FOR A MINT KITKAT BAR🍫🍫🍫🍫🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🗺️🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐
INSANE.DESALINIZATION ON BOARD? WHAT DID YOU EAT?FISHING?STERNO COOKED?.WHERES THE DOC VIDEO?😮
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And then some dude with a utube channel makes tons of money from all the hits likes and comments
Thats stuipd but...
Bro... What are you talking about
Almost a year without a resupply is crazy. I find it hard to believe he took over ten months supplies on that small craft.
Damn Bro… you got Balls !!😎🤘
Incredible ! What man won't do or try . Glad your well and can give testimony of such an accomplishment.
Really hard to believe food and water wise
Looking at the course of travel leads me to conclude you were intoxicated! Or being paid by the mile i m undecided. Seriously that took moxy! Congrats
Better you than me. Congratulations on your records and success.
Phonomenal achievement!!!
nice job....but still kinda stupid
Could you imagine the stink coming from that boat? But great job Brother.
Hope this becomes a movie!
That's awesome 😎 dude..what a feat .
WHY?? COOL!! WHY?? COOL!!
It’s hard to believe it’s even real that a human being could do something like this. Are we sure this guy is even human?😂
Amazing, but why?
Had to have some kind of navigation otherwise it would have been row row row your boat gentle in circles
No problem
😂😂 fish need food also, FULL SUPPORT for your ignorance. 😂. Imagine how many won't make it trying to break it. 😂😂. TAKE OFF WARMING LABELS. THE WORLD NEEDS TO BE CLEANED 😂.
And! So what. What did you achieve, really?
Bragging rights to his dog
That’s not very nice. It’s just a superhuman feat….that’s all.
HE GOT SUN AND WET.HES HAPPY.LETS SEE THE DOC VIDEO B4 I BELIEVE IT.THEY ONLY SHOWED A MEANDERING MAP COURSE IN THE PACIFIC.WHERES THE BEEF?