We discuss the newest chemistry results from the SAM instrument (Sample Analysis at Mars) of the NASA Curiosity Rover in the introductory segment. Short answer: organics detected, not certain of origin.
The main part of the podcast is about Fukushima and we located a Canadian-Japanese person who lived through the earthquakes, tsunami and radiation fallout and is currently separated from his family, trying to make a living in Japan. Here we get the human story and next week we plan to discuss the science behind the Fukushima disaster.
So, with no further ado, here's episode 2: SciTech with Yuri and Rick EP2
Cheers,
Yuri