Talk Python to Me: #303 Python for Astronomy with Dr. Becky

If you are involved in science or use computational tools in your work, you should be using code to solve your problem. On this episode, we have Dr. Becky Smethurst who's an astrophysicist at Oxford University. She uses Python to explore galaxies and black holes. <br/> <br/> Learn how she's using Python to make new discoveries at the cutting edge of research and dive into a couple of her YouTube videos aimed at spreading scientific truth in an entertaining wrapper.<br/> <br/> <strong>Links from the show</strong><br/> <br/> <div><b>Dr. Becky on Twitter</b>: <a href="https://twitter.com/drbecky_" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@drbecky_</a><br/> <b>Dr. Becky's YouTube channel</b>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNbYGl89UUowy8oXkipC-Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">youtube.com</a><br/> <b>5 ways I use code as an astrophysicist video</b>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxWrXhLFN2s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">youtube.com</a><br/> <b>Astrophysicist reacts to funny space MEMES video</b>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqYlqWvlPTA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">youtube.com</a><br/> <b>A day in the life of an Oxford University Astrophysicist</b>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW_qIqLhPkI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">youtube.com</a><br/> <b>Book: Space: 10 things you should know</b>: <a href="https://amzn.to/36J5Hvt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">amazon.com</a><br/> <br/> <b>SpaceMemes</b><br/> <b>Apple maps</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/2FVsbJY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image</a><br/> <b>Otter space</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/2Z9IQF1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image</a><br/> <b>Eclipses</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/2Z8Tvjw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image</a><br/> <b>Steals a cow</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3pk8nGi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image</a><br/> <b>Black holes</b>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3tSj1Yd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image</a><br/> <br/> <b>YouTube live stream</b>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBuhTRXhc7s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">youtube.com</a><br/></div><br/> <strong>Sponsors</strong><br/> <br/> <a href='https://ift.tt/3aBjB2k> <a href='https://ift.tt/3qkybDI> <a href='https://ift.tt/2PVc9qH Python Training</a>

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