Small Town Universe: Inside Green Bank's Radio Quiet Zone
About this episode
The episode discusses the unique radio quiet zone in Green Bank, West Virginia, and features insights from the documentary 'Small Town Universe'.
Green Bank, West Virginia bans cell phones and Wi-Fi so its giant radio telescope can listen undisturbed. This week, Senior Communications Advisor Mat Kaplan talks with director Katie Dellamaggiore and physicist Ellie White about the documentary Small Town Universe, and Public Education Specialist Kate Howells previews August's total solar eclipse.
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