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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE COSMOS
An Eight-Part Video Series from The Franklin Institute
Kalpana Pot, better known as TikTok’s @TokNerdyToMe, and Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts, host an adventurous new original video series that will show you the universe like never before. Explore exoplanets, galaxies, black holes and space missions, plus show you how, when and where to make the most of the night sky wherever you are!
An Eight-Part Video Series from The Franklin Institute
Kalpana Pot, better known as TikTok’s @TokNerdyToMe, and Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts, host an adventurous new original video series that will show you the universe like never before. Explore exoplanets, galaxies, black holes and space missions, plus show you how, when and where to make the most of the night sky wherever you are!
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Deleted Scene: The Unknowable Universe (Subscriber Bonus) | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Navigating the Northern & Southern Hemispheres (Subscriber Bonus) | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Our Sun Going Supernova (Subscriber Bonus) | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
The Earth is Not *#@%ing Flat! (Subscriber Bonus) | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Extra Credit: Seeing Into the Past | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Wormholes (Subscriber Bonus) | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Rockets (Subscriber Exclusive) | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Laser Telescopes (Subscriber Exclusive) | A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
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Derrick Pitts
Co-host,
A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Derrick is currently the Chief Astronomer and Director of the Fels Planetarium at The Franklin Institute. He’s also been a NASA Solar System Ambassador since 2009 and serves as the “Astrobiology Ambassador” for the NASA/MIRS/UNCF Special Program Corporation’s Astrobiology Partnership Program. He appears regularly in the media as a science content expert including appearances on the “Colbert Report” on Comedy Central and “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on CBS.
Kalpana Pot
Co-host,
A Practical Guide to the Cosmos
Kalpana Pot is the youngest of three girls in a family full of doctors. Science and education were always of the utmost importance and value in her home. But performing arts was another passion for her, which is why she moved to LA to pursue acting after decades of dancing and singing. At the same time, Kalpana got to express her nerd love of astronomy by working weekends at Griffith Observatory. It was there that she found her love and skill in communicating science to people from all over the world. She is the host of space TikTok @TokNerdyToMe. Outside of work, Kalpana loves her dogs and volunteers for animal organizations.