Ian O'Neill is an astrophysicist and science writer. He is a former space science producer for Discovery News and Seeker.com.
Ian O'Neill on KCRW
More from KCRW
Why does 2025 feel a lot like 1981?
PoliticsWill the Senate defer to Trump on Cabinet nominees? Why does the transition to Trump’s second term feel familiar? KCRW looks at what’s ahead for 2025.
Is the White House gearing up for a larger fight with federal judges?
PoliticsDid President Trump defy court orders with deportation flights? Can Democrats recover from historically low polling? Plus, KCRW examines The Kennedy Center culture wars.
Gen Z finds Trump and Musk inspiring, says UCLA study
EducationWhat do young people think of the American Dream? Not much, says a new UCLA study, but many of them want to disrupt the status quo like Trump.
Long COVID: Much yet to learn 5 years after pandemic
CoronavirusFive years after the pandemic started, 2 million people still need treatment for long COVID. Doctors say there’s much yet to learn about the condition.
Local Ukrainians voice fear, dismay as Trump weakens support
PoliticsAt a rally in Beverly Hills, local Ukrainians and their supporters gathered to voice opposition to President Trump’s politics regarding Russia and Ukraine.
Is the arrest of a pro-Palestine protester a warning shot?
PoliticsThe arrest of a student protester raises questions on free speech. Is the White House picking which speech is illegal, or are they enforcing anti-discrimination laws?
For once Trump gets it right
PoliticsThis is the political season to be thankful for small favors of optimism, and in this edition of Scheer Intelligence, host Robert Scheer and guest Joe Lauria, editor of the Consortium…
Lena Herzog: You cannot win a nuclear war
PoliticsThough one can debate the reasons, statistics and precedent of nuclear war, what is often left out of the conversation is the reality of it: destruction of the world as a whole.
1 in 4 LA fast food workers were paid below minimum wage in 2024. Why?
Food & DrinkFast food workers lose about 16% of their pay every year, a new Northwestern University study found.