# Half-Baked Stars and Handmade Macarons with Dr. Theron Carmichael

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Podcast: [The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-liuniverse-with-dr-charles-liu-6053340)
Published: 2025-03-08T23:32:44+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2242

## Resource

What is a transiting brown dwarf, why are they so rare, and how do you find them? Equally important, how do you make a good French macaron? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome astronomer and astrophysicist Dr. Theron Carmichael.

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