The bursting and transient universe is one of the major areas of unexplored phase space. Traditional observations have greatly expanded our knowledge of the steady-state properties of many astrophysical phenomena, but the physics of the dynamic universe remains elusive due to the difficulty of observing short lived and impulsive events. Across all areas of astronomy, transient science has become a major focus of new and proposed observatories. Since radio can observe the magnetic fields and non-thermal processes which drive many dynamic astronomical events, transient radio observations could provide key observations for understanding the bursting and transient universe. The MWA transient survey opens a new area of phase space, and may detect unexpected transient sources. Some of the more exotic possibilities include coincident observations with LIGO and the neutrino detectors, or SETI observations.

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