#12 Lisa Kaltenegger - Alien Earths, Astrobiology Controversies, Frequency of Life
Cool Worlds Podcast16 Huhti 2024

#12 Lisa Kaltenegger - Alien Earths, Astrobiology Controversies, Frequency of Life

In this week's episode, David is joined by Lisa Kaltenegger, Professor at Cornell and Director of the Carl Sagan Institute. Lisa's new book, "Alien Earths", has just hit the shelves so we talk about what made her write this book, her view on the abundance of life in the cosmos, and her take on a couple of recent controversies in the field of astrobiology.

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#6 Adam Frank - Technosignatures, Semantic Information, Galactic Colonization

#6 Adam Frank - Technosignatures, Semantic Information, Galactic Colonization

In this week's episode, David is joined by Adam Frank. Adam is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rochester University, author of popular science books such as "The Little Book of Aliens" and "Li...

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#5 Kathryn Johnston - The Milky Way, Dark Matter vs MOND, Gaia

#5 Kathryn Johnston - The Milky Way, Dark Matter vs MOND, Gaia

In this week's episode, David is joined by Kathryn Johnston. Prof Johnston is a Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University and the Dynamics Group Leader at the Flatiron Institute. Kathryn is a worl...

8 Elo 20231h 13min

#4 Hod Lipson - Automated Physics Discovery, ChatGPT, Future of AI

#4 Hod Lipson - Automated Physics Discovery, ChatGPT, Future of AI

In this week's episode, David is joined by Hod Lipson. Prof Lipson is the Director of the Creative Machine Lab at Columbia University and is a leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligenc...

14 Heinä 20231h 4min

#3 Chiara Mingarelli - NANOGrav, Background Gravitational Waves, Black Holes

#3 Chiara Mingarelli - NANOGrav, Background Gravitational Waves, Black Holes

In this week's episode, David is joined by Chiara Mingarelli. Prof Mingarelli is currently moving from the University of Connecticut to Yale University and is theorist working on the so-called backgro...

24 Kesä 20231h 17min

#2 Wendy Freedman - The Crisis in Cosmology, Standard Candles, Future of Cosmology

#2 Wendy Freedman - The Crisis in Cosmology, Standard Candles, Future of Cosmology

In this week's episode, David is joined by Wendy Freedman. Prof Freedman is a legendary cosmologist, who has played a central role in understanding the expansion rate of our Universe. She is a Profess...

16 Kesä 202358min

#1 Rebecca Charbonneau - Astrohistory, Carl Sagan, Cold War SETI

#1 Rebecca Charbonneau - Astrohistory, Carl Sagan, Cold War SETI

In our inaugural episode, David is joined by Rebecca Charbonneau. Dr Charbonneau holds a PhD in the History of Science from Cambridge University, and served as the Historian-in-Residence at the Harvar...

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