#22 Sara Walker - Origin of Life, Assembly Theory, Biosignatures
Cool Worlds Podcast18 Touko 2025

#22 Sara Walker - Origin of Life, Assembly Theory, Biosignatures

In this week's episode, David is joined by Sara Imari Walker, Professor of Earth & Space Exploration at the Arizona State University. Prof Walker has spent the last few years developing a new concept in astrobiology known as assembly theory, which we explore in this episode.

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#14 Gavin Schmidt - Climate Science, Projections, Measurements, Denialism

#14 Gavin Schmidt - Climate Science, Projections, Measurements, Denialism

In this week's episode, David is joined by climate scientist Dr Gavin Schmidt, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) and co-founded of the RealClimate blog. To support this po...

22 Kesä 20241h 34min

#13 David Spergel - NASA UAP Taskforce, Dark Matter, Hubble Tension, Leadership

#13 David Spergel - NASA UAP Taskforce, Dark Matter, Hubble Tension, Leadership

In this week's episode, David is joined by Dave Spergel, Professor of Astrophysics, Chair of the NASA UAP Taskforce and President of the Simons Foundation. Dr Spergel has been a prominent leader in th...

4 Touko 20241h 11min

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

#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 w...

16 Huhti 20241h 32min

#11 Paul Sutter - Rescuing Science, Restoring Trust In an Age of Doubt

#11 Paul Sutter - Rescuing Science, Restoring Trust In an Age of Doubt

In this week's episode, David is joined by Dr Paul Sutter, Professor at Stony Brook and a Visiting Professor at Barnard College. Paul is a theoretical cosmologist, who has had a long and productive ca...

30 Maalis 20241h 28min

#10 - Viraj Pandya - Early Galaxies with JWST, Galaxies "Gone Bananas", Galaxy Formation

#10 - Viraj Pandya - Early Galaxies with JWST, Galaxies "Gone Bananas", Galaxy Formation

In this week's episode, David is joined by Dr Viraj Pandya, Hubble Fellow at Columbia University. Viraj's work was recently highlighted on the front page of the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com...

9 Helmi 20241h 13min

#9 Renée Hložek - Axions, Tracing Dark Matter, Fate of the Universe

#9 Renée Hložek - Axions, Tracing Dark Matter, Fate of the Universe

In this week's episode, David is joined by Prof Renée Hložek from the University of Toronoto/Dunlap Institute. Renée is cosmologist studying the CMB, Type 1A Supernovae and baryonic acoustic oscillati...

19 Joulu 202358min

#8 Malena Rice - Planet Nine, Oumuamua, Misaligned Exoplanets

#8 Malena Rice - Planet Nine, Oumuamua, Misaligned Exoplanets

In this week's episode, David is joined by Prof Malena Rice from Yale University. Malena obtained her PhD from Yale University before heading to MIT for a year as 51 Pegasi fellow. She has recently re...

24 Marras 20231h 5min

#7 Ramesh Narayan - Black Holes, Extreme Astrophysics,  Event Horizon Telescope

#7 Ramesh Narayan - Black Holes, Extreme Astrophysics, Event Horizon Telescope

In this week's episode, David is joined by Ramesh Narayan - a renowned astrophysicist whose groundbreaking research has significantly advanced our understanding of black holes and accretion processes....

20 Loka 20231h 1min

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