#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 Professor of Cosmology at University of Chicago, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a legacy fellow of the American Astronomical Society and winner of the Gruber Prize in Cosmology. Her recent work has focussed on precise measurements of the expansion rate of the Universe and has been a the heart of the so-called "Crisis in Cosmology" that we get into in today's episode.

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#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 Okt 20231h 1min

#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...

14 Sep 20231h 16min

#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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jun 20231h 17min

#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...

3 Jun 202354min

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