March 20, 2018

MP3 FILE / 40 MINUTES / 39 MB
Remembering Stephen Hawking; light from the first stars in the universe, with Rennan Barkana; our place in the multiverse, with Eugene Lim; & setting up a science hostel in Maui, with Garrett Lisi.
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Individual Stories

Cosmic Dawn

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Astronomers have detected signs of light from the first stars in the universe. Their findings could illuminate the search for dark matter, as cosmologist Rennan Barkana explains to Zeeya.
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Our Place in the Multiverse

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Could intelligent observers evolve in other universes with different physical laws? If so, what would they measure? Cosmologist Eugene Lim tells Sophie Hebden how the answers may reveal more about why our own universe has the laws it does.
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Surf and Science

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Physicist Garrett Lisi has set up a science hostel on the island of Maui--and Brendan pays it a visit to see whether the scenic location really can inspire scientists in their research.
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