Foundations & Mysteries of Modern Cosmology | Brian Greene & Matias Zaldarriaga

Leading cosmologist Matias Zaldarriaga joins Brian Greene to explore the stunning insights -- and the remaining mysteries -- of modern cosmological thought.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Participant:
Moderator: Brian Greene

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:31 - Early Life & Inspirations
0:04:03 - CMB Breakthroughs in the 1990s
0:06:06 - CMBfast and Open Source Impact
0:09:10 - How CMB Redefined Cosmology
0:12:09 - Theory vs. Observation in Physics
0:15:04 - The Inflation Debate
0:20:21 - The Multiverse & Scientific Boundaries
0:24:26 - Gravitational Waves & Cosmic Clues
0:27:39 - The BICEP2 False Alarm
0:33:40 - The Hubble Tension Explained
0:41:49 - From CMB to Gravitational Wave Physics
0:55:29 - Pulsar Timing Arrays & the Cosmic Hum
1:11:26 - AI and the Future of Cosmology

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