Cool Worlds Podcast

#17 Adam Riess - Modern Cosmology, Hubble Tension, New Physics

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Nobel laureate Adam Riess, Bloomberg Distinguish Professor and Thomas J Barbar Professor of Physics & Astronomy at John Hopkins University. In this conversation, we explore the Hubble tension and recent disagreements between cosmology teams.

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