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#378 – Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars
Lex Fridman Podcast
May 18, 2023
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2 hr 23 min
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Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Hexclad Cookware:
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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (05:26) - First elements (12:35) - Milky Way (16:11) - Alien worlds (19:16) - Protogalaxies (24:29) - Black holes (29:27) - Stellar archeology (38:42) - Oldest stars (46:32) - Metal-poor stars (1:02:05) - Neutron capture (1:07:01) - Neutron stars (1:12:30) - Dwarf galaxies (1:17:10) - Star observation (1:45:27) - James Webb Space Telescope (1:51:17) - Future of space observation (1:54:26) - Age of the universe (2:07:34) - Most beautiful idea in astronomy (2:11:23) - Advice for young people (2:20:17) - Meaning of life