The Discovery That Changed Astrophysics with Prof. Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (455)
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The Discovery That Changed Astrophysics with Prof. Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (455)
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In this episode, I'm joined by the legendary Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell - the pioneering astrophysicist who discovered pulsars, launching an entirely new field of astrophysics.
She began her PhD searching for quasars, but soon noticed a strange, repetitive signal appearing night after night - so peculiar she jokingly labelled it LGM ("Little Green Men"). That signal would become one of the most important astronomical discoveries of the century, though the credit and Nobel Prize were controversially awarded to her supervisor.
Dr Bell Burnell also shares why she donated $4.3 million of her own prize money to support underrepresented researchers in physics, especially women and girls, and the work she's doing to make the field more inclusive.
We dive into her views on religion, her life in science since that landmark discovery, and her mission to help more young women pursue careers in physics.