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Cool Worlds Podcast

Cool Worlds Podcast

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 Conversations between Professor David Kipping and guests, spanning astronomy, technology, science and engineering. This is the official podcast of the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University and their popular YouTube channel ”Cool Worlds”. Podcast episodes are filmed and can be found online through our YouTube channels.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Science
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  • #23 Geraint Lewis - Fine-Tuning, Multiverse, Cosmological Tensions

    #23 Geraint Lewis - Fine-Tuning, Multiverse, Cosmological Tensions
    Jun 26 2025

    In this week's episode, David is joined by Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics at Sydney University. Geraint is a proponent of the fine-tuning argument as evidence for a multiverse and has authored a book on the topic "A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos" [https://shorturl.at/xLyak].

    To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • #22 Sara Walker - Origin of Life, Assembly Theory, Biosignatures

    #22 Sara Walker - Origin of Life, Assembly Theory, Biosignatures
    May 18 2025

    In this week's episode, David is joined by Sara Imari Walker, Professor of Earth & Space Exploration at the Arizona State University. Prof Walker has spent the last few years developing a new concept in astrobiology known as assembly theory, which we explore in this episode.

    To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • #21 Edwin Kite - Early Mars, Terraforming/Settling Mars

    #21 Edwin Kite - Early Mars, Terraforming/Settling Mars
    Apr 25 2025

    In this week's episode, David is joined by Edwin Kite, Professor of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. Prof Kite is a Participating Scientist for the NASA Curiosity Rover and has devoted much of his career to the study of Mars' evolution and fate.

    To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support

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    1 hr and 19 mins

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