About this episode

David interviews Colin Hill about modern cosmology and related topics.

In this week's episode, David is joined by Colin Hill, Professor of Physics at Columbia University. Colin is a world renowned expert working at the cutting edge of modern cosmology, giving us the opportunity to do a deep dive into the state of the field. To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]

People in this episode

Host: David

Guest: Colin Hill

Topics covered

• modern cosmology
• Hubble tension
• exotic physics
• state of the field
• physics

Keywords

• cosmology
• Hubble tension
• physics
• Columbia University
• exotic physics

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Organizations: Columbia University, Cool Worlds Podcast, coolworldslab, Spotify

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