About this episode

David interviews Geraint Lewis about fine-tuning and its implications for the multiverse theory.

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 Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]

Topics covered

• fine-tuning
• multiverse
• cosmology
• astrophysics
• cosmological tensions

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