About this episode

In this episode, David interviews Jason Steffen about the legacy of the Kepler Mission and its impact on our understanding of planets and particle physics.

Use code coolworldspodcast at https://incogni.com/coolworldspodcast to get an exclusive 60% off. In this week's episode, David is joined by Jason Steffen, Professor of Physics at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jason is the author of the book "Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own". 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

• Kepler Mission
• Particle Physics
• Optimal Plane Boarding
• Physics
• Space Exploration

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