#305 Martin Rees: Black Holes, Alien Life, Dark Matter, and the Big Bang

Published: July 23, 2022, 3:53 p.m.

Lord Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University and co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(06:39) - Understanding the universe
\n(15:09) - Human limitations and AI
\n(24:05) - Dark matter
\n(31:25) - Vast universe
\n(39:07) - Alien life
\n(52:59) - Space exploration
\n(1:17:22) - Future technology
\n(1:28:44) - Newton and Einstein
\n(1:32:46) - Black holes
\n(1:46:27) - Cosmological threats
\n(2:13:31) - Advice for young people
\n(2:16:02) - Mortality