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A podcast about topics in Astronomy from Chris Impey, Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at Steward Observatory and the University of Arizona. Check out our classes on Coursera. Introduction to Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astro, Astrobiology: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astrobiology-exploring-other-worlds, and The History and Philosophy of Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/knowing-the-universe

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A podcast about topics in Astronomy from Chris Impey, Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at Steward Observatory and the University of Arizona. Check out our classes on Coursera. Introduction to Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astro, Astrobiology: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astrobiology-exploring-other-worlds, and The History and Philosophy of Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/knowing-the-universe

    Life in the Universe, Episode 20: Interview with Daniel Apai

    Life in the Universe, Episode 20: Interview with Daniel Apai

    Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Daniel Apai from The University of Arizona about his work studying exoplanets and looking for evidence of life (biomarkers) in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.

    • 39 min
    Life in the Universe, Episode 19: Interview with Lucy Ziurys

    Life in the Universe, Episode 19: Interview with Lucy Ziurys

    Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Lucy Ziurys from The University of Arizona about her work with astrobiology and astrochemistry using radio observations of the interstellar medium to study organic molecules.

    • 36 min
    Life in the Universe, Episode 18: Interview with Neville “Nick” Woolf

    Life in the Universe, Episode 18: Interview with Neville “Nick” Woolf

    Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Neville "Nick" Woolf from The University of Arizona about his work with optics to resolve planets around other stars and his work as an leading and advising committees related to astrobiology and searching for terrestrial planets around other stars.

    • 41 min
    Cosmology, Episode 17: Interview with Dan Marrone

    Cosmology, Episode 17: Interview with Dan Marrone

    Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Dan Marrone from the University of Arizona about his research on galaxy clusters, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, and star forming galaxies in the early universe.

    • 49 min
    Cosmology, Episode 16: Interview with Brant Robertson

    Cosmology, Episode 16: Interview with Brant Robertson

    Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Brant Robertson from the University of Arizona about his research on cosmological structure formation, galactic-scale feedback, the nature of dark matter, and computational hydrodynamics.

    • 43 min
    Cosmology, Episode 15: Interview with Rodger Thompson

    Cosmology, Episode 15: Interview with Rodger Thompson

    Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Rodger Thompson from The University of Arizona about about his research on high redshift cosmology, measurements of the star formation history of the universe, and his work determining the values of the fundamental constants in the early universe.

    • 48 min

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