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Astronomy Cast Episode 390, Occam's Razor and the Problem with Probabilities.

Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey to the cosmos.

We'll help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.

My name is Fraser Kane, I'm the publisher of University of University and with me is Dr. Pamela Gay, a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and the director of Cosmocrest.

Hey Pam, how are you doing?

I'm doing well, how are you doing Fraser?

Good, so the fans probably want to know, do you have any update on the fact that Cosmocrest has been renewed and funded for a few years?

No, not yet, and in fact I'm waiting for a phone call from a contact at NASA headquarters, so if my phone rings, I actually don't have it off today.

You might have to take it.

I might have to take it.

Yeah, and you won't be able to record it so people won't be able to hear it.

Right, exactly.

So this is the sad and terrible thing, right?

Is that we know that Cosmocrest is part of the group selected for education funding, but we don't know for how much and for how long and any of that yet.

Well, so no, I actually do know 2.5 years.

I can't say the amount yet, but I have a target amount, but that's why I'm waiting for the phone call is to negotiate the target amount.

So, yes, but at least five years.

Well, by the time you hear this, we may know.

Yes, that's exciting.

Awesome.

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