Diving Into Cosmic History & Astronomical Anomalies With Dr. Rebecca Larson
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Rebecca Larson, a postdoctoral research associate in RIT's School of Physics and Astronomy. As an astronomer who studies galaxies from the early Universe, Dr. Larson wants to discover how those galaxies – and the Universe itself – evolved into what we see today.
Astronomers across the globe are utilizing the groundbreaking power of the James Webb Telescope. How are experts like Dr. Larson reshaping our understanding of astronomy using this cutting-edge technology? Jump in now to uncover the fascinating history of our Universe…
Click play to learn more about:
- What makes the James Webb Telescope so powerful.
- What the phenomenon of "Redshift" is, and what it tells us about the evolution of our Universe.
- How galactic images are painting a more detailed picture of our Universe.
You can find out more about Dr. Larson and her research here!
Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
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| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
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| 0:36.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | Now part of the Finding Genius Foundation. |
| 0:43.0 | I guess is Dr. Rebecca Larson. |
| 0:45.0 | She's at the Rochester Institute of Technology as a postdoc. |
| 0:48.0 | She recently got her PhD at University of Texas. |
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| 0:56.0 | So welcome, Rebecca. |
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