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Science Talk

Stars of Cosmology, Part 2

Science Talk

Scientific American

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4.2644 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2009

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In part 2 of this podcast, cosmologists Alan Guth from M.I.T., Arizona State University's Lawrence Krauss, John Carlstrom from the University of Chicago, and Fermilab's Scott Dodelson take reporters' questions at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago on February 16th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.

0:02.3

Hiya.

0:02.9

So, Benny has really blossomed this term.

0:05.6

You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.

0:09.6

Oh, that's not quite what I meant.

0:11.1

It's free to sell on there.

0:12.3

Free to sell?

0:13.4

Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.

0:16.8

You sold my guitar?

0:19.9

Shall we talk about Benny?

0:22.1

When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.

0:26.7

Things people love.

0:28.0

T's and Cs apply, exclusive vehicles.

0:33.0

Welcome back for part two of our podcast of the press conference with cosmologists Lawrence Krauss, Alan Gooth, John Carlstrom, and Scott Dodelson, which took place on February 16th in Chicago at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

0:51.2

In part two, the researchers take questions from the media.

0:55.9

Do you think the idea of inflation will be coming in our lifetime be so well confirmed

1:01.7

that it will fulfill the demands of the Nobel Committee in physics?

1:08.0

And in that case, which probe is most likely to give those results?

1:12.8

I think the amazing thing about inflation is that it is completely consistent with what we see.

1:19.8

And the key question you're right is, will consistency ultimately be enough to convince everyone that it absolutely is true?

1:27.3

I think many people think,

1:30.0

and Scott can expand on this as John, that what's been called a smoking gun, inflation is

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