Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars | Lex Fridman Podcast #378

Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:02 – First elements
8:11 – Milky Way
11:47 – Alien worlds
14:52 – Protogalaxies
20:05 – Black holes
25:03 – Stellar archeology
34:18 – Oldest stars
42:08 – Metal-poor stars
57:41 – Neutron capture
1:02:37 – Neutron stars
1:08:06 – Dwarf galaxies
1:12:46 – Star observation
1:41:03 – James Webb Space Telescope
1:46:53 – Future of space observation
1:50:02 – Age of the universe
2:03:10 – Most beautiful idea in astronomy
2:06:59 – Advice for young people
2:15:53 – Meaning of life

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