- Professor Steven Chu was the co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics. He has devoted his recent scientific career to the search for new solutions to our energy and climate challenges.
- Professor Schmidt was jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the accelerating Universe.
- Professor Lawrence Krauss is theoretical physicist and the author of several bestselling books, including The Physics of Star Trek and A Universe from Nothing. He is an advocate of scientific scepticism, science education and the science of morality.
- Professor Lisa Randall studies theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University. Her research connects theoretical insights to puzzles in our current understanding of the properties and interactions of matter.
The podcast is about 1.5 hours, but you can select parts of it to listen to.
There is a very nice discussion of what is meant by "good science", there is also some very interesting discussion on "accidental discovery", "experiment to "prove" or "disprove" theory, and the importance of acknowledging that science is not an "absolute" but rather about belief in the "truth" of a scientific theory based on statistical probabilities.
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