#00009 Why you should care about the Origin of the Universe, with Ethan Siegel

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s guest is comologist and science communicator Ethan Siegel. Ethan helps me understand some basic physics as we dive into:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the universe came to be (even before the Big Bang)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The difference between the early, the late early, and the late universe (now)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Will the universe end?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Agreement, observation, and the scientific method</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why we can’t see all the stars that are out there, and why that’s a good thing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cosmic inflation, Dark energy, and what you should be afraid of</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why we should care about cosmology</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The role of kindness in teaching</span></p> <p> </p> <p>... and much more!</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ethan’s website is startswithabang.com</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s full of links to his articles, books, podcast episodes, and recordings of his talks.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s even a page with pictures of Ethan in a bizarre array of costumes. No joke!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, as referred to in the episode, here’s a link to the Victor Wooten talk we love so much:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zvjW9arAZ0</span></p>