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

Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(05:26) - First elements

(12:35) - Milky Way

(16:11) - Alien worlds

(19:16) - Protogalaxies

(24:29) - Black holes

(29:27) - Stellar archeology

(38:42) - Oldest stars

(46:32) - Metal-poor stars

(1:02:05) - Neutron capture

(1:07:01) - Neutron stars

(1:12:30) - Dwarf galaxies

(1:17:10) - Star observation

(1:45:27) - James Webb Space Telescope

(1:51:17) - Future of space observation

(1:54:26) - Age of the universe

(2:07:34) - Most beautiful idea in astronomy

(2:11:23) - Advice for young people

(2:20:17) - Meaning of life