Podcast Episode 1: Beauty In Physics with Dr. Mario Livio

In this episode of the Beauty at Work podcast, sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan interviews astrophysicist and author Dr. Mario Livio on the meaning of beauty in theoretical physics.

Dr. Livio is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. For 24 years, Dr. Livio worked with the Hubble Space Telescope. He has published more than 500 scientific articles on topics such as cosmology, supernova explosions, black holes, extrasolar planets, and the emergence of life in the universe. He is the author of seven books including The Golden Ratio, Is God a Mathematician, and Brilliant Blunders. His latest book is Galileo and the Science Deniers.

To learn more about Dr. Livio’s work, visit https://www.mario-livio.com

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