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: - Hexclad Cookware: and use code LEX to get 10% off - Numerai: - House of Macadamias: and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order EPISODE LINKS: Anna’s Twitter: Anna’s Instagram: Anna’s Book - Searching for the Oldest Stars: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: 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 SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: