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Do we live in a simulation?
In my latest chat with Dr Karl, we ponder the question of whether we live in a simulation. This might sound strange, but some scientists...


The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
Ah, the physics Nobel Prize - the best Nobel Prize of course - but what was it for? Luke and I have a chat about black holes, cool...


The Brightest Objects in the Universe
A new chat with Dr Karl on Shirtloads of Science! Listen here


Gravity is NOT a force!
I recently acted as a consultant on a video about how gravity is not a force in Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. This was really...


Beat the Big Bang: A review of our book
We had a recent chat with Physics High about our book, "The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook: How to beat the Big Bang". Check out the...


Finding the Youngest Galaxies
I wrote an article for Space Australia on how you find the Youngest Galaxies. Check it out here. Gravitational lensing works through...


When Black Holes Collide!
A new podcast with Dr Karl, discussing black hole collisions and gravitational waves. Grab it now here


Lux ex tenebris: The imprint of annihilating dark matter
A new paper on the arxiv discussing the impact of decaying dark matter on the early evolution of the universe. You can read the paper here


Stable Chemicals for Life?
Life in our universe is build from the stable chemical elements in the period table, but why are they stable? In our latest video, Luke...


The Universe has a Dark-Side, with Dr Karl
Another chat with Dr Karl, discussing the dark side of the universe. "Dr Karl probes Professor Lewis on the latest on Dark Matter. Is it...


Who discovered the Cosmic Microwave Background?
The discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background is a key piece of evidence for the Big Bang model of the expanding universe. But who...


Top Galactic Neighbourhoods
Another Shirtloads of Science with Doctor Karl, chatting about good, and bad, places to live in the Galaxy. https://shirtloadsofscience.l...


Faster than light: Shirtloads of Science with Dr Karl
A new podcast with the colourful Doctor Karl discussing how traveling faster than the speed of light is a local rule, a rule that can be...


Why won't scientists listen?
A new Alas Lewis and Barnes where we discuss why scientists rarely respond to emails from new revolutionaries - Are they simple hiding...


Other Forms of Life?
Latest Alas Lewis and Barnes


Shirtloads of Science with Doctor Karl
In the lock-down, I've been recording a few episodes of Shirt Loads of Science with Doctor Karl. These include: Entropy Shuttle vs Soyuz...


HUNTING DARK MATTER USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A write-up of our recent paper on using neural nets to untangle the gamma ray signal from the Galactic Centre, a potential sign of dark...


The Stars that Time Forgot
A write-up of our recent discovery of the Phoenix Stream that appeared in Nature
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