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episode 40: One universe
Two perspectives
While Domenico Giardini, Professor of Seismology and Geodynamics, already has his hands on Mars, Adrian Glauser, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Astronomy, has to be patient. Among many others, Adrian worked on the James-Webb-Telescope that shall finally launch this fall, with a delay of many years. Both researchers talk about their work in the ETH Podcast and contemplate the universe's dimension to time on planet earth.
A transcript of this podcast is available on the ETH podcast websites.
More on the work of Domenico Giardini
LISA pathfinder fact sheet
Additional information on the James Webb telescope and the work of Adrian Glauser
ETH Podcasts are produced by This Wachter's Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri. Music, Sound Design and Mastering by Luki Fretz.