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#35 Lee Cronin - Chemputation, Origin of Life, Assembly Theory Aug 19, 2026

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Lee Cronin, Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Glasgow University, where he holds the Regius Chair. He is also the Founder and CEO of Chemify (https://www.chemify.io/).

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#34 Solo Episode - We Need to Talk About That "First Exomoon" Discovery Aug 07, 2026

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Special solo episode about the recent news of the first exomoon discovery.

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REFERENCES

- Hoy et al. 2026, "Planetary-mass exosatellite detected around the substellar companion of a star": https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.05193 and https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10751-w#Bib1
- Kral et al. 2026, "Exomoon search with VLTI/GRAVITY around the substellar companion HD 206893 B": https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20091
- Todorov et al. 2010, "Discovery of a Planetary-mass Companion to a Brown Dwarf in Taurus": https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.0539
- Chauvin et al. 2004, "A Giant Planet Candidate near a Young Brown Dwarf": https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0409323
- IAU Commission F2, "The IAU Working Definition of an Exoplanet": https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.09520

#33 Sarah Rugheimer - LIFE Mission, Prebiosignatures, Mountains Jun 27, 2026

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Sarah Rugheimer, Reader (Assoc Prof) at the Institute of Astronomy, Edinburgh University. Check out Sarah's new Great Courses series at https://shop.thegreatcourses.com/experiencing-james-webb-the-invisible-universe-revealed, her Audible Originals at https://www.audible.com/pd/Searching-for-Extraterrestrial-Life-Audiobook/B08N5CHQF8 and her fantastic TED talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_rugheimer_the_search_for_microscopic_aliens

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#32 Chris Lintott - Technosignatures, Citizen Science, Scicomm Apr 13, 2026

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Chris Lintott, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University and presenter of BBC's "The Sky At Night".

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#31 Joshua Winn - Exoplanet History, Discoveries and Future Feb 12, 2026

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Joshua Winn, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University and author of "The Little Book of Exoplanets".

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#30 Solo Episode - We Need To Talk About AI Feb 01, 2026

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This episode is a bit different in that it's a solo-episode! I spent this week visiting the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, and one meeting in particular shook me so much I felt compelled to make this special episode.

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#29 Nick Bostrom - Simulation Theory, Anthropic Reasoning, Great Filters Jan 28, 2026

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Nick Bostrom, Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University and author of several books including "Deep Utopia", "Superintelligence" and "Anthropic Reasoning".

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#28 Néstor Espinoza - JWST, Exoplanet Atmospheres, Molecule Detection Dec 05, 2025

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Néstor Espinoza - Associate Astronomer and Mission Scientist of Exoplanet Science at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. Néstor is a prolific researcher, developing state-of-the-art statistical tools and performing some of the most exciting analyses of exoplanets with JWST.

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#27 Jason Steffen - Kepler Mission Legacy, Particle Physics, Optimal Plane Boarding Nov 07, 2025

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Jason Steffen, Professor of Physics at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jason is the author of the book "Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own".

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#26 Will Kinney - Before the Big Bang, Inflation, Infinity of Worlds Oct 09, 2025

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Will Kinney, Professor of Physics at Buffalo University, NY. Will is the author of the fascinating book, "An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe".

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