Why is the Universe Right for Life? (broadcast Friday, November 23rd, 2007)

In this segment, Ira talks with author and cosmologist Paul Davies about his book "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life". It's a brain-twisting look at cosmology, quantum physics, and the role of life in the cosmos. This is a holiday rebroadcast of a previously recorded Science Friday, so please don't try to call in.

Guests

Paul Davies

Author, "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life" (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007)
Director, Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science
Professor, Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

Related Links

• Paul Davies: Home
• Edge.org: Paul Davies

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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