Fred Hoyle
Scientist who came up with the Big Bang Theory (and named it so in derision) and the panspermia theory.
Videos Mentioning Fred Hoyle
Christof Koch: Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #2
Lex Fridman
An astronomer and science fiction author, writer of 'The Black Cloud'.
Brian Keating: I’m Spending $200 Million To Explore Existence! How God Fits Into Science Explained!
The Diary Of A CEO
Scientist who came up with the Big Bang Theory (and named it so in derision) and the panspermia theory.
Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #318
Lex Fridman
A physicist and author of 'The Black Cloud,' who challenged biologists to consider non-carbon-based life forms and interstellar dust as life, but his ideas are now challenged on information processing grounds.
Martin Rees: Black Holes, Alien Life, Dark Matter, and the Big Bang | Lex Fridman Podcast #305
Lex Fridman
Rees's predecessor, who in 1946 was the first to suggest that atoms heavier than helium were synthesized inside stars.
Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #85
Lex Fridman
Astronomer who coined the term 'Big Bang' in a derogatory sense, initially a proponent of the steady-state model.