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Seeing Red: Was Arp kicked out of astronomy?

A new episode of Alas Lewis and Barnes, exploring scientific controversies!

Black Hole or Expanding Universe?

In the latest Alas Lewis and Barnes video, Luke and I answer some viewers' questions!

Viewer Q&A: Life from the oceans?

In this episode of Alas Lewis and Barnes, we tackle some view questions. Keep them coming!

Dark Matter Clumps

The end of semester is upon us, and so time is being squeezed. But Luke and I managed to record a couple of Alas Lewis and Barnes videos....

Have Cosmologists been fooled by the Oceans?

A new Alas Lewis & Barnes video is out, this week looking at whether cosmologists are so dumb that they have confused radio waves from...

Does the universe have a lithium problem?

A new Alas Lewis & Barnes video, this time looking at the lithium problem. Is the Big Bang in trouble?

The Laconic If?

Is the multiverse science? What about string theory? Of course, as long as you remember that we are still hypothesis building. Find out...

Unhospitable and Fine-tuned?

A new Alas Lewis and Barnes video has been posted, asking the question of how can our universe be fine-tuned when it is so unhospitable?

Is there a new Force of Nature?

What is "g-2"? Why are particle physicists so excited? Find out in the latest episode of Alas Lewis and Barnes!

What is the Lyman Alpha Forest?

In the latest "Alas Lewis and Barnes", Luke and I discuss the Lyman Alpha Forest, one of the great tools used by astronomers to...

Why do black holes ring?

A new Alas Lewis and Barnes episode where we explore the question of "Why black holes ring?".

Quantized Redshifts?

Are quantized redshift a problem for modern cosmology? Luke and I explore this topic in our most recent "Alas Lewis and Barnes" episode.

Big Bang Problems: Anomalous Redshifts?

A new Alas Lewis and Barnes video exploring an apparent problem with the Big Bang - Anomalous Redshifts!

The Rare Earth Hypothesis

We are told that the Earth is a typical planet, orbiting a typical star, at nowhere in particular in the universe. But is it? In the next...

A Theory of Music

In our latest video, Luke teaches me a theory of music. This is challenging, as I am tone deaf at the best of times. But you have to live...

Dark Matter, Expanding Space, and More

A new video from Alas Lewis and Barnes, answering viewer questions. If you have a question you would like us to tackle, let me know!

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...

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...

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...

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...