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#2 Wendy Freedman - The Crisis in Cosmology, Standard Candles, Future of Cosmology

Cool Worlds Podcast

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Unknown Systematics and Cosmological Measurements

This chapter discusses the potential unknown systematics in cosmological measurements and the importance of making independent measurements to uncover them. It also explores the use of cepheid variables to measure the expansion rate of the universe and the challenges in measuring distances and velocities in cosmology.

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