Is "Age of the Universe" the Wrong Question? Dr. Martín López Corredoira, IAC Astrophysics, #312

Martin Lopez Corredoira is a physicist, philosopher, author, and playwright who has written extensively on the issues with standard cosmological theories, the role of science in society, and a number of short biographies of key figures in the history of science. He is both a theoretical and observational cosmologist, and we sit down with him for a conversation about what it would take for a theory like the Big Bang to finally come undone. In the course of our talk, we narrow down the list of substantive criticisms of the standard model, lay out the reasons to be optimistic, and find that there’s actually a decent community of dissenting scholars that are doing everything they can to lay the groundwork for the revolution that’s coming down the pipes in the wake of the James Webb Space Telescope. DEMYSTICON 2025 ANNUAL MEETING IN PORTUGAL!!! June 12-16: https://demystifysci.com/demysticon-2025 PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci (00:00) Go! (00:04:31) Big Bang Theory and Its Cultural Resonance (00:07:28) Key Discoveries in Support of the Standard Model (00:13:48) Challenges in Falsifying Cosmological Theories (00:20:55) Core Assumptions in Cosmological Theories (00:29:11) Institutional Pragmatism (00:36:12) Funding and Scientific Orthodoxy (00:47:27) Community for Alternative Thinkers (01:00:07) Advancements in Astronomy Technologies (01:09:55) Determining the Age of the Universe (01:14:46) Standard Candles and Measurement Challenges (01:25:58) Observational limitations (01:46:07) Innovations and Constraints (01:52:17) Rethinking Information Access (02:08:30) The Future of Science and Intellectual Pursuits #cosmology, #alternativetheories, #bigbangtheory, #astronomy, #philosophyofscience, #jameswebb, #cosmicquestions, #theoreticalphysics, #alternativecosmology, #astrophysics, #cosmicmicrowavebackground, #darkmatter, #scienceandphilosophy, #philosophypodcast, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671