2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
"for the discovery of the
accelerating expansion of the Universe
through observations of distant
supernovae
It was a casual conversation with his dad as a young child that first started Adam Riess on his path
How did Adam deal with fears of missing out, not being cited or credited, or imposter syndrome?
NOTE: HOW NOBEL WINNERS DEAL WITH THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME IS A MAJOR THEME OF THIS BOOK
Cosmology dares to address really big questions like, “How did this all start and where is it all going?” Hawking quote on God from Brief History here...take away choice with TOE.
The standard model of cosmology is a kind of story, or biography, of the universe that stretches back to the Big Bang and helps us understand the current composition of the universe.
Baryonic Matter: ~5%
Cold Dark Matter: ~25%
Dark Energy: ~70%
What is the 9% difference and why does it matter?