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The Hubble Tension is one of the most exciting mysteries in modern day science. Different methods give different results for the expansion of the Universe. So, how can we solve this and can James Webb help us with that? Or will it make things even worse? Finding out with Physics Nobel Prize laureate, Dr Adam Riess.

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• 00:00:00 Intro

• 00:01:40 Cepheid variables

• 00:10:47 Hubble Tension

• 00:18:14 Calibrating the results

• 00:22:19 James Webb

• 00:33:34 Plank results

• 00:38:27 Potential solutions

• 00:46:18 Back to familiar objects

• 00:50:36 Most effective kinds of searches

• 01:01:08 Current obsessions

• 01:03:19 Final thoughts and more interviews

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