Support the scientific revolution with a monthly donation: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB This is the second installment of three episodes this month in the astro/cosmo department at DemystifySci. This is John Moffat, Cambridge cosmologist and out-of-the-box mathematical physicist. Dr. Moffat is working on various modified gravity regimes to make sense of the latest James Webb data, which suggests Galaxies were fully formed just a couple hundred million years after the Bang. We discuss the possibility that we are witnessing modern renditions of the classical Ptolemaic epicycles as mathematicians scramble to patch up the standard models. Buy Dr. Moffat's books and support the podcast: Einstein Wrote Back - https://amzn.to/3xXd14q Shadow of the Black Hole - https://amzn.to/3Sj3EnF Cracking the Particle Code of the Universe - https://amzn.to/3CahVfJ Reinventing Gravity - https://amzn.to/3riqBeA Let us know what you think of the presentation in the comments! 00:00 Go! 00:04:14 How physics works...really. 00:07:22 Graduate school is built around 'safe' projects not breakthroughs 00:11:14 What does it take to change minds in physics? 00:18:03 So physics was different a long time ago? 00:19:06 Working under Fred Hoyle & his Steady State Theory 00:22:15 Problems with the James Webb Data 00:28:12 Dr. Moffat's Modified Gravity Theory 00:34:17 Dark matter isn't a theory, it's a hypothesis 00:41:20 The Big Bang and the Priests 00:44:28 If we're comfortable with changing physics, why not with light mechanics at great distances? 00:47:16 How can we change gravity but not electromagnetism? 00:48:53 Testing cosmology in the lab? 01:00:58 Dr. Moffat's work on particle physics 01:07:46 Are forces magical? 01:22:49 Quarks as a crackpot idea? 01:30:54 Crackpot v. genius 01:35:00 Was Hoyle always outside the box? 01:37:32 Michaelson & Morley and the death of physicalism 01:47:57 Dr. Moffat's variable speed of light paper #cosmology #jameswebbspacetelescope #physics Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying microbial communication at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting and exploring the woods. Michael 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