MAKE HISTORY WITH US THIS SUMMER: https://demystifysci.com/demysticon-2025 PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysci PARADIGM DRIFT https://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/all AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci Dr. Indranil Banik is a physicist at the University of Portsmouth who studies λCDM cosmology, the standard model of physics that tells us the Big Bang happened, that it happened something like 13.8 billion years ago, and that the modern universe is replete with undetectable cold dark matter (the CDM of the theory). Listeners of the show will know that there are compelling reasons to believe that these conclusions are based on questionable assumptions at the very heart of physics. This conversation, between a liquid sun proponent, a scientist who has spent his career studying the mainstream, and an appreciator of finely crafted theories, is an opportunity to lay these questionable assumptions on the table and to see how they hold up to scrutiny. Dr. Banik is also an invited speaker at our Beyond the Big Bang gathering in Portugal this summer, and has graciously agreed to serve as a counterbalance to those who say that the Big Bang Theory doesn’t have much life left in it.  National Astronomy Meeting parallel session and a special issue in Galaxies, both about the Hubble tension: https://darkmattercrisis.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/100-hubble-tension-parallel-session-at-the-national-astronomy-meeting-2025-and-special-issue-in-galaxies/ 00:00 Go! 00:04:27 Stellar Age & Lower Boundary for Universe 00:07:14 Data Analysis in Cosmology 00:10:08 Data Calibration and Processing 00:13:08 Gaia Mission and Data Management 00:16:21 Parallax and Distance Measurement 00:22:49 Parallax v. Cosmic Distance Estimates 00:24:48 Cepheid Variables & Supernovae as Distance Placeholders 00:39:24 Assumptions in Data Processing and Redshift 00:46:03 Cosmic Redshift and Expansion 00:48:33 Measuring the Universe's Age 00:51:06 Hubble Constant and Tension 00:54:04 CMB and Model Predictions 00:56:00 Angular Scales and CMB Analysis 01:00:18 Acoustic Oscillations in the CMB 01:05:03 Intrinsic CMB Fluctuations 01:07:48 CMB Power Spectrum Insights 01:09:34 Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Standard Narrative 01:13:47 Big Bang and Photon Origin 01:18:18 Matter-Antimatter Annihilation and Implications 01:22:00 CMB Contradicts Stars as Blackbodies 01:30:02 LMH Structure and Phase States of Stars 01:33:07 Tensions in Astrophysics Models 01:38:25 Revisiting Scientific Assumptions 01:46:52 Model Agreement and Constraints 01:51:01 Modified Gravity Theories 01:56:29 Dark Matter and Alternatives 01:58:07 Gravitational Microlensing 02:01:08 Galactic Cohesion Theories 02:14:08 Hubble Tension Revisited 02:19:41 Understanding Anomalies 02:22:15 Reconsidering History #LiquidMetallicHydrogen, #astronomy, #cosmos, #stars, #astrophysics, #cosmology, #ElectricUniverse, #CosmicMicrowaveBackground, #UniverseOrigins, #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