Summary

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what is out there beyond our moon, our planets, our galaxy? The nature of the universe has fascinated humans forever. Now, our ever-advancing abilities to see, hear and explore the cosmos is providing clearer insight into astronomical questions.

What appeared after the big bang? What did the first stars look like? What is the nature of dark energy?

Join a cosmic journey with a bunch of astrophysicists whose passion is looking at and listening to the universe, back to its birth. How do they do it, why are they doing it and what does it all mean for us Earthlings?

Hunting the Cosmic Dawn is presented with Academic Partner The University of Queensland.

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Lisa Harvey-Smith

Participant

Lisa Harvey-Smith

Lisa Harvey-Smith is an astrophysicist, author and the inaugural Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador. She is responsible for increasing the participation of women and girls in STEM across the...

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Jonathan Webb

Moderator

Jonathan Webb

Jonathan Webb is a lapsed neuroscientist and a former BBC science reporter, now running the science unit at ABC Radio National. He hails from Adelaide but more recently spent 10...

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Tamara Davis

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Tamara Davis

Tamara Davis is an astrophysicist who studies the elusive “dark energy” that’s accelerating the universe. She’s measured time-dilation in distant supernovae, helped make one of the largest maps of galaxies...

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Nichole Barry

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Nichole Barry

Nichole Barry is an avid researcher at the University of Melbourne in the field of observational cosmology, radio science, and precision analysis. Specialising in the early Universe containing the first...

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Paul Davies

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Paul Davies

Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and best-selling author. He is Regents’ Professor at Arizona State University, where he is Director of Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in...

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