Jocelyn Bell Burnell on new frontiers in astronomy

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell on new frontiers in astronomy

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Oct 3, 2018

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Clive Cookson talks to astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell about her decision to give away her $3m Breakthrough Prize in physics and about what she sees as the most exciting new areas of future research. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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