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Cosmic Ripples with Professor Davis (353)

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Professor Davis and Dr Karl delve into the universal tensions and cosmic ripples. Are there frozen clumps at regular intervals leading back to the Big Bang? drkarl.com @tamarastro

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Sep 10, 2023

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