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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:40 Cepheid variables
00:10:47 Hubble Tension
00:18:14 Calibrating the results
00:22:19 James Webb
00:33:34 Plank results
00:38:27 Potential solutions
00:46:18 Back to familiar objects
00:50:36 Most effective kinds of searches
01:01:08 Current obsessions
01:03:19 Final thoughts and more interviews


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