How can watching giant stars wobble reveal the strange physics inside of them? What can they tell us about the long-term fate of planet Earth? Professor Conny Aerts, winner of the 2022 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, explores these questions and more with Steve Mirsky, Contributing Editor for Scientific American.
18 Minutes With is a discussion series from Scientific American Custom Media, produced with support from and in collaboration with The Kavli Prize. To learn more about Kavli Prize-winning research, see kavliprize.org.
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