A cosmologist, cultural historian, and neurosurgeon discuss the power of awe and the cosmos
Published Date: 9/6/2022
Source: phys.org
The images to emerge from the James Webb Space Telescope have captured details of the cosmos never seen before, leaving the scientific community and public alike in a state of awe. In a Tweet, former President Barack Obama described them as "mind-blowing." Even Stanford cosmologist Zeeshan Ahmed, for whom such images are commonplace, admitted: "You can't contain it in your head. I think this is true for everybody—I mean, scientists are human still."