This is a clip from episode 29 of The State of The Universe. Dr. Priya Natarajan and Brendan discuss the role that radical ideas play in the evolution of scientific ideas and how we can explain the nature of scientific discovery to the public.

Dr. Natarajan is a theoretical astrophysicist interested in cosmology, gravitational lensing and black hole physics. In particular, she has focused on making dark matter maps of clusters of galaxies, the largest known repositories of dark matter. Priya recently authored the book Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos. She is also on the scientific advisory board of Nova ScienceNow.

Her book can be found on Amazon and her profile can be found at http://www.astro.yale.edu/priya/. Follow her on social media @SheerPriya. 

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