Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein joins me to imagine different universes from scratch. What if the quark was more massive? What if the strong nuclear force wasn't so strong? It turns out the universe is a fascinating and delicate balance. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (https://twitter.com/goastromo (@GoAstroMo)), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a theoretical cosmologist, professor, speaker, activist, and author of https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/chanda-prescod-weinstein/the-disordered-cosmos/9781541724709/ (The Disordered Cosmos). You can learn all about Chanda's impressive work on her website http://www.cprescodweinstein.com/ (cprescodweinstein.com) and follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI (@IBJIYONGI). MIDBREAK - Listen to The Newest Olympian at https://www.thenewestolympian.com/ (thenewestolympian.com) or wherever you get your podcasts - Get 15 days free on Backblaze cloud storage at https://www.backblaze.com/landing/podcast-exolore.html (backblaze.com/exolore) - BUY EXOLORE MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/exolore (store.dftba.com/collections/exolore) - Preorder my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/ (https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/) FIND US ONLINE - patreon: https://my.captivate.fm/patreon.com/exolorepod (patreon.com/exolorepod) - twitter: https://twitter.com/ExolorePod (twitter.com/ExolorePod) - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exolorepod/ (instagram.com/exolorepod) - website: https://www.exolorepod.com/ (exolorepod.com) - subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExolorePod/ (reddit.com/r/ExolorePod) CREDITS - Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/ (https://www.purple-planet.com) - Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/ (http://stephenjreisig.com/) - Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/ (https://www.mischastanton.com/) - Transcript by Iesir Moss ABOUT US Have you ever wished you could travel to a different world? Exolore can help with that! In each episode, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll gain an appreciation for how special our planet really is. Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.