For decades, inflation has been the dominant cosmological scenario, but recently the theory has been subject to competition and critique. Two renowned pioneers of inflation -- Alan Guth and Andrei Linde -- join Brian Greene to make their strongest case for the inflationary theory.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Participants:
Alan Guth
Andrei Linde

Moderator:
Brian Greene

00:00 - Introduction
05:58 - Participant introductions
08:23 - Problems with the Big Bang
28:07 - Realizing the Inflationary Paradigm
42:13 - Observational Support for the Inflationary Theory
56:37 - Eternal Inflation and the Measure Problem
01:17:09 -The Future of Cosmology

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