Flora Lichtman

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5,343 appearances 86 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 3d ago

Flora Lichtman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 86 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 18.

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Science Friday · Peering through dust clouds to the center of the galaxy · 22 Jul 2026 podcast
I want to talk a little bit about your path. voice-verified
Your dad was a professor, your uncle a physicist. voice-verified
I can imagine how they might have influenced you. voice-verified
But your mom ran a contemporary art gallery. voice-verified
And I wondered, did growing up around art influence how you approach science? voice-verified
I feel like relatedly, I'm thinking about the work of the Event Horizon Telescope folks and this picture of a black hole. voice-verified
And I remember when it came out, it was donut shaped. voice-verified
And I'm curious what that image was like for you as a black hole person, like if it matched up or just your sort of response to it. voice-verified
was it cool to see, or were you like, that's not, that's just the shadow. voice-verified
Can you ask new questions? voice-verified
Are you asking new questions with these new generations of telescopes? voice-verified
I mean, I'm hearing you call out a lot of big gaps. voice-verified
How do you personally deal with this kind of uncertainty? voice-verified
Like, does messy data stress you out? voice-verified
What's your approach to that? voice-verified
It's interesting, though, because I feel like a lot of people are can be overwhelmed by that situation. voice-verified
And I wonder if that's part of a key to your success is sort of not being facing it head on and being energized by a problem like that. voice-verified
What are some of the lingering questions you have? voice-verified
Like what's, what's your burning question right now about the galactic center or otherwise? voice-verified
If you were just starting out now, would you stay in astrophysics? voice-verified
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