White dwarf stars should be cooling down practically till the end of the Universe. But yet, they don't. They stop cooling at some point. Why does this happen? Figuring out the answers with Dr Simon Blouin from the University of Victoria.

Dr Simon Blouin
https://www.sblouin.com/

Buoyant crystals halt the cooling of white dwarf stars
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

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00:00 Intro
01:16 What are White Dwarfs
08:59 Why white dwarfs stop cooling
23:03 Pollution of white dwarfs
29:29 Perfect white dwarf telescope
35:59 Current obsessions
38:25 Final thoughts and more interviews

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