Edward "Rocky" Kolb - Combining the Quantum with the Cosmos

In this video series entitled "Conversations at Niels Bohr's Office" Johan Samsing from the Niels Bohr Institute presents conversations with some of the most influential physicists and thinkers of over time on topics related to the fundamental physics of our Universe.
Each episode is recorded at the historical Niels Bohr's Office and based on one long take with no script, with the intention of creating a more natural conversation about whatever topics the guest wants to highlight.
5. Episode: "Why do we need to connect the Quantum with the Cosmos?"
Edward "Rocky" Kolb is an American cosmologist and a professor at the University of Chicago as well as the dean of Physical Sciences. He is known for his groundbreaking work on Big Bang cosmology, including baryogenesis, nucleosynthesis and dark matter. He is the author, with Michael Turner, of the highly popular textbook The Early Universe. E. Kolb was awarded the 2010 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics.