Transcript: Interview: Dr. Simon Singh discusses the big bang theory

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SCOTT SIMON
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)
02-19-2005
Interview: Dr. Simon Singh discusses the big bang theory

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

SCOTT SIMON, host:

How did the universe get created?

Dr. SIMON SINGH (PhD; Author, "Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe"): How it got created is problematic, but the interesting thing is that it was created. For centuries, scientists were convinced that the universe had just been here forever and it would be the same tomorrow. So the interesting thing is, the fact that it was created and how we know it was created.

SIMON: See? We've asked someone who really knows and knows how to explain it, too. That's Simon Singh, Cambridge PhD, ...

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