James Peebles: “Wonderful – Yes! Fascinating – Yes! Eager to know more – Absolutely!”

James Peebles’ romantic dream is that we will be surprised once again in our search for the missing mass of the universe. He reflects on cosmologists' connection with explorers and the constant interplay between observation and theory. He spoke to Adam Smith by telephone, early on the morning of October 8th, having just heard the news that he had been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics.