The End of the Universe with poet Alicia Sometimes (Part 2 of 2)

If the universe began with a big bang, how will it end? This question has suddenly got very personal for acclaimed science poet Alicia Sometimes. Physicists have got some hair-raising ideas, from the Big Crunch to the Big Rip. The personal, the poetic, and the physical of endings this week on Science Friction. Hear Part 1: What Came Before the Big Bang Guests: Alicia Sometimes Poet, writer, broadcaster, podcaster Chris Ferrie Quantum physicist, Associate Professor, Centre for Quantum Software and Information University of Technology, Sydney Author, Quantum Physics for Babies (and other children's books) Katie Mack Theoretical cosmologist, Associate professor, Department of Physics North Carolina State University, Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Author, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) Writer: Alicia Sometimes Writer: Alicia Sometimes Producers: Alicia Sometimes, Natasha Mitchell Sound Engineer: Matthew Crawford