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Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Big Bang Productions Inc.

Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossible is where Cosmic Conversations happen — uniting Nobel Prize winners, iconoclasts, authors, and technologists to explore reality’s deepest questions. From AI to aliens, from biophysics to the brain, from the cosmos to the multiverse, Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego covers it all. If you’ve ever asked What’s out there? or What’s next?, this is where curiosity meets clarity. Learn to think

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91:54

Can Science and Religion Coexist? w/ Danny Miranda...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/07/09

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!Can science and religion coexist? Is it true that scientists cannot be religious? And what’s really behind supposed coincidences? I had the privilege to discuss all this and more with Danny Miranda on his podcast. Danny is a writer turned leading podcaster. He is a communicator who strives to empower people to become the highest version of themselves and to

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59:59

Addressing the Biggest Controversies in Modern...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/07/07

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!Modern cosmology is full of controversies, challenges, and unresolved tensions. This can, of course, be very frustrating. But it’s also extremely fun! Especially if we approach these challenges with brilliant minds who aren’t afraid to tackle them head-on. One such luminary is the renowned George Efstathiou. George is a British astrophysicist and Professor of

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59:32

Exploring the Mysteries of the Expanding Universe...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/07/04

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! What is the Hubble tension? How does it challenge our current understanding of the universe? Why do different methods of measuring the universe’s expansion yield different results? And does our cosmological model need a complete overhaul? I had the honor of discussing all this and more with none other than Adam Riess. Riess is a renowned astrophysicist who won

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41:57

Terrence Howard & Eric Weinstein Drop Bombshells on...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/07/04

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Does 1x1 equal 3? Is gravity actually a form of electricity? And is the periodic table based on... sound? These are just some of the outrageous claims made by Terrence Howard on the Joe Rogan Experience. As a professor, I cannot let such claims stand, especially when they are broadcast on a platform as large as the Joe Rogan Experience. That’s why today, I will

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64:02

What Elon Musk Isn't Telling You About Colonizing...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/30

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? The allure of a fresh start on a new planet has captivated humans for a very long time, and now, public figures like Elon Musk are trying to make it a reality. But should we? Is it even possible? And how would life on Mars even look like? These are the questions Zach and Kelly

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89:49

David Albert: Einstein Was Right About Quantum...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/28

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Could physics serve as our best guide to metaphysics? What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? And what’s the deal with the age-old feud between philosophers and physicists? Here to shed light on all these questions and more is none other than David Z. Albert, professor of philosophy and director of the MA program in The Philosophical

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43:48

Are Aliens Artificial Intelligence? w/ Chris Sweat

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/25

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!Are aliens artificial intelligence? What’s the deal with string theory? And how are campus politics affecting our classrooms? I had the pleasure of discussing all of this and more with Christopher Sweat, a highly opinionated thinker and analyst. Christopher started his career as a tinkerer, fascinated by computers, flights, and racing simulators. His practical

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47:14

Rajendra Gupta On Tired Light and the REAL Age of the...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/23

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Is the universe twice as old as we thought? Current estimates suggest that the Big Bang occurred 13.8 billion years ago. But today, we’re joined by Rajendra Gupta, a luminary in the field of cosmology who claims that the universe is actually 26.7 billion years old. I've invited him on the show so he can make a case for his claims! Professor Gupta is a

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92:13

Astrophysicist Exposes UFO Whistleblower David Grusch

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/20

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! How likely is it that aliens exist? How credible are the testimonies of David Grusch, Ryan Graves, and other UFO whistleblowers? Does antigravity defy the laws of physics? And do US universities have a problem with free speech? I had the pleasure of exploring these issues on The Danny Jones Podcast. A podcast that exists to bring fringe cultures to a broad

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49:45

This New Method of Teaching Physics Changes...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/16

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Imagine walking into a classroom where the students are the ones driving the discussion. Where curiosity and collaboration have replaced rote memorization. A place where traditional education has been turned on its head, and the power of learning is placed directly in the hands of those who seek it. It's almost hard to imagine such a classroom after having

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71:40

Adam Frank: Are We About to Discover Alien Life? [Ep....

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/09

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!Are we alone in the universe? This question has intrigued thinkers for centuries. Now, we finally have the tools and theoretical frameworks to explore the possibility of alien life scientifically. But how far have we come in our search? And are we close to finally finding our otherworldly neighbors? Here today to help us answer these questions is none other

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70:17

Is There a CRISIS in Cosmology? with Abhijit Chavda...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/07

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!Is there a crisis in cosmology?! Well, not exactly. You see, there’s not just one crisis in cosmology. There are many crises! But don’t worry, that’s a good thing. Crises are what scientists live for! And what a time it is to be a cosmologist. We are at the forefront of uncovering the universe’s greatest mysteries, and we get to play with cutting-edge

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78:04

What’s the Relationship Between Matter and...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/06

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! What’s the relationship between matter and space-time? What’s the fundamental nature of reality? And how should we, as science communicators, push back against anti-scientific BS? These are just some of the topics I had the pleasure of discussing with Tevin Naidu. Tevin is a medical doctor, philosopher, and ethicist whose academic work spans theories of

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112:25

Brian Keating Discusses Black Holes, Time Travel, and...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/06

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Enjoy this thorough conversation between me and the one and only Jordan Peterson, in which we discuss many long-standing cosmological theories, from the Big Bang to the expansion of the universe, and why we might be completely wrong… about everything! Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a renowned Canadian psychologist, best-selling author, public speaker, media

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57:24

Life's Catalyst: RNA with Thomas Cech [Ep. 423]

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/04

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!How did life begin? What makes us human? Why do we get sick and grow old? For more than half a century, we've searched for answers to these questions in DNA. But after a series of groundbreaking discoveries, attention has turned to RNA, the long-overlooked molecule that is now at the heart of biology's greatest mysteries. Here today, to shed light on this

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91:02

Is There Hope for Humanity? Marcelo Gleiser’s Case...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/02

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!Is there hope for humanity? In light of the numerous challenges we face today, from political to environmental crises, it seems like there isn’t. But according to today’s esteemed guest Marcelo Gleiser, there’s still hope! However, we need to shift our perspective, recognize our place in the universe, and rediscover our connection to the natural world. These

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100:00

Why Do Physicists FIGHT Philosophers?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/06/01

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Why do physicists fight philosophers? A couple of months ago, I was invited to Robinson Erhardt’s podcast to discuss the expansion and inflation of the universe, the relationship between theory and experiment in cosmology, gravitational waves, my brainchild, the BICEP experiment, and a lot more. Enjoy! Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the

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71:45

Eric Weinstein: Don't Call It A Conspiracy! [Ep. 421]

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/05/31

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Are experts failing us? While there is no clear answer to this question, it is clear that there is a growing public distrust of experts and institutions, and even more clear that this has severe consequences for society and science. Join me and my colleague Eric Weinstein as we explore this issue, dig deep into the reasons for this skepticism, from political

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121:24

🎉 250K Subscribers Q&A Special! 🚀✨

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/05/28

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! You know what's better than a 250k sub celebration? Nothing! I am immensely grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. There is nothing I love more than engaging with all of you and sharing my passion for the impossible every day. To celebrate and commemorate this crazy milestone, I've asked for questions on all

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59:12

Did This NEW Theory of Gravity Solve the Expanding...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/05/26

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!The acceleration of the expansion of the universe is one of the fundamental questions in cosmology. Scientists believe that dark energy is driving and accelerating the expansion; however, there is a discrepancy between the predicted amount of dark energy in the universe and our theoretical calculations based on the properties of fundamental particles. To get to

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