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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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51:19

Chris Hayward: Lerner and Gupta Are WRONG About the...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/03/31

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!When the JWST captured the first images of the earliest galaxies in our universe, scientists were shocked. The galaxies appeared to be way too bright, way too big, and way too mature to have formed so soon after the Big Bang. This discovery has, rightfully so, sparked a massive debate among astrophysicists. Some even started to question the standard model of

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68:32

Why ChatGPT Can’t Tell Compelling Stories (Yet) w/...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/03/24

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 it about Artificial Intelligence driving tech giants like Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Sam Altman? Why are they racing to develop and own these thinking machines while unsure of the harm they could cause us? Can we trust nation-states and NGOs to use their totalitarian strategies when they don’t truly understand the

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201:36

Sam Harris: God Did NOT Write the Bible!

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/03/17

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! Today’s guest needs no introduction… Meet Sam Harris. Neuroscientist, philosopher, New York Times best-selling author, host of Making Sense, creator of Waking Up, and one of the most thought-provoking intellectuals of our time. Known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism, along with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett, he fearlessly

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64:19

Why Are People Protesting Against a Telescope? |...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/03/10

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!Today, we’re joined by a real hero of mine and mentor to millions around the world – dr. Robert Kirshner! Robert is an astronomer of great renown. He is the Clowes Research Professor of Science at Harvard University and executive director of the Thirty Meter Telescope. This remarkable international scientific endeavor will radically change our understanding of

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117:59

Cal Newport: Want to Be More Productive? Do LESS

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/03/05

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 if I told you that you could be more productive… by doing less? Sounds crazy, but as per today’s extraordinary guest, it’s true! Meet Cal Newport, associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and other books that offer a refreshing departure from the hustle culture that pervades

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12:38

My conversation with Elon Musk: Cosmology, AI, and...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/03/04

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! Katherine Brodsky recently hosted an interview with the one and only Elon Musk. I had the privilege of joining them and used my opportunity to confront Elon about Starlink, AI, and his plan to colonize Mars! Enjoy. Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:44 Starlink and Cosmic Microwave Background Research 00:06:57 A True Turing Test 00:09:54 Can We Break

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101:20

Bringing Astrophysics to Life Through Art with Kip...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/02/25

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥What do you get when you combine the minds of a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and an outstanding artist? The Warped Side of Our Universe by Kip Thorne and Lia Halloran! A remarkable book that explores Thorne's astrophysical discoveries through poetic verse and otherworldly paintings. Today, Kip and Lia will guide us through the process of creating their wonderful book. Tune in! Kip Thorne is a

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19:01

What Is Dark Matter Really Made Of?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/02/23

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Remastered from our interview in 2022. There are few concepts in physics as frequently discussed but as poorly understood as dark matter. After all, we don’t even know what it’s made of! However, there are many potential candidates, and I had the pleasure of explaining them in my interview with Arvin Ash. We also talked about the fascinating possibility of detecting gravitational waves from the polarization

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75:05

Why There’s No Such Thing as Free Will w/ Robert...

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2024/02/18

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Whether or not there is free will has tortured scientists from many fields since philosophers in ancient Greece started wondering about it. But for one scientist, there’s no question about it… Meet neuroendocrinology researcher, bestselling author, and Stanford University professor – Robert Sapolsky! Sapolsky’s journey has led him from studying stress and neuronal degeneration in wild baboons in Kenya to

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47:37

Should We BELIEVE In Science? DemystifySci & Brian...

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2024/02/13

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Should we believe in science? Is there any room to scrutinize the scientific method? And does Eric Lerner have a point? Recently, my dear colleagues, Dr. Anastasia Bendebury and Dr. Michael Shilo DeLay joined me at UCSD to discuss how scientists come to conclusions about the world, the role of belief in science, and what we can learn from modern controversies in cosmology. Dr. Anastasia Bendebury and Dr

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107:41

Michael Saylor: The Thermodynamics of Bitcoin...

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2024/02/09

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Remastered from our interview in 2021. There is a lot of talk about how to make money with Bitcoin… But how does it actually work? What are the physics behind it? And can Bitcoin replace the US dollar? Here today to answer all of these questions and more is Michael Saylor. Michael J. Saylor is an American entrepreneur and business executive who co-founded and led MicroStrategy, which provides business

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44:38

Discover the Joy of Science w/ Jim Al-Khalili

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2024/02/06

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Remastered from our interview in 2022. What can science learn from poetry? Can you teach someone to become a scientist? And what’s the biggest source of hype in science right now? In 2022, I had the pleasure of discussing these topics with the amazing Jim Al-Khalili. Jim is a theoretical physicist at the University of Surrey, where he holds a Distinguished Chair in physics as well as a university chair in the

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50:33

New COLD WAR Over Computer Chips? w/ Chris Miller

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/02/02

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 If there's one key factor securing America's economic prosperity and military superiority, it's not oil; it's chips. No, not the chips we all love to snack on during movies, but highly efficient computer chips. Chips that power pretty much everything from our military machinery to our iPhones. The United States held the top spot in crafting the fastest chips on Earth for a long time. But countries like Taiwan

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70:09

🎉 Celebrating 200K Subscribers: Q&A with Brian Keating 🥳

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/01/29

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 I can’t believe it. We’ve reached 200K subscribers! Thank you so much for joining me on this exciting journey. It is an immense pleasure to engage with all of you and to share my passion every day. In this celebratory episode, I'll answer all your questions from the comment section, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, you name it. So, buckle up! Today, we’re diving deep Into The Impossible. — Additional

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102:07

Mo Gawdat: “Life is a Video Game!” | The Shocking...

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2024/01/24

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Will AI destroy humanity? Can we bring the dead back to life? And is there any convincing evidence for intelligent design? Joining me today to explore these fascinating topics is none other than Mo Gawdat! Mo is the founder of the non-profit organization One Billion Happy and host of the #1 mental health podcast Slo Mo. He is the author of the bestselling books Solve for Happy and Scary Smart and used to work

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97:16

Did Stephen Wolfram Finally Prove the Second Law of...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/01/19

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Has the second law of thermodynamics finally been proven? The second law of thermodynamics has been shrouded in mystery for a century and a half. Now, after building on the recent breakthroughs in the foundations of physics, Stephen Wolfram has finally provided a resolution to the mystery. Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research and

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61:21

Did the Big Bang Happen More Than Once? Brian...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/01/17

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Watch the video of this conversation and see the presentation here; https://youtu.be/QFLgyCkfYCA Imagine a scenario in which the Big Bang happened twice. Imagine a scenario in which it happened numerous, maybe even an infinite number of times. Imagine a scenario in which it never even happened at all. It may sound crazy, but all these scenarios are possible. Recently, several astronomers and physicists have

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26:50

Are We On Borrowed Time? Canadian Prepper & Brian...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/01/12

Remastered from our interview in June 2023. Have you ever wondered why people become preppers? Well, you're in luck because today you're going to find out from one of the most famous preppers in the world, Nate Polson, also known as the Canadian Prepper! Canadian Prepper is an educational YouTuber who talks about self-defense, survival, and all things preparedness. He analyzes current events, reviews innovative equipment, and theorizes about the demise of civilization as we know it. In this

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77:48

Engineering Synthetic Life With Craig Venter

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/01/11

Get 30% off unlimited access to Ground News, giving you full coverage of breaking news and allowing you to navigate media bias seamlessly 👉 https://www.ground.news/drbrian It may sound like science fiction, but it's true. Biologists are already creating synthetic life from scratch. Of course, this raises many questions: what is life? What are the possible applications? And are we on to something here, or are we just playing God? Here today, to answer all of these questions and more is one of the

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54:56

Philip Goff: Is There Cosmic Purpose Without God?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2024/01/05

What is the purpose of the Universe? Why do we exist? And does the truth lie beyond traditional religion and secular atheism? Here today, to discuss all these fascinating questions with me is leading philosopher of mind and returning guest Philip Goff! Philip is a British author, renowned philosopher, and professor at Durham University. In his recently published book, "Why? The Purpose of the Universe", he explores meaning and purpose beyond Western thought, which is precisely what we’re doing

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