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Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

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Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossibleis 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 askedWhat’s out there?orWhat’s next?, this is where curiosity meets clarity. Learn to think like

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93:17

Celebrating 150K YouTube Subscribers: Q&A with Brian...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/29

I've recently hit a huge milestone on my YouTube channel, which is currently at a whopping 150k subscribers... And counting! I could not be more grateful to you for tuning in, subscribing, and especially for commenting and leaving questions for me to answer. So, to thank you, I've prepared a very special bonus episode in which I answer ALL your questions! Buckle up! Today, we’re diving deep Into the Impossible. — Additional resources: 🥗 Thanks, HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50impossible

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83:15

Eric Weinstein On the Possibility of Nuclear War and...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/27

Today, I have the honor to welcome back one of my favorite guests on the show, Eric Weinstein! Most of you are probably already very familiar with Eric and his work, but for those who don’t know him, Eric is a mathematical physicist, economist, podcaster, public speaker, and one of the most brilliant people I know. In this episode, we will again discuss the universe's current state, whether we are heading towards nuclear war, the twin nuclei problem of cell and atom, aliens, physics, and much

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48:52

Seth Godin On AI, Industrial Capitalism and Solving...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/24

Is AI real or just magic pretending to be real? What’s the difference between education and learning? And what does global warming have to do with marketing?! Here today, to answer these questions, is one of my heroes, Seth Godin! Seth is an internationally renowned author and public speaker. His name is synonymous with marketing. For over 30 years, Seth has inspired countless individuals, teams, and tribes to think differently about marketing, leadership, and innovation. Today, Seth and I sit

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98:00

Noam Chomsky on AI, Neural Networks, and the Future...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/20

Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential and highly cited scholars of our time. He is a pioneer in the fields of linguistics and cognitive science. He has deep thoughts about communicating with aliens, meditation, Elon Musk, and free speech. Chomsky is a prolific author and known political activist. We avoided politics, as is the custom for my interviews. Our conversation also covers the Turing Test, neural nets, and artificial intelligence, including why he expects Elon Musk’s Neuralink project

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53:59

Ashlee Vance Shares Crazy Stories from Elon Musk to...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/17

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Peter Beck? Who's winning the billionaire space race? And who will take care of all their space junk? Here today to answer all of these questions and more is none other than Ashlee Vance! Ashlee is a writer at Bloomberg, bestselling author, filmmaker, and Emmy-nominated host and writer of the tech series Hello World. Among his most well-known books are Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future and When The Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and

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41:26

The BIGGEST Questions In the Universe!

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/15

In this special edition of the Foundational Questions Podcast, physicist Brian Keating discusses his book Losing The Nobel Prize, which recounts the ill-fated BICEP2 announcement--and retraction--of the claimed discovery of primordial gravitational waves in 2014. Listen for the special treat at the end. A poetic ode to cosmic dust. https://fqxi.org/ 🥗 Thanks, HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50impossible and use code 50impossible for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months. 📝 With a MasterClass

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82:44

Is Science in a Legitimacy Crisis? | Peter Boghossian

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/13

Today, I sat down with someone who I respect greatly – Peter Boghossian. Peter is a former Portland State University professor, renowned philosopher, and best-selling author. His primary research areas are critical thinking and moral reasoning. He actually resigned from his position at Portland State University because he felt that ideology had taken over the institution and that he did not have enough freedom as a scholar to continue his work. So, there’s no one better to talk to about the

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87:00

Does Dr. Stephen C. Meyer Have Evidence for...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/12

Is intelligent design a scientific possibility worth exploring? According to today’s guest, Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, it is, and he claims he has scientific evidence to prove it! Dr. Stephen C. Meyer is a former geophysicist and college professor who received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. He directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle. He authored the bestselling books Darwin’s Doubt, Signature in the Cell, and most

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69:10

Steven Koonin: Stop POLITICIZING Climate Science!

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/06

Is climate science being politicized? Are facts being misrepresented and distorted to fit a certain narrative? Are climate scientists trying to dictate policy instead of investigating the actual truth? And what does it mean to be accused of being a global warming denier? Here today to discuss this controversial topic with me is no other than Steven Koonin! Steven is a renowned theoretical physicist and has recently been working on urban studies and government policies. He has also published a very

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130:45

Garry Nolan & Avi Loeb: The Science of Aliens | Brian...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/09/01

Watch the video of this conversation https://www.youtube.com/live/TezZ65_7MaY?si=-K12LzQeGNGN55Sg?sub_confirmation=1 Past episode with Avi Loeb on Youtube: https://youtu.be/N9lUceHsLRw Garry Nolan is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. His research is in microbiology, immunology, bio-computation, and analysis of UFO artifacts, materials, and he is actively investigating reports of UFO encounters. Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard, the director of the Galileo Project, and

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116:59

EXCLUSIVE: Avi Loeb Claims He May Have PROOF of Alien...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/29

Watch the video of our conversation https://youtu.be/nlrDky-fCtc?sub_confirmation=1 Once again, I had the pleasure of speaking to one of the world's most famous and perhaps most controversial astrophysicists – Avi Loeb! For those of you who don’t know him, Avi is a professor of science at Harvard University, theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, and cosmologist. He is also a bestselling author and a dear friend of mine. Avi just published Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our

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99:21

Brian Keating on Live Life Better with Scott Eastwood

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/26

Scott Eastwood evokes one of the best primers on cosmology and astrophysics you’re ever going to get in this wide ranging discussion wit Brian Keating. From the age and size of the Universe to relativity and the essence of science itself, and the pursuit of the Nobel prize, this episode could make you one of the most interesting people in the room at your next dinner party! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-life-better-with-scott-eastwood/id1398401294 twitter.com/ScottEastwood Please join

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71:03

Why Professor Dave Thinks Our Scientific Integrity Is...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/22

Today's guest is no stranger to drama and controversy, and he may have helped you pass a test or two in school… Meet Dave Farina, better known as Professor Dave Explains! Dave is a popular science communicator, chemist, author, and proprietor of one of the largest science YouTube channels in the world. Dave and I first got in contact after I published an interview with someone who Dave claims is a charlatan, and of course, that sparked my interest, and I knew I had to get Dave on the show, too, so

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73:37

Merchants of Truth and Light: Losing the Nobel Prize...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/18

Astrophysicist and cosmologist Brian Keating, Ph.D., talks about the high-pressure world of science. For a decade, Dave Asprey, “the father of biohacking,” elevated what you knew about the capabilities of your mind and body across a thousand episodes of Bulletproof Radio. Now, he’s evolving it even further in his plan to upgrade humanity. You’re invited to expand your knowledge, explore your own performance and embrace possibility with The Human Upgrade™. You’ll meet bright thinkers and radical

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80:25

Juan Maldacena: What Is A Wormhole?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/15

Juan Maldacena joined Professor Brian Keating for his first-ever podcast to discuss his fascinating work on black holes, AdS CFT, and 'human traversable wormholes and fundamental physics. We discussed the Multiverse, Black Holes, Wormholes, SETI, Life on Einstein Lane at the Institute for Advanced Study, wormholes in movies like Interstellar, and more. Brian and Juan start by chatting about his recent paper "HUMANLY TRAVERSABLE WORMHOLES" https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.06618 which is based, in part, on

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62:31

Richard Ellis: When Galaxies Are Born: The Quest for...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/13

Richard S. Ellis is professor of astrophysics at University College London and a world-renowned observational astronomer who has made numerous discoveries about the nature and evolution of the universe. He lives in Cambridge, UK. When Galaxies Were Born is Richard Ellis’s firsthand account of how a pioneering generation of scientists harnessed the world’s largest telescopes to decipher the history of the universe and witness cosmic dawn, the time when starlight first bathed the cosmos and galaxies

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115:51

String Gas Cosmology: Challenging Inflation | Robert...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/09

Watch this episode on YouTube to see the slides: https://youtu.be/G3xy-bEDJCY "I view string theory as the most promising way to quantize matter and gravity in a unified way. We need both quantum gravity and we need unification and a quantization of gravity. One of the reasons why string theory is promising is that there are no singularities associated with those singularities are the same type that they offer point particles." — Robert Brandenberger In this thought-provoking conversation, my grad

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66:29

The Discovery of The Century or BUST? High...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/08/06

See the video of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/live/qQnDatnAWP4?feature=share Breaking news! A team of scientists in South Korea has made an extraordinary claim: they have discovered a room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor. This means that they have found a material that can conduct electricity perfectly under everyday conditions. This is a huge deal. If it's true, it could revolutionize many technologies. We could have perfectly efficient power grids, levitating trains, and

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81:54

UAP Disclosure: Eyewitness encounters with Ryan Graves

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/07/31

See the Video of this episode here! https://youtu.be/tnQtfv93agA "The gimbal object...we had never seen anything like that before!" In today's episode, we have a fascinating conversation with Ryan Graves, who shares his encounters with multiple unidentified objects that flew past Navy F-18 aircraft over extended periods. As we delve into this extraordinary event, we explore the complexities surrounding unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and the challenges of reporting them. From the stigma

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46:27

Replay: University of Adversity with Brian Keating...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2023/07/26

Professor Brian Keating tells listeners: “If you go through life and you have this expectation that you are going to have the wind at your back. You are going to be much more disappointed than if you expect there to be adversity, headwinds, friction, and flux. Then you overcome it or maybe it is not even there.” How to engage passion in aspiring astronomers The emotion behind winning a Nobel Prize Coping with rejection and humiliation The importance of meditation Finding meaning in the

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