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Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

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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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110:06

Avi Loeb Fights Back: Response to Brian Cox & the...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/11/15

Become a channel member to ask questions! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/joinHarvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb returns to break down the newest data on 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar object captivating the world — and triggering fierce debate among scientists. In this extended conversation, Loeb responds directly to recent public criticism from Brian Cox, Jason Wright, and others, clarifies what the data actually show, and explains why humility and open inquiry remain essential

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26:31

Krauss: “DESI Is Wrong: Dark Energy Isn’t Changing”

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/11/11

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥Is hype culture killing science? In this episode of Into the Impossible, I welcome back physicist Lawrence Krauss for a candid conversation on hype, being wrong, and the impact of AI on the field of physics. Krauss is a theoretical physicist, award-winning NYT bestselling author, and host of The Origins Podcast. He shares how data forced him to change his mind on dark energy and the Higgs boson, and why

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67:18

How to Talk to Aliens (ft. Daniel Whiteson)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/11/07

Get my book Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Impossible-Laureates-Concentrate-Creativity/dp/1544548850 Imagine the day that aliens arrive not with a death ray, but with a rug and a new understanding of physics. Daniel Whiteson's new book opens with a wild question what if aliens show up with a better understanding of physics, we can't even recognize that's what they're offering. How would you react? This is his hope that aliens might carry the product of millions,

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79:23

Physicist ‪Explains UFOs, the Moon Landing, and the...

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2025/11/05

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥In this episode of Real Talk, Brian Keating sits down with PragerU CEO, Marissa Streit, for a riveting conversation that explores some of the most intriguing—and controversial—questions about our universe. Key Takeaways: 00:00 Paid to Explore the Universe 06:36 Galileo's Awe Through Telescopes 13:29 "Discovering Big Bang's Cause" 16:38 "Stellar Origins of Iron" 24:23 "Life Lessons, Not Science" 31:11

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32:19

Was The Moon Landing A HOAX? (ft. Kim Kardashian,...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/11/04

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥My response to Moon landing denial claims by Kim Kardashian, Candace Owens, and Bart Sibrel I answer all the big questions: ⇨ Why did the flag move with no wind? ⇨ Is there really no gravity on the moon? ⇨ Why haven't we gone back? ⇨ How did the astronauts survive the Van Allen radiation belts? ⇨ Why the boot prints don't match & more! - Join this channel to get access to perks like monthly Office

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97:46

Avi Loeb's WARNING: Watch Out for THIS When 3i/ATLAS...

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2025/11/01

Win EXTRATERRESTRIAL METAL - a real meteorite💥 enter at briankeating.com/yt 💥 What happens when 3I/ATLAS dives toward the Sun? One signature could expose interstellar origins, hidden composition, and non-gravitational forces at play. Loeb pinpoints what to watch: abrupt brightening vs. erosion, outgassing asymmetry, and dust-to-gas shifts that defy textbook comets. If it flares the “wrong” way, the implications are seismic—on formation models, radiation-driven activity, even interstellar

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76:41

90% of Ancient Humans Vanished. We Reconstructed...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/31

Get $50 off the annual plan at https://shortform.com/impossible The genetic differences we obsess over. The basis for nationalism, racism and tribal thinking emerged in just the last 70,000 years. David Reich is about to show us that the past is far stranger, more violent, and more interconnected than we could ever have imagined. 90% population replacements happened in just a few centuries in the blink of a cosmic eye. David and his team reconstructed human migration patterns and discovered ghost

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51:14

Could Biological Robots Heal Us from the Inside? |...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/28

Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeating What if cells from your own trachea sitting in a petri dish right now, could spontaneously organize into swimming robots that heal brain tissue? What if frog skin cells with no genetic modification whatsoever, could build copies of themselves from spare parts lying around? This isn't science fiction. This is the work of Michael Levin at Tufts University and is completely rewriting the rules of

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40:55

Did We Detect Dark Matter… or Fool Ourselves?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/21

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥What if 85% of the universe is invisible—and the one experiment claiming to have found it is wrong? For nearly three decades, Italian physicists have claimed their DAMA/LIBRA experiment detected the elusive particles that make up dark matter—the mysterious substance holding galaxies together. Yet no one else has ever confirmed it. Join Brian Keating, UCSD cosmologist and host of The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE

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72:52

Will this NEW Scientific Breakthrough Make Us Immune...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/17

Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeatingToday's guest made bacteria immune to every virus that exists. This breakthrough could revolutionize medicine by creating virus proof cell therapies and potentially extending this protection to human cells. Also demonstrating that we can fundamentally rewrite the language of life itself, something that was previously thought impossible. George Church is a Harvard Medical School genetics professor

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62:22

Does Avi Loeb Have PROOF of Alien Technology?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/12

➡️ WIN A METEORITE:https://briankeating.com/list— Once again, I had the pleasure of speaking to one of the most famous and perhaps the most controversial astrophysicists in the world – 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. By the time you see this, Avi will have published his new book, Interstellar: The Search for

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16:42

Brian Keating on Humility, Chutzpah, and the Arrow of...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/10

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥Brian Keating and James Altucher have an unfiltered talk on humility, arrogance, and the strange mix of traits needed to achieve great things. From the wisdom of the Talmud to the Dunning–Kruger effect, they explore why even Nobel Prize winners wrestle with imposter syndrome. James shares how writing books requires a mix of blind confidence and humility, while Brian connects scientific resilience to

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50:19

Chris Hadfield’s Final Orbit! The Moon Landing Hoax,...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/09

Boost your productivity 🧠 Start your 30-day free trial of Todoist today: https://get.todoist.io/q8k9tr 📝Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Astronaut and bestselling author Chris Hadfield joins me to discuss his new Cold War thriller Final Orbit and the real history behind it—UAPs, Operation Paperclip, and the exiled genius who built China’s rocket program. Along the way, we debate the moon landing hoax, the cost of the ISS, and why

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53:33

From Pipe Bombs to Viagra: Nobel Prize Winner’s...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/06

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥Lou Ignarro went from building pipe bombs as a curious teen to winning the Nobel Prize for discovering how a gas—nitric oxide—regulates blood flow, fuels Viagra, and revolutionized cardiovascular medicine. In this explosive conversation, we trace how one molecule transformed sex, science, and the story of human health. Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro 00:55 The molecule that saves and kills 04:00 The

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116:52

EXCLUSIVE: Avi Loeb Reveals: What HiRISE Just Saw on...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/10/04

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb joins Brian Keating to discuss a groundbreaking observation: the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has imaged 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor, from the vantage point of Mars.In this episode, we explore: • What HiRISE detected and why it matters for planetary science. • How interstellar objects like ʻOumuamua and 3I/ATLAS challenge our theories. • Why Mars may become an ideal outpost for detecting future interstellar visitors. • The

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72:39

Is AI Our PARTNER or Our ENEMY? Google CTO Blaise...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/09/30

Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeating Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Is AI our partner in evolution, or is it a harbinger of our downfall? In this episode of Into the Impossible, I sit down with two brilliant minds to explore the current and future relationship between artificial intelligence, human evolution, and creativity. Blaise Agüera y Arcas, a leading AI researcher, and

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20:48

The Scientists: Lord Kelvin’s Dangerous Idea...

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2025/09/28

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 Dive into the fascinating world of Lord Kelvin, a pivotal figure in the scientific revolution! In this video, we explore his groundbreaking contributions, including the concept of absolute zero and the Kelvin temperature scale. oin my mailing list here 👉 briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite! 💥 Timestamps: 00:00- Introduction to Lord Kelvin 02:15- The significance of absolute zero 05:30-

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50:59

Steven Pinker on Cancel Culture, Common Knowledge & AI

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/09/24

Get 3 months off the annual plan and start learning faster at shortform.com/impossibleIn this episode, Steven Pinker unpacks how common knowledge shapes everything from why rational people can’t agree to disagree to why markets boom and bust. We explore the risks of falsifying expert claims, the power of social norms, and whether civilization is held together by truths—or by the fictions we all agree to share. — Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro 00:58 When common knowledge is wrong 02:37 The

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88:45

What Really Happened on the Moon?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/09/22

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 Brian Keating sits in the guest chair on Julian Dorey's podcast. This fascinating conversation dives deep into the heart of science, skepticism, and the culture wars swirling around them. Together, Brian and Julian tackle everything from wild theories about NASA, the South Pole, and the moon landing, to the challenges of scientific gatekeeping, the allure of conspiracy thinking, and the importance—and

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72:12

How to Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner | The James...

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating ·

2025/09/17

James sits down once again with cosmologist Brian Keating—longtime friend of the show and author of Into the Impossible: Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner. In this candid conversation, they challenge each other’s views on focus, curiosity, and the trade-offs of staying in your lane. Brian shares behind-the-scenes lessons from interviewing Nobel Prize winners, the thinking behind his new “Keating Test” for AI, and why communication matters as much as discovery in science.This episode isn’t about

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