Reflections on JWST and the Challenges of Cosmology

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What drives someone to keep exploring the universe after a lifelong career in cosmology and 500 podcast episodes?

In this milestone episode, I finally take the mic solo to answer that and other questions—from the origin of the podcast during the pandemic to why I'm still obsessed with cosmology, teaching, and yes, even faculty meetings (sometimes). I open up about the childlike curiosity that fuels my work and share some spicy takes on academia, dark energy, and controversial theories shaking up our entire industry.

Join me for a personal, unfiltered exploration of why, after all these episodes, I’m still as fascinated as ever by the vast cosmos—and the sometimes messy world of academia that surrounds it.

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Key Takeaways:

00:00:00 The origin of Into The Impossible

00:01:49 What drives me to do what I do?

00:05:22 The search for a TOE

00:08:11 The limits of human understanding

00:10:09 Become a channel member

00:12:52 Early galactic formation and JWST

00:18:29 Eric Weinstein’s theory

00:28:02 A new cosmological model?

00:31:06 String theory and black holes

00:36:54 Entanglement and geometric unity

00:49:06 My thoughts on JWST so far

00:55:37 Impact of Trump’s cuts and the role of universities

01:03:07 My thoughts on Chile

01:05:38 The most important piece of information

01:07:34 Why Eric Weinstein?

01:10:57 Answering criticism

01:12:51 Outro

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