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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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