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 like this. 🎙 Full episodes, notes & more: briankeating.com/podcast
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Jun 1, 2024 • 1h 40min
Why Do Physicists FIGHT Philosophers?
Physicists and philosophers clash over cosmological expansion, gravitational waves, and the BICEP experiment. Explore the origins of inflation, the theory of everything, and the challenges of detecting B-mode polarization. Join in on the debate between theory and experiment in astrophysics.
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May 31, 2024 • 1h 12min
Eric Weinstein: Don't Call It A Conspiracy! [Ep. 421]
Join Brian Keating and colleague Eric Weinstein as they delve into public distrust of experts and institutions, discussing the impact on society. They explore funding, academic freedom, and the balance between theoretical and experimental physics. Topics include misinformation dangers, the relationship between national security and science, and the decline in university reputations.
May 28, 2024 • 2h 1min
🎉 250K Subscribers Q&A Special! 🚀✨
Celebrating 250k subscribers with a Q&A session, discussing topics like the relationship between time and temperature, Nobel Prize disappointment, dark matter, cosmic background radiation, STEM education challenges, free will vs. determinism, and controversial topics like slavery and atheism.
May 26, 2024 • 59min
Did This NEW Theory of Gravity Solve the Expanding Universe? Claudia de Rham [Ep. 419]
Join theoretical physicist Claudia de Rham as she dives into the mysteries of gravity, discussing the mass of the graviton, AI creativity, gravity's speed, extra dimensions, and the need for a quantum theory of gravity. Explore the intersection of particle physics, cosmology, and gravity in this intriguing episode!
May 23, 2024 • 1h 55min
Brian Keating Discusses the Early Universe & Science Communication with Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence Krauss and Brian Keating discuss origins, passion for physics, religious views, CMB research, the BICEP experiments, inflation theory, multiverse, Simons Array, and more in an engaging conversation.
May 21, 2024 • 52min
Brian Keating On Black Holes, Wormholes and the Origin of Everything w/ James Altucher
Brian Keating and James Altucher discuss black holes, wormholes, and the origin of the universe. Topics include time and gravity, falling into black holes, dark matter, limits of the speed of light, and Einstein's relativity. They also touch on recent JWST discoveries, the history of the alphabet, Mercury's orbit, and the concept of a wormhole.
May 19, 2024 • 1h 40min
Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy and Physics w/ Bernardo Kastrup [Ep. 416]
Join Brian Keating as he explores the intersection of philosophy and physics with renowned philosopher and computer engineer Bernardo Kastrup. They discuss the nature of reality, the mind-body problem, psychedelics, AI, and fundamental questions in cosmology. Kastrup's work on metaphysical idealism and his insights on consciousness, cosmology, and artificial intelligence make for a fascinating intellectual journey.
May 16, 2024 • 55min
Brian Keating Discusses the Meaning of Life and Science With Eric Metaxas
Eric Metaxas, #1 New York Times Bestselling author, and Brian Keating discuss the origins of the Universe, the Big Bang theory, and the multiverse. They delve into faith, science, and the implications of the multiverse theory on existence. Keating shares his personal journey almost winning the Nobel Prize and changes in his scientific pursuit.
May 14, 2024 • 42min
Astrophysicist DEBUNKS Bart Sibrel’s Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory
Astrophysicist debunks Bart Sibrel's moon landing conspiracy theories using evidence like magnetic fields and radiation levels. Discusses the complexities of the moon, challenges anti-science claims, and highlights the importance of scientific evidence in refuting fake moon landing claims.
May 12, 2024 • 1h 7min
Nick Bostrom: Will Artificial Intelligence Lead Us to a Utopian Future? [Ep. 414]
Nick Bostrom, an expert in AI impact, discusses utopian futures, AI alignment, limits to growth, simulation hypothesis, and skepticism towards aliens in a thought-provoking conversation about the potential of superintelligence.
