Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
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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New COLD WAR Over Computer Chips? w/ Chris Mill...
If there's one key factor securing America's economic prosperity and military superiority, it's not oil; it's chips.
48 min
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🎉 Celebrating 200K Subscribers: Q&A with Brian ...
I can’t believe it. We’ve reached 200K subscribers!
67 min
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Mo Gawdat: “Life is a Video Game!” | The Shocki...
Will AI destroy humanity? Can we bring the dead back to life? And is there any convincing evidence for intelligent design?
99 min
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Did Stephen Wolfram Finally Prove the Second La...
The second law of thermodynamics has been shrouded in mystery for a century and a half. Now, after building on the recent breakthroughs in the foundations of physics, Stephen Wolfram has finally provided a resolution to the mystery.
95 min
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Did the Big Bang Happen More Than Once? Brian K...
Imagine a scenario in which the Big Bang happened twice. Imagine a scenario in which it happened numerous, maybe even an infinite number of times. Imagine a scenario in which it never even happened at all. It may sound crazy, but all these scenarios are possible.
58 min
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Are We On Borrowed Time? Canadian Prepper & Bri...
Have you ever wondered why people become preppers? Well, you're in luck because today you're going to find out from one of the most famous preppers in the world, Nate Polson, also known as the Canadian Prepper!
24 min
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Engineering Synthetic Life With Craig Venter (#...
It may sound like science fiction, but it's true. Biologists are already creating synthetic life from scratch.
75 min
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Philip Goff: Is There Cosmic Purpose Without Go...
In his recently published book, "Why? The Purpose of the Universe", Philip Goff explores meaning and purpose beyond Western thought, which is precisely what we’re doing today in this insightful interview.
52 min
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Max Tegmark & Eric Weinstein: AI, Aliens, Theor...
Enjoy this classic episode from the vault: Max Tegmark & Eric Weinstein, New Years Eve 2020!
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Q&A with John Mather on the James Webb Space Te...
An astrophysicist and cosmologist, John Cromwell Mather, answers the most frequently asked questions about the James Webb Space Telescope, a monumental step forward in our pursuit of understanding the Universe and its origins.
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Searching for ALIENS with Sarah Rugheimer (#381)
In this otherworldly edition of Into the Impossible, I talk to renowned astrophysicist and astrobiologist Dr. Sarah Rugheimer about microscopic aliens, the Fermi paradox, the origin of life, the Drake equation, and much more!
47 min
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Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland: Experimental P...
I had the pleasure of interviewing the one and only Donna Theo Strickland for our Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner series.
31 min
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How Will AI Change Science? | Brian Keating & C...
Will AI bring us closer to the truth or further away from it? Is it changing the way we do science? And will it eventually replace teachers and professors?
43 min
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Gad Saad: How to Stay Resilient and Happy After...
The last two months have been nothing short of terrifying for the Jewish community. How can we stay happy and resilient in times like these? Is it even possible or reasonable?
69 min
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Avi Loeb Strikes Back! (#377)
Today, Avi Loeb and I talk about the hottest topics in astronomy!
67 min
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Peter Diamandis: Are We Moving Too Fast With AI...
Peter is a serial entrepreneur, futurist, technologist, New York Times Bestselling Author, and the founder of over 25 companies. He was recently named one of the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine!
49 min
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What Happened AFTER the Big Bang? Bruce Partrid...
What happened after the Big Bang? To answer this question, I invited a true pioneer in the field of cosmic microwave background, Bruce Partridge!
53 min
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Exploring Curiosity With Nobel Prize Winner Bar...
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing the Nobel Laureate, Barry Barish, for UCTV. Barry is an experimental physicist and a professor at UC Riverside.
46 min
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David Brin: Privacy, AI and the Values of a Tra...
It's no secret that almost every step we take is being tracked or recorded in some way. However, plenty of things need to be clarified about what this means for our personal freedoms and safety.
59 min
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Canadian Prepper & Brian Keating: Will Humans S...
Will humans soon go extinct? Are we already on borrowed time?
37 min
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Lawrence Krauss: The Mysterious Origins of Dark...
I had the pleasure of participating in an exciting onstage dialogue with the renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss.
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David Chalmers: The Matrix is REAL! (#370)
Is the Matrix really real? And if so, which pill would David Chalmers take?
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Brian Greene: Does the Multiverse Actually Exis...
Is it still possible to make a case for string theory? And should we treat the multiverse as a serious idea and explore it mathematically? Here to discuss these fundamental questions with me today is the one and only Brian Greene.
99 min
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Cumrun Vafa: Is String Theory Actually Science?...
Many argue that string theory cannot be proven and should therefore be abandoned. For them, string theory is not science at all. But are they right?
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Michael Turner Explains the Origins and Mysteri...
Welcome to a very important, meaningful, and delightful episode of Into the Impossible, with an impossibly brilliant guest who has inspired me since my young days as a graduate – Michael Turner!
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