Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Into the Impossible is a podcast hosted by Brian Keating, a Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego. The show features conversations with Nobel Prize winners, authors, and technologists exploring deep questions about the universe, from AI to aliens, biophysics to the multiverse. It aims to unite curiosity with clarity, covering topics that range from cosmology to the brain. Full episodes and notes are available at briankeating.com/podcast.
Episodes
We Built Something We Can’t Control | A Warning from Top AI Safety Expert
If anyone builds superintelligent AI before we know how to control it, everyone dies. Nate Soares wrote the book on why that’s not a metaphor. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation.
Soares runs the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and co-wrote If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies with Eliezer Yudkowsky. The first word in that title is if. That matters. His argument is
Michael Shermer: The Only Skeptic on the Alien Task Force
Michael Shermer just joined the White House’s new UAP task force alongside Avi Loeb. He also has a $1,000 bet with Loeb that we won’t find aliens by 2030. Both things are true. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation.
Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, author of Truth, and one of the most consistent voices for evidence-based thinking in public life. He was
400K Subscribers Asked Me Anything. The Answers Got Weird.
400,000 of you showed up for physics with no compromises, so I did something different for the milestone. No highlight reel. I took your hardest questions live and answered them, then got honest about the part of this job nobody asks about: the discipline behind running a serious science podcast.
We get into why clocks didn't tick differently in the early universe, what it actually means that the
Top Astronomer: UFOs Are STILL Here
Astrophysicist Beatriz Villarroel found point-like flashes in sky photographs taken before a single satellite existed. Nine of them lit up simultaneously on one 1950s plate. Nothing in orbit could have made them — because nothing was in orbit yet.
Beatriz Villarroel leads VASCO, which scanned 600 million objects across 70 years of photographic sky surveys hunting for things that appear, then vani
Nobel Economist: The Market That Lets People Die
A Nobel laureate in economics argues the bans we pass to protect our morals are quietly killing people and the data backs him up. Why the line between a market we allow and one we forbid is mostly an accident of disgust. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation.
My guest won the 2012 Nobel Prize for designing the systems that match kidney donors to patients who would otherwise
Dead Cows, Aliens, & Ghosts: How Kevin Knuth Connects Them All
NASA physicist's UAP math survives. His conclusion doesn't.
Mayim Bialik ran the razor first — Brian finishes the cut.
Kevin Knuth is a tenured physicist, former NASA Ames researcher, and published exoplanet scientist who has done the actual math on the Nimitz encounter.
We cover:
- Whether Tic Tac flight physics rules out conventional explanations
- Why the 60% cross-cultural abduction pa
Intelligent Design Theorist: AI Just Proved It Can’t Think Without Us
Stephen C. Meyer has a PhD from Cambridge in the philosophy of science, and he thinks AI just handed him his strongest argument yet. I spent years pushing back on him. Today I laid three traps. Watch what he does with the third one. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation.
Meyer is a philosopher of science and director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery
Is the White House's New UAP Council a Game Changer for Disclosure?
Recently, Professor Avi Loeb was tasked by the White House, AARO, ODNI, and the FBI with assembling and leading a new UAP Science Advisory Council — comprising astrophysicists, AI experts, and psychologists — to advise the intelligence community on unidentified anomalous phenomena. It was announced the same week the government released its third batch of declassified UAP files. Now he joins us liv
Roman Yampolskiy: AI Can’t Be Controlled — and We’re Building It Anyway
Roman Yampolskiy has spent two decades trying to prove that superintelligent AI can be controlled. He couldn’t. I invited him on to make his case. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation.
Roman is a professor of computer science at the University of Louisville and one of the earliest researchers in AI safety. His book AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable started a
Michio Kaku Went Viral On Diary of a CEO; I Had To Fact-Check
Physicist fact-checks Michio Kaku's biggest claims — quantum collapse of capitalism, Theory of Everything, black hole gateways. Does celebrity physics do more damage than good?
Brian Keating breaks down Michio Kaku's viral @TheDiaryOfACEO "World-Renowned Physicist: They Are Lying To You About UFOs & Reality - Michio Kaku" https://youtu.be/opB7_JXL0LA?si=RzVyEgwKtQRzs9Ao
I fact-check everythi
Physicist: Why I Believe in Near-Death Experiences
A practicing astrophysicist who doesn't believe in the tunnel of light, the hovering soul, or the wailing relatives — but believes in one near-death experience that changed science forever. By the end you'll believe in it too.
Today on Into the Impossible: the strangest, darkest, most personal origin story behind the world's most famous prize — and what it should make you do with the time you h
Godlike AI Is Here! Peter Diamandis Debates Brian Keating - #557
Peter Diamandis has built more of the future than almost anyone alive. He founded XPRIZE. He co-founded Singularity University with Ray Kurzweil. He started Human Longevity with Craig Venter. And in his new book with Steven Kotler, We Are as Gods, he argues that artificial intelligence isn't just changing what we can do. It's changing what it means to be human.
I'm not so sure.
This is Peter's f
Two Scientists, One Question: Does Alien Life Need a Soul? - #556
An astrophysicist and founder of Reasons to Believe argues the universe looks increasingly designed for life — while a cosmologist challenges whether fine-tuning proves anything at all.
If we're alone in the cosmos, the implications are staggering. If we're not, it could change science, religion, and humanity's future forever.
Hugh Ross is an astrophysicist, founder of Reasons to Believe, and
FLAT Universe: Why Scientists Keep Getting This Wrong
An experimental cosmologist with 35 years of CMB research breaks down the curvature tension — and why the viral claim that "everything we know about cosmology is wrong" doesn't survive contact with the actual data.
Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation.
Dr. Brian Keating is Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego and one of the leading experimental c
Joscha Bach: The Self Is a Story Your Brain Tells Itself - #555
The AI theorist who thinks consciousness is a software agent — and that God, AGI, and the apocalypse are all pointing at the same thing.
What you think is "the world" isn't outside you. It's a simulation your brain produces, and the self that experiences it may not exist in the way you think it does.J oscha Bach is an AI researcher and cognitive scientist whose work sits at the intersection of co
The Equation That Changed How Physicists Think About Reality | Juan Maldacena - #554
Juan Maldacena is a theoretical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study whose 1997 paper remains the most cited in the history of theoretical physics.
We cover:
-why wormholes and quantum entanglement may be the same thing
-what actually happens to information when you throw something into a black hole
-the reason Hawking radiation accidentally gave cosmologists the equation that explains
Princeton Scientist: We Don't Understand AI - Tom Griffiths - #553
A Princeton cognitive scientist says AI can't think like a child — and giving it more data won't fix that.
If the field keeps scaling without solving what's actually missing, the gap between human and machine intelligence won't close. It'll just get more expensive.
Tom Griffiths is a professor of psychology and computer science at Princeton, and one of the leading researchers working at the inte
The Universe Is Trying to Destroy All Matter. Hakeem Oluseyi - #552
An astrophysicist says the universe doesn't pull things down — it accelerates upward toward them. And that's one of the tamer claims in this conversation.
Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi joins Brian to dismantle assumptions most physicists won't touch in public.
Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi is a NASA researcher, Nova host, and author of Why Do We Exist, a unified framework spanning quantum fields to cosmology — and mak
Quantum Computers Aren't Useless. You Just Don't Know How to Use Them.
Sabine Hossenfelder says quantum computers are only useful for breaking codes. She's wrong — and my undergraduates are building the proof. What's happening in my lab right now has nothing to do with cryptography, and everything to do with the future of AI.
I'm a cosmologist at UC San Diego teaching undergraduates to build, program, and eventually launch quantum computers — possibly to the Moon v
This AI Broke Every Benchmark — Then It Did Something Worse. Vivienne Ming - #551
A neuroscientist built an AI that refuses to give answers — and it outperformed every model on the market, including the ones trained on billions of users’ data. The implication: every AI that hands you the answer may be quietly making you less capable of thinking without it.
Dr. Vivienne Ming is a neuroscientist, AI researcher, and author of Robot Proof, who has spent nearly 30 years building ma
AI Insider CEO: The Models Too Dangerous for You to See. Emad Mostaque - #550
Emad Mostaque built Stable Diffusion. Now he says the most powerful AI models will never be released — and we have roughly 800 days before everything changes.
What the trillion-dollar labs won't tell you about the models they're keeping locked away 👇
Emad Mostaque is the founder of Stability AI and creator of Stable Diffusion. In this conversation, he explains why the gap between public AI and
Genius Philosopher: The Law of Physics That Explains Why Your Life Falls Apart. Rebecca Goldstein - #549
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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a MacArthur Genius Award recipient, philosopher, novelist, and author of The Mattering Instinct. Her verdict on why human beings are driven to matter — and what threatens that drive — might change how you think about your own life. Check out her recent appearance on Mindscape here
You're full of SHIT! Piers Morgan & Brian Keating take down Moon Landing Denier
The Artemis II mission to the dark side of the moon will be the furthest human beings have ever travelled from Earth. It's the precursor to a return to the lunar surface and perhaps even reaching Mars.
But still, there are those who say humans have never set foot on the Moon, such as Bart Sibrel. Once punched in the face by Buzz Aldrin, he says he’s on a CIA hitlist because he blew the whistle o
Dark Energy Is Dying: The Cosmological Crisis Nobody's Telling You About. Marcos Palerjo - #548
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Brian Keating takes us on an exclusive tour of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh with cosmologist Marcos Pellejero, exploring the mysteries of dark energy and the accelerating universe. From the historic halls where human "computers" shaped the foundations of modern cosmology, to the cutting-edge DESI experiment ma
Are the Van Allen Belts Deadly? Debunking the Biggest Moon Landing Hoax!
With NASA planning to send Artemis astronauts farther into space than ever, should they be worried about the deadly effects of the Van Allen belts? Here, I describe to James Altucher what the claims are and what the real concerns should be.
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
The Doctor Everyone Mocked — Until His 'Crazy' Theory Wiped Out a Killer Disease. Matt Kaplan - #547
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Matt Kaplan is a science journalist at The Economist and a trained paleontologist. His new book I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right is a candid investigation into how science actually works — and why the engine of discovery is badly in need of a tuneup.
In this
There's a New Law of Nature — And It Changes Everything We Know About Life. Michael Wong - #546
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Michael Wong recently discussed theory of evolution on TED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSrf7ErdHWA — in this conversation, we go deeper on the law of increasing functional information and what it means for life, complexity, and the future of science.
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Did We Find Alien Technology? Avi Loeb Explains - #545
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Brian Keating sits down with the ever-curious Avi Loeb for a mind-bending exploration into some of science's greatest mysteries and controversies. The conversation spans everything from the evolving understanding of comets and meteors—highlighting the false starts and surprising twists in scientific history—to the
The Real Science of Project Hail Mary. Andy Weir - #544
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In this episode of The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast, Brian Keating sits down with Andy Weir, the bestselling author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary, to explore the real science behind one of the most ambitious science fiction stories ever written. With the upcoming film adaptation of Project Hail Mary generat
Meta NeuroScientist SHOCKED Me: Scale Alone Won’t Create Consciousness! David Sussillo - #543
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David Sussillo spent years training neural networks at Google Brain
and now leads research at Meta Reality Labs. His verdict on the
path to artificial consciousness might surprise you.
In this conversation, we discuss why scaling transformers alone
won't produce conscious AI, how recurrent neural networ
What's The Real Value of Your Degree? Aswath Damodaran - #542
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Aswath Damodaran joins Brian Keating to argue that markets, universities, and financial models are all suffering the same disease — mistaking mechanical processes for genuine thinking — and explains why Nobel economists aren't billionaires, why academia is the most deserving target for disruption, and why every
Will AI Replace Scientists?
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In this video, we discuss the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence and fundamental science and how AI is transforming the way physicists handle massive streams of data from modern observatories—while also explaining where its power ends and human creativity begins.
Tune in for insights, sur
The Engine That Built Life. Nick Lane - #541
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Nick Lane joins Brian Keating to argue that life is not information running on chemistry but energy in motion—showing how a single ancient metabolic “transformer” predates genes, powers mitochondria, shapes aging and cancer, constrains alien life, and reveals why today’s AI excitement echoes a solution biology dis
Has AI Become God? The Ultimate THREAT of Artificial Intelligence. John C. Lennox - #540
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In this episode, I sit down with renowned Oxford mathematician, philosopher of science, and public intellectual John C. Lennox to explore the urgent questions surrounding artificial intelligence and humanity’s future.
We dive into the biggest questions about AI, consciousness, truth, faith, and what it means
Can You Find God in the Laws of Physics? This is World!
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In this conversation, I break down a provocative idea: science doesn’t “prove” ultimate truths — it eliminates what’s false. And if that’s how physics works, then the search for God (or the disproof of God) has to play by the same rules: hypotheses, predictions, and falsifiability.
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The Taboo Topic Sam Harris Won't Touch
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In this episode, I revisit my podcast with Sam Harris. At the end of our discussion, Harris abruptly cut things short after we debated the meaning of slavery in the Bible and Talmud. Was this an honest philosophical disagreement, or an example of intellectual overstatement and rhetorical sleight-of-hand?
Sam Ha
Slugs Have Memories. Nikolay Kukushkin - #539
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What can we truly learn about the brain from a kidney cell? And what do aliens and alien-like limbs have to teach us? And if language is our escape velocity moment, what does that mean for the future of AI?
Nikolay Kukushkin is a scientist who believes that memory, intelligence, and even the roots of awarenes
The World is Made of Code! Sam Arbesman - #538
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Code. It's the closest thing humans have ever invented to magic. Write symbols on a screen, and reality emerges. Money moves, doors unlock, planes land, diseases get diagnosed, and most of us have no idea how it actually works. Today's conversation is about why code feels magical and why that feeling is both powe
The Mysterious Math Behind LLMs - Anil Ananthaswamy - #537
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One of the most powerful AI systems we’ve ever built is succeeding for reasons we still don’t understand. And worse, they may succeed for reasons that might lock us into the wrong future for humanity.
Today’s guest is
Is the Universe Random or Deterministic, or Neither? Andrew Jaffe - #536
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Is the universe intrinsically random? In this conversation, we dive deep into why the universe may be fundamentally, intrinsically random. Whether inflation on life support, the truth behi
Max Tegmark vs. Eric Weinstein: AI, Aliens, Theories, & New Year’s Resolutions! (Repost from 2021)
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Can AI help us solve the hardest problems in Mathematics? Terry Tao - #535
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Will AI solve future math proofs?
Every time you type a password, buy something online, or send an encrypted message, you’re trusting an assumption about prime numbers: that they don’
Physicists Missed These Particle Tracks for Decades (ft. Daniel Whiteson)
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From the electrifying environment of high-speed particle collisions to the challenge of sifting signals from heaps of experimental noise, you'll hear how Prof Whiteson and his team are pushing boundaries. They discuss bold new algorithms capable of spotting non-standard tracks—think wild trajectories that defy c
Brian Keating’s Journey: Nobel Dreams and Cosmic Questions | Cheltenham and UK Philosophers
Brian Keating sits down with Matt Gray for a wide-ranging, thoughtful, and entertaining conversation that explores the intersection of cosmology, philosophy, and mysticism. Together, they tackle some of the universe’s biggest mysteries—from the origins of the cosmos and the mechanics of the Big Bang, to the challenges and philosophy behind scientific discovery.
Timestamps:
00:00 "Science, Nobel
What Is 3I/ATLAS? Avi Loeb - #534
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Join us LIVE with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb for the final verdict on the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed visitor from beyond our solar system. We examine the newly proposed 14th anomaly: the remarkably rare alignment of 3I/ATLAS’
Did You Know This Genius Changed Physics Forever?
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Pilgrimage mode: kilt on, chapeau secured, and I’m standing outside 14 India Street, Edinburgh — the birthplace of the physicist I’d nominate as the quiet GOAT: James Clerk Maxwell.
In this solo vlog, I walk the neighbourhood where Maxwell grew up, try (and fail) to get into the small museum without a reservatio
Will It Happen Again? Comets and Asteroids Extinction with Govert Schilling - #533
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Sixty-six million years ago, a single asteroid ended the reign of the dinosaurs—and Govert Schilling says the next one could be headed for us. In this episode, we uncover the science of cosmic threats, extinction risks, and whether humanity stands a chance when the sky turns deadly.
Key Takeaways:
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The Next Phase of Human Evolution - Bret Weinstein - #532
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Today’s guest Bret Weinstein takes us on a fascinating journey to discover the next evolution of mankind.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
00:00 "Universal Principles of Evolution"
08:14 "Soma, Germline, and Senescence"
12:34 "Life Cycl
What Really Happened In Antarctica? Julian Dorey x Brian Keating
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In this special crossover episode, Brian Keating joins Julian Dorey to celebrate Julian's impressive milestone of reaching 1 million subscribers. Together, they take a deep dive into the latest theories shaking up our understanding of the universe—from fresh debates surrounding the Big Bang, new discoveries abou
I Went From Stonehenge to the SKA: 5,000 Years of Cosmic Curiosity In 45 minutes
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt for your chance to win a meteorite 💥 What connects a 5,000-year-old stone circle to the most ambitious radio telescope ever built? In this episode, we travel from Stonehenge to Jodrell Bank and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) to trace humanity’s obsession with the sky — from lifting megaliths to catching whispers of the Big Bang.
We
VR Will Expand Human Consciousness. Jaron Lanier - #531
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AI That Helps, Schools That Don't, and How Not to Go Crazy on The James Altucher Show
James sits down with astrophysicist Brian Keating for a candid, useful tour through three hot zones: how to think about AI (and where it actually helps), what’s broken in higher ed and admissions right now, and why outsourcing your mood to politics is a losing strategy. You’ll hear first-hand stories (from UC San Diego classrooms to New York City politics), specific ways James and Brian really use
“Trump CUT My Funding.” Here's how I am going to react. Terry Tao - #530
What happens when a government abruptly cuts off the lifeline of pure science?
Imagine canceling Albert Einstein just before he published [E = mc².
Terence Tao, the “Mozart of Mathematics,” was one of the unlucky researchers hit when the Trump administration suddenly terminated his federal research funding.
Today, I walk and talk with Tao at UCLA to understand how America’s greatest living ma
Avi Loeb Fights Back: Response to Brian Cox & the 3I/ATLAS Critics - #529
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Harvard 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 ot
How to Talk to Aliens - Daniel Whiteson - #528
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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'
Physicist Explains UFOs, the Moon Landing, and the Case for God's Existence | Real Talk with Marissa Streit
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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 "Discover
Was The Moon Landing A HOAX? (ft. Kim Kardashian, Candace Owens, & Bart Sibrel)
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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
Avi Loeb's WARNING: Watch Out for THIS When 3i/ATLAS Nears The Sun! #527
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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” w
90% of Ancient Humans Vanished. We Reconstructed Their History - David Reich - #526
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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 th
Could Biological Robots Heal Us from the Inside? Michael Levin - #525
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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 fict
Did We Detect Dark Matter… or Fool Ourselves?
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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 h
Will this NEW Scientific Breakthrough Make Us Immune to Everything? George Church - #524
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Today'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
Does Avi Loeb Have PROOF of Alien Technology? Avi Loeb - #523
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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
Brian Keating on Humility, Chutzpah, and the Arrow of Time | The James Altucher Show
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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 re
Chris Hadfield’s Final Orbit! The Moon Landing Hoax, UAPs, China & the New Space Race - #522
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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 r
From Pipe Bombs to Viagra: Nobel Prize Winner’s Secrets Revealed - Lou Ignarro - #521
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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
EXCLUSIVE: Avi Loeb Reveals: What HiRISE Just Saw on Mars! #520
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 t
Is AI Our PARTNER or Our ENEMY? Google CTO Blaise Agüera y Arcas - #519
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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
The Scientists: Lord Kelvin’s Dangerous Idea (Absolute Zero)
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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.
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Steven Pinker on Cancel Culture, Common Knowledge & AI - #518
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In 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
What Really Happened on the Moon?
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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 challe
How to Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner | The James Altucher Show
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 Tes
Are We Wrong About the Big Bang? Niayesh Afshordi - #517
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For over a century, cosmologists have believed that the universe began a single fiery moment. The Big Bang. But what if that story is incomplete?
Or what if it's even wrong?
My guest today, Professor Niayesh Afshordi, is a professor of astrophysics at the Perimeter
The Matrix Is a Documentary: Riz Virk on the Simulation Hypothesis - #516
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What if your life wasn’t real—not metaphorically, but literally? That’s the premise my guest today has been exploring for years. Rizwan Virk, MIT graduate, gaming entrepreneur, and author of The Simu
The Man Who Named the Big Bang… and Hated It! Fred Hoyle
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Fred Hoyle coined the term “Big Bang”—but he hated the theory it described. Instead, he championed the steady state universe, helped uncover the stellar origin of the elements, and gave us the immortal phra
David Deutsch Says We Will Build Humans Before We Build AGI - #515
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David Deutsch offers his insights into the physics that will impact our future, challenging our new technologies, such as AGI and the development of synthetic humans, as depicted in movies. Join us for this fascinating discussion as we go INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE.
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Is 3I/ATLAS Alien Technolgy? Avi Loeb & MIchael Shermer DEBATE - #514
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Brian Keating sits down with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb and renowned skeptic Michael
What Came Before The Big Bang? Thomas Hertog - #513
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In a sweeping conversation drawn from his collaboration with Stephen Hawking, Thomas Hertog explores the radical “no-boundary” theory—a vision of the cosmos with no singular beginning, evolving laws of physics, and a past that isn’t fixed until observed. Rejecting the untestable multiverse, Hertog and Hawking bu
Free Will, AGI, and the Scavengers Ruining America's Future. Ben Shapiro - #512
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We talk with Ben Shapiro about his new book “Lions and Scavengers” and how we each have a lion and a scavenger inside of us. Today’s society is shaped by lions who build great things, while the scavengers try to tear them down.
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The Computer Expert That Just Solved AI’s TOUGHEST Challenge - Rose Yu - #511
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Could an AI physicist soon out-innovate Einstein?
In this exciting interdisciplinary exploration, UC San Diego’s Rose Yu dismantles the romantic myth of genius-driven science and instead offers a thrilling look at how AI could become not just a computational tool, but a genuine partner in discovery. Rose draws
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