#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize

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<p>Brian Keating is an experimental physicist at the UCSD, author of Losing the Nobel Prize, and host of the Into the Impossible podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> and use code Lex25 to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil<br /> &#8211; <b>Magic Spoon</b>: <a href="https://magicspoon.com/lex">https://magicspoon.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get $5 off<br /> &#8211; <b>MasterClass</b>: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a> to get 15% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Onnit</b>: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Brian&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating">https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating</a><br /> Brian&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBrianKeating">https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBrianKeating</a><br /> Books and resources mentioned:<br /> Losing the Nobel Prize: <a href="https://amzn.to/3E6GSHI">https://amzn.to/3E6GSHI</a><br /> Into the Impossible: <a href="https://amzn.to/3Fb6F2E">https://amzn.to/3Fb6F2E</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:46) &#8211; Telescope<br /> (12:10) &#8211; Beginning of the universe<br /> (32:23) &#8211; Science and the Soviet Union<br /> (37:49) &#8211; What it&#8217;s like to be a scientist<br /> (56:45) &#8211; Age of the universe<br /> (59:37) &#8211; Expansion of the universe<br /> (1:07:37) &#8211; Gravitational waves<br /> (1:10:49) &#8211; BICEP<br /> (1:36:05) &#8211; Nobel prize<br /> (1:59:06) &#8211; Joe Rogan<br /> (2:06:21) &#8211; Recognition in science<br /> (2:14:30) &#8211; Curiosity<br /> (2:22:18) &#8211; Losing the Nobel Prize<br /> (2:35:13) &#8211; Galileo Galilei<br /> (2:54:00) &#8211; Eric Weinstein<br /> (3:12:21) &#8211; Scientific community<br /> (3:30:02) &#8211; James Webb telescope<br /> (3:35:01) &#8211; Panspermia<br /> (3:38:32) &#8211; Origin of life<br /> (3:43:59) &#8211; Aliens<br /> (3:49:41) &#8211; Death and purpose<br /> (3:53:53) &#8211; God<br /> (3:59:49) &#8211; Power</p>