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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... "Moon and Stone," by T. F. Long (Courtesy photo) Moon and Stone By: T. F. Long Book: Fiction stories and poems, 131 pages Summary: This book contains stories of strange fox hunts, distressed opera stars, droll, odd and dangerous neighbors, a fiction editor who perhaps works for The New Yorker, an officious doctor on a ghostly river walk, a poetry war and a magical Waterbear. There are also poems, chants and sigils in this genre-bending collection. Author: T. F.
I Brought Galileo’s Telescope to a Navy SEAL’s Gun Range
I Brought Galileo’s Telescope to a Navy SEAL’s Gun Range Press enter or click to view image in full size Two optics, four centuries apart. Shawn sighting Galileo’s 1609 spyglass; I’m on a suppressed precision SigSauer Rattler .300 Blackout rifle. What it’s like to be the 316th guest in the history of the Shawn Ryan Show Picture two men on a hillside outside Nashville, both squinting down an optic at the same tree line.
Why are so many scientists in the Epstein Files (including me)
Why are so many scientists in the Epstein Files (including me) Dear Magicians, Before anything else: the Epstein files are, first and foremost, a record of victims. Children who were trafficked, exploited, and failed by every institution that should have protected them. We need accountability, and fast, if society is ever to recover from this.
The Mysterious Math Behind LLMs | Anil Ananthaswamy
WANTED: Developers and STEM experts! Get paid to create benchmarks and improve AI models. Sign up for Alignerr using our link: https://alignerr.com/?referral-source=briankeating 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.
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? (ft. Terry Tao)
Answer my survey to get a chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card! đ https://forms.gle/uWgVRCf3BC2xxR2Y7 Please join my mailing list to get FREE notes & resources from this show! Click đ http://briankeating.com/yt Will AI solve future math proofs? Every time you type a password, buy something online, or send an encrypted message, youâre trusting an assumption about prime numbers: that they donât hide an exploitable pattern.
Brian Keating - Missing Person
Brian Keating worked in the tech industry for more than thirty years, before packing it in to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. He is currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing at UL. He lives in Limerick with his wife and two children. By Brian Keating ‘The question is, lads, where did he bury the body?’ It’s Tuesday afternoon, and John Joe, a semi-retired farmer in his seventies, is sitting at the bar in the Bridge Tavern, staring at the dregs of his pint of stout.
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.
Did You Know This Genius Changed Physics Forever?
Please join my mailing list here đ https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite đĽ Pilgrimage mode: kilt on, chapeau secured, and Iâm standing outside 14 India Street, Edinburgh â the birthplace of the physicist Iâd nominate as the quiet GOAT: James Clerk Maxwell.
The Next Phase of Human Evolution (ft. Bret Weinstein)
WANTED: Developers and STEM experts! Get paid to create benchmarks and improve AI models. Sign up for Alignerr using our link: https://alignerr.com/?referral-source=briankeating Today’s guest Bret Weinstein takes us on a fascinating journey to discover the next evolution of mankind.
Brian Keating Takes on the Deniers | Julian Dorey- Part 2
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 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 about dark matter and dark energy, to the powerful technology transforming how we explore the cosmos.
Will It Happen Again? Comets and Asteroids Extinction with Govert Schilling
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 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: 00:00 Intro 00:33 Is Earth particularly sensitive to impacts?
Terry Tao: “Trump CUT My Funding.” Here's how I am going to react.
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.
Krauss: “DESI Is Wrong: Dark Energy Isn’t Changing”
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Is hype culture killing science? In this episode of Into the Impossible, I welcome back physicist Lawrence Krauss for a candid conversation on hype, being wrong, and the impact of AI on the field of physics. Krauss is a theoretical physicist, award-winning NYT bestselling author, and host of The Origins Podcast.
How to Talk to Aliens (ft. Daniel Whiteson)
Get my book Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Impossible-Laureates-Concentrate-Creativity/dp/1544548850 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're offering. How would you react?
Physicist Explains UFOs, the Moon Landing, and the Case for God's Existence | Real Talk with Marissa Streit
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 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.
Was The Moon Landing A HOAX? (ft. Kim Kardashian, Candace Owens, & Bart Sibrel)
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 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?
Avi Loeb's WARNING: Watch Out for THIS When 3i/ATLAS Nears The Sun!
Win EXTRATERRESTRIAL METAL - a real meteoriteđĽ enter at briankeating.com/yt đĽ 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.
90% of Ancient Humans Vanished. We Reconstructed Their History (ft. David Reich)
Get $50 off the annual plan at https://shortform.com/impossible 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 the blink of a cosmic eye.
Could Biological Robots Heal Us from the Inside? | Michael Levin
Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeating 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 fiction.
Did We Detect Dark Matter… or Fool Ourselves?
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 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 has ever confirmed it.
Will this NEW Scientific Breakthrough Make Us Immune to Everything? | George Church
Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeating 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 that was previously thought impossible.
Does Avi Loeb Have PROOF of Alien Technology?
➡️ WIN A METEORITE:https://briankeating.com/list — 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 of mine.
Brian Keating on Humility, Chutzpah, and the Arrow of Time | The James Altucher Show
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 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.
Chris Hadfield’s Final Orbit! The Moon Landing Hoax, UAPs, China & the New Space Race
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From Pipe Bombs to Viagra: Nobel Prize Winner’s Secrets Revealed
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 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 health.
EXCLUSIVE: Avi Loeb Reveals: What HiRISE Just Saw on Mars!
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 theories. • Why Mars may become an ideal outpost for detecting future interstellar visitors.
Is AI Our PARTNER or Our ENEMY? Google CTO Blaise Agüera y Arcas
Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeating Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 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 intelligence, human evolution, and creativity.
The Matrix Is a Documentary: Riz Virk on the Simulation Hypothesis
Get my new book Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner for just 99 cents while the sale lasts: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 What if your life wasn’t real—not metaphorically, but literally? That’s the premise my guest today has been exploring for years.
The Man Who Named the Big Bang… and Hated It! Fred Hoyle
Buy my new book Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner for just 99 cents for a limited time only https://a.co/d/hi50U9U Join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 Fred Hoyle coined the term “Big Bang”—but he hated the theory it described.
David Deutsch Round 2: We Will Build Humans Before AGI
Get My New Book, Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner, for Only $ 0.99! This week only: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U 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. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00:00 – 00:00:39 Could machines experience thoughts and sensations like humans?
Is 3I/ATLAS Alien Technolgy? Avi Loeb & MIchael Shermer DEBATE
Get my My new book, Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner -- https://a.co/d/hi50U9U It's just 99¢ on Kindle for launch week ONLY. It’s the perfect companion to this conversation—lessons in thinking clearly, staying curious, and pushing past conventional wisdom from my conversations with 22 Nobel Prize winners! Brian Keating sits down with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb and renowned skeptic Michael Shermer to dissect the latest enigma sweeping through our solar system—3I/ATLAS.
How Black Holes Break Reality | Marcus Chown
Please join my mailing list here đ https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite đĽ Could a black hole erase your past? Wipe out every memory, every detail, that makes you who you are? Thatâs just one of the crazy questions we explore as we encounter the insane paradoxes of black holes. Black holes donât just trap matter. They trap information too. This is what makes them one of the greatest mysteries of our universe. They challenge our fundamental understanding of physics and our reality.
Are We Alone? Fine-Tuning the Universe, with Barnes, Keating, and Richardson
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Perspectives on the Theory of Everything with Eric Weinstein, Sabine Hossenfelder, & Lee Smolin
Are we any closer to understanding the fundamental nature of reality? Experimental evidence for any current Theory of Everything is, at best, inconclusive. This is perhaps the greatest fundamental challenge facing physics. That lack of progress has opened up a sea of controversy. In this thought-provoking episode, I joined forces with Matt O’Dowd to debate some of the brightest minds in theoretical physics on the complexities surrounding the quest for a Theory of Everything.
Terrence Howard & Eric Weinstein Drop Bombshells on Joe Rogan Experience: Part 1
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Does 1x1 equal 3? Is gravity actually a form of electricity? And is the periodic table based on... sound? These are just some of the outrageous claims made by Terrence Howard on the Joe Rogan Experience. As a professor, I cannot let such claims stand, especially when they are broadcast on a platform as large as the Joe Rogan Experience.
What Elon Musk Isn't Telling You About Colonizing Mars w/ Zach Weinersmith [Ep. 434]
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? The allure of a fresh start on a new planet has captivated humans for a very long time, and now, public figures like Elon Musk are trying to make it a reality. But should we? Is it even possible? And how would life on Mars even look like?
Are Aliens Artificial Intelligence? w/ Chris Sweat
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Are aliens artificial intelligence? What’s the deal with string theory? And how are campus politics affecting our classrooms? I had the pleasure of discussing all of this and more with Christopher Sweat, a highly opinionated thinker and analyst. Christopher started his career as a tinkerer, fascinated by computers, flights, and racing simulators.
This New Method of Teaching Physics Changes EVERYTHING! w/ Eric Mazur [Ep. 428]
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Imagine walking into a classroom where the students are the ones driving the discussion. Where curiosity and collaboration have replaced rote memorization. A place where traditional education has been turned on its head, and the power of learning is placed directly in the hands of those who seek it.
Brian Keating Discusses the Early Universe & Science Communication with Lawrence Krauss
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! In this personal conversation with a long-time friend of the show, Lawrence Krauss, I talk about my origins, my passion for physics, how I started researching the CMB, the BICEP experiments, my relationship with religion and Judaism, and much more. Tune in! Lawrence M.
Brian Keating On Black Holes, Wormholes and the Origin of Everything w/ James Altucher
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of chatting with James Altucher. James is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, bestselling author, and host of The James Altucher show. In the first part of our interview, James wanted to learn more about black holes, wormholes, and the origin of the universe, so we explored these topics in detail.
Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy and Physics w/ Bernardo Kastrup
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Brian Keating Discusses the Meaning of Life and Science With Eric Metaxas
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Join Eric Metaxas and me for a thought-provoking discussion on the origins of the Universe, the Big Bang theory, and the multiverse. I also share my personal experience of almost winning the Nobel Prize and how it changed my perspective on the pursuit of scientific knowledge.
Astrophysicist DEBUNKS Bart Sibrel’s Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon. Or was it? According to conspiracy theorists, it's obvious that the moon landing was faked.
Nick Bostrom: Will Artificial Intelligence Lead Us to a Utopian Future?
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! There are many stories, notions, and theories about what might happen if the development of artificial intelligence goes wrong. But what if it goes right? What if we develop superintelligence safely, govern it well, and make good use of it?
Brian Keating Discusses the Ultimate Issues of Life With Dennis Prager
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! How are cosmology and cosmetology linked? Has the Big Bang happened an infinite number of times? And why has no one ever seen a perfect triangle?
Searching for Alien Earths with Lisa Kaltenegger
Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Is Earth unique, or are there other Earth-like planets full of life? If so, what might life be like on these other planets? Could we even detect it? These questions have puzzled people for millennia. Now, we finally have the technology to explore it.
Exploring the Scientific Validity of the Multiverse Theory w/ Paul Halpern
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! The multiverse has captured the imagination of scientists and thinkers for centuries, sparking debates in physics, philosophy, and beyond. But is it a valid scientific theory or just science fiction? I’ve had the pleasure of exploring this issue with the leading expert in this field, physicist and author Paul Halpern.
Daniel Dennett: Do We Have Free Will?
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Welcome everyone to a fascinating deep dive with the late Daniel Dennett! In our interview, we tackled fascinating problems like free will, human consciousness, ethics, and the philosophy of science. He also explained why he’s sounding the alarm on AI! Shortly after our interview, Daniel sadly passed away at the age of 82.
Does Time Really Exist and How Can We Measure It w/ Chad Orzel (#406)
Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Today on Into the Impossible, we’re exploring the fascinating realm of time with none other than the timekeeper himself – Chad Orzel. Chad is a professor of physics and science communicator renowned for his popular science books, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, Breakfast with Einstein, and How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog.
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