Big Bang Productions Inc.
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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Jul 11, 2026
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Episodes
Rajendra Gupta On Tired Light and the REAL Age of the Universe [Ep. 431] 23.06.2024 47:14
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! Is the universe twice as old as we thought? Current estimates suggest that the Big Bang occurred 13.8 billion years ago. But today, we’re joined by Rajendra Gupta, a luminary in the field of cosmology who claims that the universe is actually 26.7 billion years old....
Astrophysicist Exposes UFO Whistleblower David Grusch 20.06.2024 1:32:13
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 likely is it that aliens exist? How credible are the testimonies of David Grusch, Ryan Graves, and other UFO whistleblowers? Does antigravity defy the laws of physics? And do US universities have a problem with free speech? I had the pleasure of exploring thes...
This New Method of Teaching Physics Changes EVERYTHING! w/ Eric Mazur [Ep. 428] 16.06.2024 49:45
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...
Adam Frank: Are We About to Discover Alien Life? [Ep. 425] 09.06.2024 1:11:40
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 we alone in the universe? This question has intrigued thinkers for centuries. Now, we finally have the tools and theoretical frameworks to explore the possibility of alien life scientifically. But how far have we come in our search? And are we close to finally...
Is There a CRISIS in Cosmology? with Abhijit Chavda [Ep. 424] 07.06.2024 1:10:17
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! Is there a crisis in cosmology?! Well, not exactly. You see, there’s not just one crisis in cosmology. There are many crises! But don’t worry, that’s a good thing. Crises are what scientists live for! And what a time it is to be a cosmologist. We are at the forefro...
Brian Keating Discusses Black Holes, Time Travel, and the Origin of the Universe w/ Jordan Peterson 06.06.2024 1:52:25
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! Enjoy this thorough conversation between me and the one and only Jordan Peterson, in which we discuss many long-standing cosmological theories, from the Big Bang to the expansion of the universe, and why we might be completely wrong… about everything! Dr. Jordan B...
What’s the Relationship Between Matter and Space-Time? w/ Tevin Naidu 06.06.2024 1:18:04
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! What’s the relationship between matter and space-time? What’s the fundamental nature of reality? And how should we, as science communicators, push back against anti-scientific BS? These are just some of the topics I had the pleasure of discussing with Tevin Naidu....
Life's Catalyst: RNA with Thomas Cech [Ep. 423] 04.06.2024 57:24
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 did life begin? What makes us human? Why do we get sick and grow old? For more than half a century, we've searched for answers to these questions in DNA. But after a series of groundbreaking discoveries, attention has turned to RNA, the long-overlooked molecul...
Is There Hope for Humanity? Marcelo Gleiser’s Case for Biocentrism [Ep. 422] 02.06.2024 1:31:02
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! Is there hope for humanity? In light of the numerous challenges we face today, from political to environmental crises, it seems like there isn’t. But according to today’s esteemed guest Marcelo Gleiser, there’s still hope! However, we need to shift our perspectiv...
Why Do Physicists FIGHT Philosophers? 01.06.2024 1:40:00
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! Why do physicists fight philosophers? A couple of months ago, I was invited to Robinson Erhardt’s podcast to discuss the expansion and inflation of the universe, the relationship between theory and experiment in cosmology, gravitational waves, my brainchild, the BI...
Eric Weinstein: Don't Call It A Conspiracy! [Ep. 421] 31.05.2024 1:11:45
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 experts failing us? While there is no clear answer to this question, it is clear that there is a growing public distrust of experts and institutions, and even more clear that this has severe consequences for society and science. Join me and my colleague Eric W...
🎉 250K Subscribers Q&A Special! 🚀✨ 28.05.2024 2:01:24
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! You know what's better than a 250k sub celebration? Nothing! I am immensely grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. There is nothing I love more than engaging with all of you and sharing my passion for the impossi...
Did This NEW Theory of Gravity Solve the Expanding Universe? Claudia de Rham [Ep. 419] 26.05.2024 59:12
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 acceleration of the expansion of the universe is one of the fundamental questions in cosmology. Scientists believe that dark energy is driving and accelerating the expansion; however, there is a discrepancy between the predicted amount of dark energy in the un...
Brian Keating Discusses the Early Universe & Science Communication with Lawrence Krauss 23.05.2024 1:54:48
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! Lawren...
Brian Keating On Black Holes, Wormholes and the Origin of Everything w/ James Altucher 21.05.2024 52:22
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, w...
Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy and Physics w/ Bernardo Kastrup [Ep. 416] 19.05.2024 1:39:57
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! Ever wondered what happens when the realms of physics and philosophy collide? You get an unparalleled intellectual odyssey that goes far beyond the limits of traditional discourse. Join me and the renowned philosopher and computer engineer Bernardo Kastrup as we ex...
Brian Keating Discusses the Meaning of Life and Science With Eric Metaxas 16.05.2024 55:00
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...
Astrophysicist DEBUNKS Bart Sibrel’s Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory 14.05.2024 41:53
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. Now, I don't usually pay much attention to such claims, but a few days ago Joe Rogan published a new epi...
Nick Bostrom: Will Artificial Intelligence Lead Us to a Utopian Future? [Ep. 414] 12.05.2024 1:06:41
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? These are the profound q...
Brian Keating Discusses the Ultimate Issues of Life With Dennis Prager 09.05.2024 31:20
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? I recently had the opportunity to discuss these and other exciting topics with Dennis Prager! Dennis is the host of th...
Searching for Alien Earths with Lisa Kaltenegger [Ep. 411] 05.05.2024 1:00:34
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. Among the people who have taken up the search for other Earth...
Exploring the Scientific Validity of the Multiverse Theory w/ Paul Halpern [Ep. 408] 28.04.2024 1:04:56
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 e...
Daniel Dennett: Do We Have Free Will? [Ep. 406] 21.04.2024 1:27:58
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 afte...
Does Time Really Exist and How Can We Measure It w/ Chad Orzel (#406) 14.04.2024 52:10
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 Yo...
The Science and Wonder of Solar Eclipses: 4/8/24 (#405) 08.04.2024 11:49
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! On April 8th, 2024, the USA will be treated to a rare celestial phenomenon—a total solar eclipse. During a total solar eclipse, the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow that temporarily darkens parts of the Earth. Astronomers and enthusiasts...
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