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Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize | Lex Fridman Podcast #257

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: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating Brian's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBrianKeating Books and resources mentioned: Losing the Nobel Prize: https://amzn.to/3E6GSHI Into the Impossible: https://amzn.to/3Fb6F2E PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:27 - Telescope 5:51 - Beginning of the universe 26:04 - Science and the Soviet Union 31:30 - What it's like to be a scientist 50:26 - Age of the universe 53:17 - Expansion of the universe 1:01:18 - Gravitational waves 1:04:30 - BICEP 1:29:45 - Nobel prize 1:52:47 - Joe Rogan 2:00:02 - Recognition in science 2:08:11 - Curiosity 2:15:59 - Losing the Nobel Prize 2:28:53 - Galileo Galilei 2:47:41 - Eric Weinstein 3:06:01 - Scientific community 3:23:42 - James Webb telescope 3:28:42 - Panspermia 3:32:12 - Origin of life 3:37:40 - Aliens 3:43:22 - Death and purpose 3:47:34 - God 3:53:30 - Power SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostBrian Keatingguest
Jan 18, 20223h 59mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:27

    Introduction

  2. 0:27 – 5:51

    Telescope

  3. 5:51 – 26:04

    Beginning of the universe

  4. 26:04 – 31:30

    Science and the Soviet Union

  5. 31:30 – 50:26

    What it's like to be a scientist

  6. 50:26 – 53:17

    Age of the universe

  7. 53:17 – 1:01:18

    Expansion of the universe

  8. 1:01:18 – 1:04:30

    Gravitational waves

  9. 1:04:30 – 1:29:45

    BICEP

  10. 1:29:45 – 1:52:47

    Nobel prize

  11. 1:52:47 – 2:00:02

    Joe Rogan

  12. 2:00:02 – 2:08:11

    Recognition in science

  13. 2:08:11 – 2:15:59

    Curiosity

  14. 2:15:59 – 2:28:53

    Losing the Nobel Prize

  15. 2:28:53 – 2:47:41

    Galileo Galilei

  16. 2:47:41 – 3:06:01

    Eric Weinstein

  17. 3:06:01 – 3:23:42

    Scientific community

  18. 3:23:42 – 3:28:42

    James Webb telescope

  19. 3:28:42 – 3:32:12

    Panspermia

  20. 3:32:12 – 3:37:40

    Origin of life

  21. 3:37:40 – 3:43:22

    Aliens

  22. 3:43:22 – 3:47:34

    Death and purpose

  23. 3:47:34 – 3:53:30

    God

  24. 3:53:30 – 3:59:41

    Power

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