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 t ...
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The Next Phase of Human Evolution (ft. Bret Weinstein)
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1:28:54WANTED: 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. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00 "Universal Principles of Evolution" 08:14 "Som…
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What Really Happened In Antarctica? Julian Dorey x Brian Keating
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1:26:12Please 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…
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I Went From Stonehenge to the SKA: 5,000 Years of Cosmic Curiosity In 45 minutes
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48:53Please 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 me…
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Jaron Lanier: VR Will Expand Human Consciousness
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1:53:03If you want to think sharper, feel stronger, and perform better — visit www.tonum.com/IMPOSSIBLE and use code IMPOSSIBLE for 10% off your first order. Try Shortform, the invaluable app that helps me prepare for every conversation I have! Get $50 off the annual plan at https://shortform.com/impossible Today, I'm speaking with Jaron Lanier, a pioneer…
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AI That Helps, Schools That Don't, and How Not to Go Crazy on The James Altucher Show
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1:04:26James 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 p…
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Terry Tao: “Trump CUT My Funding.” Here's how I am going to react.
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16:11What 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 t…
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Avi Loeb Fights Back: Response to Brian Cox & the 3I/ATLAS Critics
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1:50:06Become a channel member to ask questions! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join 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 publ…
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How to Talk to Aliens (ft. Daniel Whiteson)
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1:07:18Get 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 phy…
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Physicist Explains UFOs, the Moon Landing, and the Case for God's Existence | Real Talk with Marissa Streit
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1:19:23Please 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. Key Takeaways: 00:00 Paid to Explore the Universe 06:36 Gali…
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Was The Moon Landing A HOAX? (ft. Kim Kardashian, Candace Owens, & Bart Sibrel)
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32:19Please 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 t…
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Avi Loeb's WARNING: Watch Out for THIS When 3i/ATLAS Nears The Sun!
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1:37:46Win EXTRATERRESTRIAL METAL - a real meteorite💥 enter at briankeating.com/yt 💥 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…
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90% of Ancient Humans Vanished. We Reconstructed Their History (ft. David Reich)
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1:16:41Get $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 rep…
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Could Biological Robots Heal Us from the Inside? | Michael Levin
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51:14Get 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 spa…
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Did We Detect Dark Matter… or Fool Ourselves?
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40:55Please 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…
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Will this NEW Scientific Breakthrough Make Us Immune to Everything? | George Church
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1:12:52Get 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…
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Does Avi Loeb Have PROOF of Alien Technology?
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1:02:22➡️ 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 al…
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Brian Keating on Humility, Chutzpah, and the Arrow of Time | The James Altucher Show
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16:42Please 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 impost…
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Chris Hadfield’s Final Orbit! The Moon Landing Hoax, UAPs, China & the New Space Race
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50:19Boost your productivity 🧠 Start your 30-day free trial of Todoist today: https://get.todoist.io/q8k9tr 📝 Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 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 Paperc…
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From Pipe Bombs to Viagra: Nobel Prize Winner’s Secrets Revealed
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53:33Please 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 …
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EXCLUSIVE: Avi Loeb Reveals: What HiRISE Just Saw on Mars!
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1:56:52Harvard 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 object…
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Is AI Our PARTNER or Our ENEMY? Google CTO Blaise Agüera y Arcas
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1:12:39Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeatingPlease 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 curre…
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The Scientists: Lord Kelvin’s Dangerous Idea (Absolute Zero)
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20:48Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 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. oin my mailing list here 👉 briankeatin…
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Steven Pinker on Cancel Culture, Common Knowledge & AI
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50:59Get 3 months off the annual plan and start learning faster at shortform.com/impossibleIn 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 he…
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Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 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, th…
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How to Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner | The James Altucher Show
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1:12:12James 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…
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