Brian Keating Discusses the Early Universe & Science Communication with Lawrence Krauss

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

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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. Krauss is a highly acclaimed theoretical physicist, commentator, bestselling author, President of The Origins Project Foundation, and host of the Origins Podcast. Among his many significant scientific contributions was the 1995 proposal that most of the Universe's energy resides in empty space.

Key Takeaways:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:00:38 My origins
• 00:09:27 The importance of reading science and sci-fi
• 00:20:11 My passion for physics
• 00:30:49 On religion & my relationship with Judaism
• 00:49:35 Why I research the CMB
• 01:05:12 The BICEP experiments
• 01:17:39 The rush to publish
• 01:23:24 Inflation theory and the multiverse
• 01:35:52 Simons Array and Simons Observatory
• 01:51:37 Outro

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