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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Average duration: 66 minutes
Episodes: 542
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

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JWST: The Telescope That Changed How We See the Universe with Richard Panek [Ep. 477]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been making headlines since its announcement. But what makes the teles…

00:54:51 | Sun 02 Feb 2025

300K SUBSCRIBERS SPECIAL: Your Questions Answered + BIG Announcement [Ep. 476]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Five years ago, I started this podcast from scratch. My idea was simple: create a platform to interview the wo…

01:00:12 | Thu 30 Jan 2025

Into The Impossible: Unleash Your Curiosity

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00:01:07 | Wed 29 Jan 2025

Can you be a "real" scientist and believe in God? Brian Keating & Michael Dennin Debate

Can a "real" scientist believe in God? Physics professors Brian Keating and Michael Dennin engage in a fascinating discussion about the existence of God, exploring the intersection of science and fai…

00:47:28 | Fri 24 Jan 2025

How to train ChatGPT to serve you | AI Legend Terry Sejnowski [Ep. 475]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Can AI tools like ChatGPT actually "think," or is it just really good at mimicking human conversation? How much …

01:01:09 | Sun 19 Jan 2025

An Astronomer and a Philosopher Search for Truth in the Infinite | Jordan B. Peterson

Jordan Peterson sits down with experimental cosmologist Dr. Brian Keating. They discuss the importance of awe for the human spirit, the fundamental ethos behind all true science, the idea of the usel…

01:43:25 | Tue 14 Jan 2025

Alien Civilizations, Exomoons, and Cool, Habitable Worlds | David Kipping [Ep. 474]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Could life exist on moons orbiting distant planets? Are We Alone? What if the key to understanding life's origin…

01:03:50 | Sun 05 Jan 2025

Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun: The Path Toward Human-Level Intelligence in AI [Ep. 473]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 What are the current limitations of AI? What advancements do we need to achieve human-like intelligence? And how…

01:18:40 | Sun 29 Dec 2024

Neil deGrasse Tyson Delivers a Harsh Reality Check on Elon Musk’s Mars Plan [Ep. 472]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Is Elon Musk’s plan to colonize Mars realistic? How does cosmic insignificance shape our understanding of humani…

02:10:15 | Sun 22 Dec 2024

How Poetry Can Enhance Our Knowledge of Cosmology with Joseph Conlon [Ep. 471]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 How should we communicate big ideas? How do science and poetry differ in their communication of knowledge? And c…

00:47:18 | Sun 15 Dec 2024

How Kepler Found One Planet Every Day: Jason Steffen [Ep. 470]

Get ready to embark on a cosmic journey with Jason Steffen, author of Hidden in the Heavens and one of the brilliant minds behind the groundbreaking Kepler Mission. This live episode of The INTO THE …

01:29:47 | Tue 10 Dec 2024

Max Tegmark: Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence? [Ep. 469]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Will AI ever surpass human intelligence, discover new laws of physics, and solve the greatest mysteries of our u…

00:56:30 | Mon 09 Dec 2024

What is Time? Stephen Wolfram’s Groundbreaking New Theory [Ep. 468]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 What is time? Is it just a ticking clock, or is it something more profound? In this thought-provoking episode …

01:37:50 | Mon 02 Dec 2024

Kelsey Johnson: My Quest to Decode the Cosmos [Ep. 467]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Can science, philosophy, and religion work together to address humanity's biggest questions? What lessons can th…

01:26:35 | Sun 24 Nov 2024

Is the Universe a Simulation? Andrew Pontzen [Ep. 466]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Simulations today are powerful tools for exploring the mysteries of our universe, but how close can they come to…

01:19:12 | Sun 17 Nov 2024

Our Universe Is A Math Problem! Max Tegmark’s Brilliant Theory of Reality [Ep. 465]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Is reality fundamentally mathematical? Is our universe just one of many? And will we ever discover extraterrestr…

00:47:12 | Mon 11 Nov 2024

The mRNA Breakthrough That Changed Medicine Forever with Nobel Laureate Katalin Karikó [Ep. 464]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 What if the secret to saving millions of lives was hidden for years—overlooked, dismissed, and even rejected? Tha…

01:09:24 | Sun 03 Nov 2024

Is Earth Truly One of a Kind? Exploring Exoplanets with Josh Winn [Ep. 463]

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Is Earth truly one of a kind? This question has fascinated humans for decades, and with today's advanced technol…

01:04:34 | Sun 27 Oct 2024

What’s Holding Back Your View of the Stars? Common Eye Deficiencies Explained

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered if your eyes were enough to capture all it has to offer? Sp…

00:21:46 | Thu 24 Oct 2024

Searching for a Theory of Everything with Max Tegmark, James Beacham & Stephon Alexander (2020)

What are the leading theories of everything, and are we any closer to discovering the one true theory of everything? In this 90-minute summit, some of the world’s top physicists—Max Tegmark, James Be…

01:32:28 | Wed 23 Oct 2024

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