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We Asked an Astrophysicist About Aliens, Mars and the Origin of Everything - Brian Keating

09 Jul 2023

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Dr Brian Keating is an American cosmologist who holds the position of Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe. Keating is the author of two books, Losing The Nobel Prize and Into the Impossible. He is also a podcaster and YouTuber - check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating SPONSORED BY: EasyDNS - domain name registrar provider and web host. Use special code: TRIGGERED for 50% off when you visit https://easydns.com/triggered/ Subscribe to Brian Keating’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Find The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast here: https://briankeating.com/podcast Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | [email protected] | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: [email protected] Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Brian Keating’s Background 04:09 Do We Have a Future in Space? 10:47 Are We Too Pessimistic? 12:38 Is There Anything for us on Mars? 18:11 Storing Consciousness & the Survival of Humanity 28:47 The Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life 32:33 Why is Travelling to Another Planet Important? 39:41 Sponsor Message: Locals 40:43 Science Replacing Religion 48:02 Humility in the Field of Science 54:37 Criticism of the Nobel Prize 1:00:13 Will We Ever be Able to Effectively Travel Space? 1:05:36 Are We Alone In The Universe? 1:13:06 Sponsor Message: easyDNS 1:14:16 Where Did Life Come From? 1:23:22 Incorrect Scientific Views 1:35:38 What is The One Thing We’re Not Talking About? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We Asked an Astrophysicist About Aliens, Mars and the Origin of Everything - Brian Keating

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