EXCLUSIVE: Katherine Freese Has Evidence of Dark Stars! (#365)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Katherine Freese first presented the concept of dark stars at a conference in 2007. It was not well received at the time, as there was no evidence for it, and finding it seemed impossible. That is until recently… Katherine Freese is a renowned theoretical physicist, professor of physics at the University of Texas at Austin, and a member of the Simons Observatory. She works on a wide range of topics in theoretical cosmology and astroparticle physics, including her quest to identify the dark matter and dark energy that permeate the universe. She wrote The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter, published in June 2014 by Princeton University Press. She is one of the most renowned scientists that exists today, and I’m excited to have her back on the show to discuss Hubble tension, natural inflation, dark energy, and, of course, the star of the show (pun intended), dark stars! Tune in. Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00) In honor of Steven Weinberg (01:09) Katie’s take on Hubble tension (03:28) Natural inflation and the particle responsible for it (08:43) Katie’s take on dark energy (16:25) Philosophical and theological implications of Katie’s research (21:11) Katie’s philosophy as an educator (22:58) Katie presents her proof of dark stars (29:29) Pedagogical expectations (43:10) Outro (48:04) — Additional resources: 🥗 Thanks, HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50impossible and use code 50impossible for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months. 📝 With a MasterClass annual membership, you can take one-on-one classes from the world’s best for $10 a month with your annual membership, get unlimited access to every class — and even better, right now, as an Into The Impossible listener, you can get 15% off when you go to MASTERCLASS.com/impossible. 🧑‍💻 Visit LinkedIn.com/IMPOSSIBLE to post your job for free! 📚 The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter by Katherine Freese: https://a.co/d/9r13mlp 💻 Check out my first interview with Katherine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hp0lBRf7WQ ✖️ Katherine’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktfreese ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/blog.php 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast — Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Adi Frees is a renowned theoretical physicist, a professor of physics at the University of Texas at Austin,
0:06.4	and a member of the Simon's Observatory. She's one of the most acclaimed scientists of our time,
0:12.3	and she's recently made headlines again,
0:14.6	claiming to have found the first evidence of dark stars.
0:19.2	Putting us one step closer to figuring out what the universe is made of.
0:23.5	Join us for a sip of Katie's intoxicating cosmic cocktail. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
0:39.0	Open the pod bay doors now. Cosmetology meets cosmology.
0:45.0	Today's a special episode for me.
0:47.0	It's not all the time I get to interview not only one of my friends,
0:52.0	not only one of my friends, not only one of my collaborators, but one of the most renowned scientists that exist today.
0:59.0	And that's Professor Katie Fries of the University of Texas at Austin.
1:03.9	Welcome Katie.
1:04.6	How are you enjoying San Diego?
1:06.4	Thank you, Brian.
1:07.4	I'm having a great time.
1:09.6	It's always great to see you.
1:11.0	It's great to have you back for your second
1:13.8	appearance on the podcast. The first time you're on was for this just
1:17.3	amazing book. I mean there are too many books that you know I read cover to cover in
1:21.1	science because a lot of it I mean you and I are experts in science so we don't really need to know much of these scientific
1:27.4	Content but this was so much fun I read the whole thing and I really devoured it and digested it and we're going to get into the hijinks of it.
1:35.0	Maybe as a recap for people that haven't seen in I might re-released or link to the episode
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