Exploring the Scientific Validity of the Multiverse Theory w/ Paul Halpern [Ep. 408]

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! The multiverse has captured the imagination of scientists and thinkers for centuries, sparking debates in physics, philosophy, and beyond. But is it a valid scientific theory or just science fiction? I’ve had the pleasure of exploring this issue with the leading expert in this field, physicist and author Paul Halpern. Halpern is a professor of physics at Saint Joseph’s University and the author of eighteen popular science books, including Flashes of Creation, The Quantum Labyrinth, Einstein's Dice, Schrodinger's Cat, and Synchronicity. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Halpern recently published The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes, which tells the epic story of how science became besotted with the multiverse and the controversies that ensued. Today, we’re going to dive headfirst into this fascinating investigation! Tune in. Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:17 Judging a book by its cover 00:06:39 Bruno’s speculations about exoplanets 00:11:20 Why is the multiverse such a controversial theory? 00:16:54 Richard Feynman And John Wheeler 00:23:31 Can we falsify the multiverse? 00:30:30 Has anyone ever written a biography of Bob Dickey? 00:39:11 Inflationary models, multiverse and cyclic cosmology 00:45:36 Evidence of bubble collisions in the CMB? 00:57:45 String theory and the multiverse 01:01:41 Outro — Additional resources: 📝 Get one month of Snipd Premium for free with this link: https://get.snipd.com/Cx7S/brianSnipd Snipd lets you take Smart Notes 🧠 with AI 💡 — it’s my favorite podcast player 😀 ! ➡️ 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/list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/ 🎙️ 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 subscribe so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	What if there's more than one universe?
0:02.0	After all, there's more than one planet, more than one storm, more than one galaxy, more than one cluster of galaxy.
0:07.0	So why not study this fascinating question?
0:10.0	One that's captured the imagination of scientists and thinkers for century,
0:13.4	sparking debate and physics, philosophy, theology, and more.
0:18.4	Today, in the end of the impossible podcast,
0:20.1	we have the incredible opportunity to dive head first into this investigation
0:25.0	with one of the leading experts in the field.
0:27.5	Physicists, author, and three-time guest on the Enter the Impossible Podcast,
0:31.5	Professor Paul Halpern.
0:32.8	He's a professor of physics at St Joseph's University
0:35.3	and the author of 18 popular science books,
0:37.9	including flashes of creation, the quantum labyrinth,
0:41.2	Einstein's Dye Strutinger's Cat, and Synchronicity.
0:44.1	Join us as we explore the Multiverse Theory and its implications for our understanding of all reality.
0:49.6	Let's dive deep.
0:50.8	Into the Multiverseiverse we go. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
1:02.8	Open the pod bay doors now.
1:06.8	Paul, how are you doing today in the city of Brotherly Love?
1:10.6	I'm doing great and thank you for having me on again Brian. I think this is my third time.
1:15.0	It's really amazing to be on your show again.
1:17.0	I love it. You keep writing books. I think you're writing a book right now as we speak with your left hand. I can't see your left hand, but it would not surprise me, Paul,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Brian Keating, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Brian Keating and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.