He Used Quantum Entanglement to Explain Where the Aliens Are

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Consensus is the AI powered results engine I use every day in my research. Visit https://bit.ly/ConsensusApp and sign up for one year for *FREE* with code KEATING25 just for listeners of The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast! What if the best person to solve the mystery of alien communication isn't a SETI researcher or a radio astronomer, but instead a theoretical physicist trained in the deepest notions of physical law, symmetries, and quantum field theory? Well, today, I’m joined by Latham Boyle, a renowned theoretical physicist exploring the fundamental symmetries of the universe and developing new ideas to understand how the universe began. But his research goes beyond that—he’s also tackling one of the greatest mysteries of all time: the Fermi Paradox. After explaining everything we need to know about symmetries, Latham shares his bold theory of a mirror universe, where the cosmos is symmetric across the Big Bang, and how that could explain the strange silence from the stars. We explore how this radical idea might reshape our understanding of dark matter, the origin of the universe, and why advanced civilizations might be using quantum signals we’re simply not equipped to detect. What if we’re not alone, just looking in the wrong way? — Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro 02:29 Explaining symmetries and CPT symmetry 05:07 Theoretical framework and observational evidence 09:49 Symmetry violations 12:56 Possible alternative explanation of the early universe 40:55 Quantum entanglement and the Fermi Paradox 51:14 Technology of biological material? 56:29 Outro — Additional resources: ➡️ 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 follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome aboard the Turkish Airlines podcast channel.
0:07.3	Are you ready for a new adventure?
0:11.1	Mayor Habba passengers, this is your captain speaking.
0:13.6	Welcome aboard the inaugural episode of the Wideen Your World podcast, part of the Turkish Airlines series.
0:25.8	Thank you. podcast, part of the Turkish airline series. What if the best person to solve the mystery of alien communication isn't a setty researcher,
0:32.2	a radio astronomer, or even an actor, an actress?
0:34.8	But instead, as a theoretical physicist trained in the deepest
0:38.5	notions of physical law, symmetries, and quantum field theory. Well, today I'm speaking with
0:45.4	an expert Latham Boyle, whose day job is to explore the fundamental symmetries of the universe
0:51.1	and perhaps develop new ideas to understand how the universe began
0:55.1	and how it would relate to the groundbreaking data that new experiments like the Simon's Observatory
1:00.1	and others are coming up with. But he has even more to his research repertoire than just that. Perhaps
1:05.8	the answer to one of the greatest paradoxes of all time, the Fermi paradoxes. The universe teams with
1:10.4	life, where are the aliens?
1:11.8	I think you're going to love the deep dive that we go into and solving perhaps the physics
1:16.1	of communicating with aliens and solving the Fermi paradox once and for all.
1:26.3	Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
1:33.0	Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
1:35.5	So, Latham, thank you so much for joining us today from Edinburgh.
1:38.8	Oh, well, thanks so much for having me.
1:40.3	It's a pleasure to speak with you.
1:41.3	Like I said, I've wanted to have you on for quite some time.
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