Is There a CRISIS in Cosmology? with Abhijit Chavda [Ep. 424]

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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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! Is there a crisis in cosmology?! Well, not exactly. You see, there’s not just one crisis in cosmology. There are many crises! But don’t worry, that’s a good thing. Crises are what scientists live for! And what a time it is to be a cosmologist. We are at the forefront of uncovering the universe’s greatest mysteries, and we get to play with cutting-edge technology! Recently, I got to share this passion of mine with Abhijit Chavda’s audience on his incredible show. We discussed the new and exciting breakthroughs that have been making headlines recently. But we also dove fearlessly into some of the most fundamental questions in cosmology that have been agitating the minds of thinkers for centuries. It was delightful to discuss the current state and future of cosmology. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did! Tune in. Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:53 Recent breakthroughs in cosmology and galaxy clustering 00:06:22 Mission and impact of the Simons Observatory 00:12:05 Recent crises in cosmology 00:26:55 Insights from James Webb Space Telescope 00:34:41 Event Horizon Telescope and Sagittarius A* findings 00:38:21 Theoretical and observational challenges in cosmology 00:44:04 Is the multiverse theory dangerous for science and society? 00:47:03 Antisemitism on campuses and academic freedom 01:00:42 Israel's unlikely supporter, India 01:07:12 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 😀 ! ➡️ Connect with Abhijit Chavda: 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/abhijitchavda ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbhijitChavda/ ➡️ 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

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0:00.0	As a cosmologist, I am privileged to be at the forefront of human exploration, looking at the mysteries of the entire universe.
0:08.5	But I'm not only interested in such cosmic questions, I'm also interested in revealing what it
0:16.7	takes to be a professional to do things not like our friends Neil Degrass Tyson,
0:21.4	Carl Sagan, Richard Fe Feinman, Albert Einstein, but as an experimentalist,
0:26.3	because I get to play with the most exciting cutting edge equipment built by my collaborators and friends all around the world
0:34.4	and even sometimes shooting them into space. And recently I shared this privileged
0:39.1	position that I have with my friend Abigit Chavda's audience on his incredible podcast.
0:45.0	We talked about new and exciting breakthroughs that have been making headlines around the world,
0:49.0	but we also doe fearlessly into the most fundamental questions in cosmology and even in society.
0:54.7	Protest, violence on campuses, and the future of academia.
0:59.3	So without further ado, let's get this episode rolling.
1:02.0	Thanks to Abidit for having me on again.
1:04.7	It's always a pleasure. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
1:17.0	Open the pod bay doors.
1:20.0	So Dr. Bryden Keating, it's almost two years since we last spoke.
1:24.3	Welcome back to the podcast. How have you been?
1:26.5	I've been great and it's such a treat and an honor to be back with you.
1:30.3	I've followed your success, tried to model your success and a quarter of the way there.
1:35.8	So thank you for being a guide and a mentor.
1:41.0	I'm very pleased to see the growth of your podcast and your channel. It's really good to see a science
1:45.8	communicator and a genuine scientist doing well and people want to watch that. So congratulations.
1:50.4	That's great to see really. Thank you so much.
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