Lawrence Krauss: The Mysterious Origins of Dark Energy (#371)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 26 November 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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✨ To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/DrBrianKeating The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription. ✨ I had the pleasure of participating in an exciting onstage dialogue with the renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss. We had a lively discussion about the mysteries of the Universe, the latest scientific discoveries, and their implications for our understanding of existence. From the origins of dark energy to nuclear war, pandemics, and climate change - we delved into it all! Join us for A Night at the Museum, presented by the Origins Project. Lawrence M. Krauss is a highly acclaimed theoretical physicist, commentator, bestselling author, President of The Origins Project Foundation, and host of the Origins Podcast. Among his many significant scientific contributions was the 1995 proposal that most of the Universe's energy resides in empty space. Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00) Dark energy and its mysterious origins (02:01) Laymen, theorists, and experimentalists (09:51) Teaching controversies in science (16:34) Einstein’s creativity and the role of embodiment in AI (20:12) Advice to aspiring students (26:50) Nuclear war, pandemics, and climate change (30:44) UFOs and aliens (41:40) Which technology will be most useful in my area of physics? (44:48) Outro (49:41) — Additional resources: 📢 Ownership of your health starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 and 5 FREE AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase 👉 https://drinkag1.com/impossible ➡️ Check out Lawrence Krauss: 📚 The Edge of Knowledge by Lawrence Krauss: https://a.co/d/2Dtwy3x 💻 Website: https://lawrencemkrauss.com/ ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LKrauss1 ➡️ 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	Lawrence Kraus is a world-renowned theoretical physicist, a man who's significantly changed our view and our understanding of the Cosmos.
0:08.0	He's a fierce advocate for the public understanding of science and aims to bring it closer to the masses through
0:13.9	the origins podcast. Recently he's also been pushing for much-needed societal and
0:20.0	cultural changes. Lawrence's books have been pivotal in popularizing science and have profoundly impacted me
0:27.5	since I first read them.
0:29.2	And his latest book is no exception.
0:31.1	Check out my episode from earlier this year right here. Join us as we
0:35.4	embark on a captivating journey to the edge of knowledge, recorded live in
0:40.2	October 2023 at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
0:44.0	Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
0:56.4	Open the pod bay doors.
0:57.6	Lawrence, how are you doing?
0:59.7	It's great to be here.
1:00.7	I'm really thankful for the museum and for Bryan. When the origins
1:05.7	project decided to do some events in California, the last one we did was in Orange County
1:11.0	a few days ago, and I I contacted Brian I thought it'd be
1:13.7	great to come down here and Brian because he's on the board said you know I have a
1:19.5	great place and he arranged for this to happen and and so it's it's first time I've been here but it is truly an amazing place and
1:26.3	what a what a place to have this this joint podcast in a sense that we're doing the
1:30.9	origins project is is does do public events the been it's been great and of course Andy Orden who organized it and helped set up the venue
1:46.0	and and and and the the VIP reception it's been a great chance to read many of you
1:51.6	so it's fun to be with Brian here and I hope
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