Michael Turner Explains the Origins and Mysteries of Dark Energy (#367)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Welcome to a very important, meaningful, and delightful episode of Into the Impossible, with an impossibly brilliant guest who has inspired me since my young days as a graduate – Michael Turner! Michael Turner is a renowned theoretical cosmologist and professor of physics at the University of Chicago. He is a pioneer in exploring what he calls the dark side of the Universe. He coined the term dark energy, and his ideas led to the cold dark matter theory of structure formation. Michael’s contributions to modern physics are truly invaluable, and I am beyond thrilled to have him as a guest on my show. Join us as we explore the origins and evolution of the Universe! Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00) Judging a book by its cover: The Early Universe (01:44) Was there a Big Bang or not? (06:23) The most important discoveries in physics (12:44) The origin of dark energy (29:32) The Hubble constant and its precision (41:44) Magnetic fields, dark energy, and resolving the Hubble tension (48:20) Dark photons and dark stars (55:24) Outro (1:01:47) — 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 Early Universe by Michael Turner and Edward Kolb: https://a.co/d/2HkzzzK ➡️ 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	Michael Turner is a theoretical cosmologist,
0:03.0	emeritus professor at the University of Chicago,
0:06.1	and former director of the Gobley Institute for Cosmological Physics.
0:10.3	He's a pioneer in exploring what he called the dark side of the universe.
0:15.1	He actually coined the term dark energy and his revolutionary ideas led to the
0:20.4	cold dark matter theory of structure formation.
0:23.4	Mike's contributions to modern physics are truly invaluable
0:26.6	and I'm beyond thrilled to have him as a guest on my show.
0:29.8	Join us in a deep dive into the dark side of our twisted universe.
0:35.8	Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
0:47.0	Open the pod bay doors now.
0:50.0	Welcome everybody to a very important meaningful and delightful episode of
0:56.2	the Into the Impossible Podcast with an impossibly brilliant guest who I've been
1:01.0	really you know in love with his mind since I was a we lad, a graduate student.
1:07.0	He's a legend in the field and it's Professor Michael Turner University of Chicago,
1:12.8	theoretical cosmologists who among many things
1:15.8	is rumored to have coined the term dark energy.
1:17.9	Michael, is that correct?
1:18.8	Did you coin the term dark energy?
1:21.0	Guilty as charged. Who can the, I guess wiki coined the term dark matter in German, correct?
1:28.3	That's right.
1:29.3	I can't pronounce the German Dunkelmater or something like that.
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