Terrence Howard and Candace Owens: The Wildly Unhinged World of Celebrity Science

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Is Terrence Howard onto something, or is he completely off the rails with his wild theories? In this episode, I was privileged to appear on Piers Morgan Uncensored, alongside Eric Weinstein and Tom Bilyeu to dissect the viral phenomenon of Terrence Howard's unconventional theories on Joe Rogan's podcast and their impact on public perception of science. The conversation touches on the impact of social media in amplifying non-expert voices and the need for scientists to better communicate with the public. We also highlight the tension between established scientific methods and popular skepticism, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in now and join the conversation! Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Trust in science challenged post-COVID pandemic 00:54 Terrence Howard's unconventional scientific theories go viral 04:07 Eric Weinstein analyzes Howard's claims, finding some merit 08:07 Debate on peer review's role in scientific validation 11:35 Eric Weinstein's interaction with Terrence Howard 22:31 Impact of amplifying pseudoscience from official sources 25:30 Brian Keating defends traditional scientific processes 49:30 Future and integrity of science Additional resources: ➡️ Piers Morgan Uncensored: https://www.youtube.com/@PiersMorganUncensored ➡️ 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	It's 10 times easier to produce something that's BS than it is to refute it.
0:03.7	In some cases, it's akin to listening to your friend peers, you know, Andrew Tate for marital advice. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
0:20.0	Open the pod bay doors now.
0:25.0	Trust the science became a mantra during the COVID pandemic, but in the years since, and partly
0:30.0	as a consequence, a rising tired of people are doing quite the opposite.
0:33.5	Challenging the scientific mainstream is in vogue.
0:36.5	Nobody was this better illustrated than the recent viral phenomenon
0:40.4	of actor Terence Howard on the Joe Rogan podcast, the biggest media platform in the world right now,
0:46.0	arguing that 1 times 1 actually equals 2, among other bizarre theories.
0:53.0	They don't show that hydrogen has the same ton as as carbon.
0:57.0	What do you mean by tone?
0:59.0	Same tone, same key of E.
1:01.0	You keep dividing light by two and you'll ultimately get back to the audible
1:06.5	sound of it because there was a relationship between light and color, sound and tone, matter
1:11.6	and shape. At a given point, Mars was here in the
1:15.0	Godilots zone. Everything has an equal and opposite. It has to mate.
1:20.0	Mating is a big part of what we do. The boron mates with nitrogen and that's how the carbon
1:29.0	happens. 96% of physics is unknown matter that they've had to make up to account for it and
1:36.5	we were able to build Saturn.
1:38.5	Man, don't turn my phone off, don't do that.
1:41.1	Every time I get ready, well, because I know they're watching me right now, and they're mad at me.
1:47.0	Who's that?
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