Brian Keating Discusses the Early Universe & Science Communication with Lawrence Krauss

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In this personal conversation with a long-time friend of the show, Lawrence Krauss, I talk about my origins, my passion for physics, how I started researching the CMB, the BICEP experiments, my relationship with religion and Judaism, and much more. Tune in! 

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:


00:00:00 Intro

00:00:38 My origins

00:09:27 The importance of reading science and sci-fi 

00:20:11 My passion for physics 

00:30:49 On religion & my relationship with Judaism 

00:49:35 Why I research the CMB

01:05:12 The BICEP experiments 

01:17:39 The rush to publish 

01:23:24 Inflation theory and the multiverse

01:35:52 Simons Array and Simons Observatory 

01:51:37 Outro


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