Avi Loeb Fights Back: Response to Brian Cox & the 3I/ATLAS Critics
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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb returns to break down the newest data on 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar object captivating the world — and triggering fierce debate among scientists. In this extended conversation, Loeb responds directly to recent public criticism from Brian Cox, Jason Wright, and others, clarifies what the data actually show, and explains why humility and open inquiry remain essential to the scientific method.
The latest images of the interstellar object show a single intact body, a sunward jet, and energy requirements that challenge familiar comet models. These anomalies have ignited one of the most heated scientific debates of the decade.
We explore the latest observations since 3I/ATLAS’ October 29 perihelion:
• Why its jets, brightness, and spectral changes are so unusualt
• What would distinguish natural sublimation from technological propulsiont
• How its orbit, size, and mass budget challenge standard modelst
• Why the public response matters for the future of sciencet
• How criticism of scientific inquiry mirrors the historical treatment of Galileot
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In this livestream, Avi will address:
• Why the post-perihelion images complicate the natural-comet interpretationt
• Whether a technological origin is still on the tablet
• Why critics insist the anomalies are trivial — and why Avi argues they’re nott
• How scientific consensus forms, breaks, and evolves under stresst
• What the new mass-flux and energy calculations imply for 3I/ATLASt
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Krauss: “DESI Is Wrong: Dark Energy Isn’t Changing”
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Is hype culture killing science?
In this episode of Into the Impossible, I welcome back physicist Lawrence Krauss for a candid conversation on hype, being wrong, and the impact of AI on the field of physics. Krauss is a theoretical physicist, award-winning NYT bestselling author, and host of The Origins Podcast. He shares how data forced him to change his mind on dark energy and the Higgs boson, and why science’s strength lies in its willingness to adapt.
We explore the hype around quantum gravity, the limits of knowledge revealed by Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, and whether AI can ever truly discover new laws of physics. From black holes to the fate of cosmic intelligence, Krauss takes us to the edge of what we know, and beyond.
Key Takeaways:
00:00 Intro
01:22 The energy of empty space
03:13 The recent DESI results
04:16 Quantum gravity as a theory of everything
11:07 The sunk cost fallacy
13:48 The impact of AI on physics
18:00 Advice to his younger self
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How to Talk to Aliens (ft. Daniel Whiteson)
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Imagine the day that aliens arrive not with a death ray, but with a rug and a new understanding of physics. Daniel Whiteson's new book opens with a wild question what if aliens show up with a better understanding of physics, we can't even recognize that's what they're offering. How would you react? This is his hope that aliens might carry the product of millions, billions, or kazillions of years of alien scientific thought that would catapult us unimaginably into the future.
But Daniel speculates on why we might not be able to understand even the language it's written in. Join us today for a conversation about Daniel Whiteson's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics? And a Romp Through the Drake Equation The Future of Artificial Intelligence, and physics, and even the search for exotic new particles. Now let's go deep into the impossible.
Key Takeaways
00:00 "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
08:07 "Are Aliens Humanity's Saviors?"
15:07 Early Attempts to Contact Aliens
19:03 Math: Tool or Universal Truth?
25:03 "Limits of Understanding the Universe"
29:30 "Possibility of Alien Communication"
36:21 "Learning from Alien Discovery"
37:08 "Physics, Humanity, and Alien Insight"
46:08 "AI, Physics, and Possibilities"
51:58 Technical Talk and Nobel Prize
53:23 "Quirks and Particle Physics Missteps"
01:01:17 Serendipity and Nobel Pursuits
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Physicist Explains UFOs, the Moon Landing, and the Case for God's Existence | Real Talk with Marissa Streit
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In this episode of Real Talk, Brian Keating sits down with PragerU CEO, Marissa Streit, for a riveting conversation that explores some of the most intriguing—and controversial—questions about our universe.
Key Takeaways:
00:00 Paid to Explore the Universe
06:36 Galileo's Awe Through Telescopes
13:29 "Discovering Big Bang's Cause"
16:38 "Stellar Origins of Iron"
24:23 "Life Lessons, Not Science"
31:11 "Predicting the Future: Coin Odds"
34:53 "UFOs and Cosmic Controversies"
36:56 "Life Across Endless Planets"
43:16 Giordano Bruno's Cosmic Beliefs
48:56 Government Suppression: COVID & UFOs
54:48 Moon Landing Denial vs UFO Belief
01:01:50 Measuring Moon's Position Precisely
01:06:29 Asteroid Detection and Earth Safety
01:11:36 "Two Pockets, Scientist's Humility"
01:13:23 "Hope for a Lasting World"
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Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo
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Was The Moon Landing A HOAX? (ft. Kim Kardashian, Candace Owens, & Bart Sibrel)
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My response to Moon landing denial claims by Kim Kardashian, Candace Owens, and Bart Sibrel
I answer all the big questions:
⇨ Why did the flag move with no wind?
⇨ Is there really no gravity on the moon?
⇨ Why haven't we gone back?
⇨ How did the astronauts survive the Van Allen radiation belts?
⇨ Why the boot prints don't match & more!
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The first-ever audiobook from Galileo: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un
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Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI
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Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo
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Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossible is where Cosmic Conversations happen — uniting Nobel Prize winners, iconoclasts, authors, and technologists to explore reality’s deepest questions. From AI to aliens, from biophysics to the brain, from the cosmos to the multiverse, Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego covers it all.
If you’ve ever asked What’s out there? or What’s next?, this is where curiosity meets clarity.
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