Brian Keating: The Origins of the Universe and Consciousness and Losing the Nobel Prize

Dr. Brian Keating is a professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences in the Department of Physics at the University of California. He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe. He is a pioneer in the search for the earliest physical evidence of the inflationary epoch, the theorized period of expansion of space in the early universe directly after the Big Bang. He is the author of “Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor” In this show we discuss; 3 Biggest questions Origin if the universe? what preceded our universe? How did life emerge from non-life? How to life turn into conscious life The 4 Nobel Truths of the Buddha Why Brian stopped pursuing the Nobel Prize Nobel prize and institutional funding The biggest problems facing humanity right now Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Why we have to have meaning! Why struggle is necessary? The power of the 10 commandments Understanding Idol worship Israel vs Muslim origin meaning Why you should live well in this life and not worry too much about the afterlife Exploring GOD The golden rule Why being here is improbable The Drake equation The work of Adam Frank Exploring God and Consciousness www.mattbelair.com/ & www.patreon.com/mattbelair sign up for the email list and most importantly do 1 act of kindness today! 🙏👊🚀 Brian's Website: briankeating.com “Brian’s Award-Winning Book, Losing the Nobel Prize, is available here amzn.to/2sa5UpA”? Support the show for as little as $1 Here: 👉 www.patreon.com/mattbelair Donate: bit.ly/mattbelair Support by Doing an Act of Kindness for Someone Today! Subscribe: Podcast: goo.gl/1euQe7 YouTube: goo.gl/Mz7Ngg FREE STUFF: Guide to Lucid Dreaming E-Book and Guided Hypnotic Experience: www.mattbelair.com/luciddreaming If you like the show please share, do an act of kindness, and become a patron here