The Problems with Science and How to Fix It | Brian Keating (Replay)

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🗓️ 2 September 2024

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What does it mean to go “into the impossible”? For Professor of Cosmology Dr. Brian Keating, it’s all about shattering the limiting beliefs around what a human being is capable of. In his latest book, Into the Impossible: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, Dr. Keating explores this question through the lens of the pursuit of one of humanity’s highest achievements: The Nobel Prize. Today’s episode is a wide-ranging conversation that touches on everything from the scientific method and first principles thinking, to the motivations that drive people to pursue the highest level of achievement. [Original air date: 12-21-21]. Find out more by ordering Dr. Keating’s book here: https://amzn.to/3p3AKeT SHOW NOTES: 00:00 | Introduction 01:13 | The Power of The Scientific Method 11:41 | What is Truth, and Why Does it Matter? 18:17 | The Scientific Method: Inductive vs. Deductive 29:31 | Brian’s Origin Story 39:11 | Losing the Nobel Prize 47:47 | What Drove Brian to Aim At a Nobel Prize 1:00:46 | Brian’s Quest Takes a Turn For The Worse 1:09:53 | Into the Impossible: Behind the Title 1:20:01 | Disproportionate Returns & The Curse of Knowledge 1:29:48 | The Key to Pursuing Something Grand 1:32:59 | Scientific Pursuit, Happiness, & Fulfillment 1:50:14 | The Epistemic Approach to Problem-Solving CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Shopify: Sign up for a $1/month trial period at https://impacttheory.co/shopifyITpodsept Range Rover: Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://impacttheory.co/rangeroverITpodsept Butcherbox: Go to https://impacttheory.co/butcherboxpodSept24 and use code IMPACT at checkout to earn a free protein in every box for a YEAR, plus an exclusive discount off on your first box. Navage: Get a cleaning kit as a FREE gift with your order, but only by going to https://impacttheory.co/navageITpodsept24 Netsuite: Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at https://impacttheory.co/netsuiteITsept AG1: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://www.drinkag1.com/impact Aura: Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://aura.com/impact to start your free two-week trial. FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here. If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's
0:05.0	mindset play-biliu here? If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Biliu's Mindset Playbook.
0:09.0	It is a gold mind of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future
0:15.8	self will thank you.
0:17.8	Science is you're continually proving that and who came before you wrong. You're showing there is no such thing as an
0:24.6	authority of God a godhead figure there's no one like that in science there never
0:28.9	should be or will be and your job is to prove the earlier generations who were the paradigm of excellence and the expertise as well as Richard Feynman has another quote.
0:38.5	Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts, not the wisdom of experts.
0:45.0	Dr Brian Keating welcome to the show.
0:49.0	Yes, it's great to be back here Tom on the other side of the table.
0:52.0	I was gonna say we've've got the tables are flipped.
0:54.1	I had so much fun being interviewed by you,
0:56.9	and I highly encourage people to check that out.
0:58.8	It's one of the more unique interviews that I've done,
1:01.1	being able to ask questions that I haven't been asked before.
1:03.6	It's not an easy thing given how many times I've been in front of the camera, but I really had
1:08.7	fun learning the way that you think, and that's where I want to start.
1:12.1	So it'll be good for people to get a little bit of
1:14.6	background professor of physics. I'll let you fill in more details but it's pretty credible to say that
1:19.8	you were up for consideration for a Nobel Prize didn't quite happen and there's reasons
1:27.8	for that that we may or may not get to today but the scientific method is something I become really obsessed with and it happened by accident.
1:37.7	So I was trying to figure out how I had taken myself from laying on my couch or honestly laying on the floor,
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