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Losing My Identity as a Scientist
1:35:51 - 2:06:29 (30:38)
The detection of gravitational waves made Rana Adhikari question his identity as a scientist and made him feel abandoned by the only role that had really defined him. He discusses the need to lose aspects of the Nobel prize to help further scientific progress.
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The stakes of exploring the origin of the universe are significant as it ties into philosophy and theology, and has the potential to explain the initial conditions for the big bang nucleosynthesis.
1:35:51 - 1:39:40 (03:49)
Summary
The stakes of exploring the origin of the universe are significant as it ties into philosophy and theology, and has the potential to explain the initial conditions for the big bang nucleosynthesis. This field of science involves the application of every branch of physics and has the potential to earn several Nobel prizes.
ChapterLosing My Identity as a Scientist
Episode#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker talks about how losing a significant figure in their life, who was also their scientific counterpoint, made them feel abandoned and destroyed their primary identity, which was being a scientist.
1:39:40 - 1:48:39 (08:58)
Summary
The speaker talks about how losing a significant figure in their life, who was also their scientific counterpoint, made them feel abandoned and destroyed their primary identity, which was being a scientist.
ChapterLosing My Identity as a Scientist
Episode#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the speaker talks about how the pressure to win a Nobel Prize affects the field of science, and how it creates a sense of insecurity among scientists about their abilities.
1:48:39 - 1:59:25 (10:45)
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In this podcast, the speaker talks about how the pressure to win a Nobel Prize affects the field of science, and how it creates a sense of insecurity among scientists about their abilities. He also discusses how the Nobel Prize has become a single winner game, and feels like there should be a guide on how to become a professor and deal with various situations.
ChapterLosing My Identity as a Scientist
Episode#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this conversation, the speaker discusses the importance of mentoring and sacrificing for others in order to reduce entropy and invest in the future.
1:59:25 - 2:06:29 (07:04)
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In this conversation, the speaker discusses the importance of mentoring and sacrificing for others in order to reduce entropy and invest in the future. He also notes the similarities between scientists and children.