Episode
#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
1:06:01
Published: Mon Feb 11 2019
Description
Brian Keating is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Centre for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at University of California. How would it feel to almost receive the Nobel Prize and have it torn from your grasp? Today we're going to find out, albeit at Professor Keating's expense. Expect to learn what it takes to build a telescope that can detect the farthest regions of space in the Antarctic, what the Nobel Prize originally set out to achieve and how the politics of the physics community can often get in the way of progress. Extra Stuff: Brian's Website - https://briankeating.com/ Losing The Nobel Prize - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Losing-Nobel-Prize-Cosmology-Ambition/dp/1324000910/ Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact
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Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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07:52 - 13:38 (05:46)
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Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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Astrophysicist Brian Keating tells the story of the universe from Galileo's telescope to the BICEP2 project, which aimed to provide evidence for the biggest discovery of all time.
13:38 - 22:52 (09:14)
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Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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22:52 - 29:49 (06:57)
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Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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29:50 - 39:17 (09:27)
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Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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39:17 - 48:42 (09:25)
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The speaker discusses how competitions, discussions, and polls have claimed that there is a decent chance, better than one in five, of winning a Nobel Prize, and how theoretical physics shows the inaccuracy of predictions.
Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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48:42 - 54:51 (06:09)
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The speaker reflects on the doubts and gratitude surrounding the Nobel Prize and the irony of scientists, who are often atheists, worshiping it as an icon with a graven image.
Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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54:51 - 1:00:36 (05:45)
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The episode delves into how one can maturely handle not winning, being successful, and avoid putting too much emphasis on personal achievements and self-worth.
Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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1:00:36 - 1:05:10 (04:34)
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Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
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1:05:10 - 1:05:48 (00:38)
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Chris interviews Brian Keating about his new book and promises to include links to Brian's online presence in the show notes.