Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author, as well as being an acclaimed lecturer. He is currently President of The Origins Project Foundation, and host of The Origins Podcast. His wide research interests have focused on the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, including the origin and evolution of the Universe and the fundamental structure of matter.
In this episode, Ben and Lawrence discuss the "known unknowns" of the universe, the Origins Project and whether there is comfort in not knowing the answers to life's big questions.
What you will hear in this episode
Lawrence Krauss's introduction
What we should be asking about the universe in 2022: "The Known Unknowns"
Cosmogony: how the universe started
A universe from nothing
Whether Lawrence's background shaped his current views
The Origins Project
Big questions
Kip Thorne
Private companies' involvement with space
Big experiments with unlimited budget
UAPs
The likelihood of "anything"
The physics of Star Trek
Where Lawrence's passion for space came from
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