216. Dr. Kevin Knuth – Physicist / Former NASA scientist - Why is There Not Nothing?
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Our chat today is with Dr. Kevin Knuth, who joins us from Albany. He is a Professor of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY). He is a former NASA research scientist designing artificial intelligence algorithms for astrophysical data analysis. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, quantum information, autonomous robotics, the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets, and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
Like any good scientist, Kevin is truly interested in the weird. He is inspired by space and by gravity. We learn on what is intimidating vs what is scary, what is perceived as magic, telepathy and intuition, “contriving coincidences”, the importance of the subjective experience, investigating UAPs, a story about the Matrix and a hairy raising story about a personal experience that became a catalyst for his sleeplessness and his deep curiosity about the weird.
What is going on? Why is there not nothing?
Referenced episodes:
- Kid Koala (ep 28)
- Russell Targ (ep 80)
- Jeffrey Kripal (ep 118, 189)
- Jeremy Taggart (ep 136)
- Ryan Graves (ep 141)
- Kevin Day (ep 171)
- Rudy Schild & Garry Nolan (ep 204)
Kevin's Website: https://www.knuthlab.org/
Kevin's Sol Foundation Work: https://thesolfoundation.org/people/kevin-knuth/
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