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What if the biggest question in cosmology isn’t philosophy, but something experiments can actually test? In this condensed summary of Into The Impossible with host Brian Keating and guest Gleb Solomin, you’ll hear how the episode moves from the origins of the universe and the Big Bang to the BICEP gravitational-wave controversy, multiverse theories, inflation, dark energy, and the role of AI in physics. Keating argues for evidence over speculation, spotlighting instruments like the Simons Observatory and DESI as tools that could reshape our understanding of cosmic origins and the fate of the universe. You’ll also get the episode’s take on whether machine learning can generate new physics, and why the search for alien intelligence leads to a deeper question: is wisdom itself rare? This short listen distills the full conversation into the key ideas, breakthroughs, and open questions about physics, cosmology, AI, and UAP. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.