Lawrence Krauss is an American-Canadian theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author, born in New York City in 1954. He took his PhD in physics at MIT, and his books include The Physics of Star Trek and A Universe from Nothing. In 1995 he argued that most of the energy of the universe resides in empty space, an idea supported by the discovery of the accelerating universe a few years later.
Brian Rose has interviewed Krauss three times on London Real between 2016 and 2023. They have talked about science as a kind of art, why he sees religious faith as bad practice, the Origins Project, and the biggest unanswered questions in cosmology from his book The Known Unknowns.
He is president of the Origins Project Foundation and hosts The Origins Podcast. Each interview is listed below in order.
The Science Of The Unknown (2023). His most recent interview, a tour of the open questions in cosmology from his book The Known Unknowns. For his views on science and religion, watch A Godless Universe (2016).
Speaking in 2016, Krauss said the strength of science is that it can be wrong and must keep testing its claims. He argued that seeking out the feeling of being wrong is good for knowledge and for your own mental health.
Krauss describes himself as an anti-theist. On London Real he argued that religious belief starts from a conclusion and works backwards, while science follows the evidence.
Through the Origins Project he has tried to bring science together with the arts and wider culture. He argues that understanding our place in the universe gives a sense of perspective, much as great art does.
In 2023 he set out the biggest open questions in cosmology, such as how the universe began and whether we are alone, and why he finds the unknown exciting rather than troubling.
Lawrence Krauss is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author, born in New York City in 1954. He wrote The Physics of Star Trek and A Universe from Nothing, and he is president of the Origins Project Foundation.
He talked about cosmology and the origins of the universe, science as a kind of art, why he values being wrong, his criticism of religion, the Origins Project and the unanswered questions in his book The Known Unknowns.
Start with The Science Of The Unknown from 2023 for his latest thinking on cosmology. Watch A Godless Universe from 2016 for his views on science and religion.
Three times: A Godless Universe in 2016, Why Religion Is The Death Of Intelligence in 2019 and The Science Of The Unknown in 2023.
A Universe from Nothing, published in 2012, explains how modern physics suggests a universe could arise from nothing, and argues that no creator is needed to explain it.
The Origins Project is a programme Krauss founded to bring science and culture together through public events and conversations. He now runs it as the Origins Project Foundation and hosts The Origins Podcast.
Official site: lawrencemkrauss.com
Join 6 million+ followers & subscribers. Full-length interviews with world-class guests, straight to your inbox every week.
We take your privacy seriously. We will never sell your information.
Chat
