What Happened BEFORE the Big Bang? Physics Professor Explains

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 What happened before the Big Bang? It's a complex question that has intrigued scientists and curious minds for centuries. According to many cosmologists, it was inflation – the small region of space that would later become the entire visible Universe underwent a rapid exponential expansion. But while inflation provides a very compelling description of the origin of the Universe and how the Big Bang unfolded, not everybody is in favor of it. So, what are the alternative theories? And who’s right? Check out my discussion with Avi about his critics: https://youtube.com/live/wPnTpokDZYk Watch my chat about Avi Loeb on the Joe Rogan Experience on YouTube    • Cosmologist Brian Keating on The Fascinati...   and on Spotify https://sptfy.com/OL2e and here: Why Isn't Avi Loeb Going After Oumuamua? | Brian Keating on Joe Rogan    • Why Isn't Avi Loeb Going After Oumuamua? |...   Follow Avi’s Galileo Project (@thegalileoproject6679) Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @drbriankeating   Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00) The limitations of cosmology (01:57) Where did the Big Bang come from? (04:34) Inflation and the cosmic microwave background (07:48) What’s the big idea? (10:25) — Additional resources: 📢 Ownership of your health starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 and 5 FREE AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase 👉 https://drinkag1.com/impossible 📺 Check out the referenced episodes: Paul Steinhardt:    • Impossible Matter! Stuff that shouldn't ex...   Neil Turok:    • Neil Turok Believes Physics Is In Crisis (...   Roger Penrose:    • Sir Roger Penrose: Are Singularities Real?...   Lord Martin Rees:    • Martin Rees Predicts the Future of Humanit...   ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter:   / drbriankeating   🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeatin... 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/blog.php 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! #intotheimpossible #briankeating #inflation ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Please watch: "Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Plays the Race Card!"    • Neil DeGrasse Tyson Hit Me With the Race C...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~