EPISODE · Sep 25, 2025 · 1H 4M
IN-DEPTH: Focus like a Nobel Prize Winner (w/ Brian Keating)
from Deep Questions with Cal Newport · host Cal Newport
In this episode of IN-DEPTH, Cal is joined by Dr. Brian Keating, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UCSD, and one of the most prolific popularizers of science around (you may have seen him recently chatting about cosmology with Joe Rogan and Andrew Huberman). They talk about Keating’s new book, HOW TO FOCUS LIKE A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER, as well as many other topics, including a deep look at Keating’s unusual path to academia, and a deconstruction of what’s needed to succeed at the highest levels of academia. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia INTERVIEW: Focus like a Nobel Prize Winner (w/ Brian Keating) [3:20] Links:https://www.amazon.com/Into-Impossible-Laureates-Collaboration-Imagination/dp/1544523491 Sponsors:https://www.donedaily.com Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Kieron Rees for the theme music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In this episode of IN-DEPTH, Cal is joined by Dr. Brian Keating, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UCSD, and one of the most prolific popularizers of science around (you may have seen him recently chatting about cosmology with Joe Rogan and Andrew Huberman). They talk about Keating’s new book, HOW TO FOCUS LIKE A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER, as well as many other topics, including a deep look at Keating’s unusual path to academia, and a deconstruction of what’s needed to succeed at the highest levels of academia. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia INTERVIEW: Focus like a Nobel Prize Winner (w/ Brian Keating) [3:20] Links:https://www.amazon.com/Into-Impossible-Laureates-Collaboration-Imagination/dp/1544523491 Sponsors:https://www.donedaily.com Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Kieron Rees for the theme music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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