Two theoretical physicists helped design landmark surveys of 1,600+ scientists on the deepest unsolved questions in physics — and found almost no consensus at all.From string theory's shockingly low support to physicists admitting their models run on "belief," this episode exposes the faith hiding inside science.Adam Frank (University of Rochester astrophysicist and astrobiologist) and Niayesh Afshordi (Perimeter Institute / University of Waterloo cosmologist, co-author of the APS Physics Magazine "Big Mysteries" survey) join Brian to unpack what physicists actually believe versus what they can prove.We cover: - Why string theory pulled a shockingly small share of the vote against loop quantum gravity- What a Bayesian "prior" reveals about every scientist's hidden beliefs- Why one branch of physics quietly became unfalsifiable- How sociology and "tastemakers" can hijack scientific consensus- Why AI might become the field's unlikely savior.There is no sane statistical analysis that doesn't have a prior — that's your belief.Timestamps:———📬 Get the transcript, fascinating bonus content, and my Monday M.A.G.I.C. Message: https://briankeating.com/yt🌠 Have a .edu email and live in the USA 🇺🇸? You automatically win a meteorite: https://BrianKeating.com/edu🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1🎯 Support Into the Impossible on Patreon — get my weekly M.A.G.I.C. Message, unfiltered bonus content, and live monthly Office Hours with me: https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating⭐ Join this channel for perks, monthly Office Hours, and your name in the Member Roster at the end of every episode:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join📚 My books:Losing the Nobel Prize (memoir): http://amzn.to/2sa5UpAThink Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/03ezQFuFocus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/hi50U9UGalileo's Dialogue (first-ever audiobook): https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un🌐 More:🏄‍♂️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianKeating📚 Substack https://briankeating.substack.com/ss✍️ Blog: https://briankeating.com/blog🎙️ Audio-only: https://briankeating.com/podcast#intotheimpossible #briankeating #science #physics #astronomy #cosmology #podcast #universeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices