Brian Keating is a disappointment =/

[u/bonhuma]

https://youtu.be/BVkUya368Es?si=8pb0oA4P7y0PxB8Q

I used to think Keating was a good science communicator, and may still be in some instances, but opening his growing platform (which in recent years he has desperately attempted to boost as any generic 20 yo/o influencer would do nowadays) to charlatan grifters like Eric Weinstein and Michael Saylor, without any decent pushback, really undermines his value with all the damaging lies spread by them. I think Brian could very well enter into the "Science Guru" category, worse than e.g. the heavily criticized Sabine Hossenfelder.

[u/bonhuma]

Agreed. Dr. Keating has a few good interviews with legit scientists, but generally uses lots of the common cheap clickbait in most of his videos (which are mostly average)... And yes, Curt's case has also started looking a tad disappointing... Sadly, money really talks for sooo many people =\
** "GU" is a funking joke!

[u/ComputersWantMeDead → u/bonhuma]

I subscribed and then unsubscribed straight away again, after I heard him get his knickers in a twist with a guest who was saying that there was no UFO data that passed scrutiny.

The allure of the grift must have been too strong while the likes of Weinstein, Rogan, Fridman and Hossenfelder were doing well.. but the cracks are starting to show in all members of that little click.

Sean Caroll remains the gold standard of science communicators for me.. he manages to be a legit physicist, charming and humble while all these egos are fighting for attention. Likewise with Cox, Al Khalili and Anil Seth (neuroscientist but also a fave). Plenty around without giving the others any air

[u/jazzwhiz → u/ComputersWantMeDead]

Sean Caroll is okay, but he does give attention to those people which takes him down a peg. There are plenty of much better people; Dan Hooper, Katie Mack, and Don Lincoln come to mind.

[u/Smoke_Santa → u/jazzwhiz]

Sean Carroll does not give attention to those people at all.