LAST MEAL with Tom Nash23 Nov 2025

Brian Greene's Last Meal

What happens when one of the world’s leading physicists sits down for the final meal of his life? In this episode of Last Meal, I share a dish chosen by Brian Greene—bestselling author, Columbia University professor, and one of the most influential voices in modern physics—as we dive into the ideas, experiences, and turning points that shaped his extraordinary life.

From the nature of reality to the limits of human perception, from the search for meaning to the multiverse and mortality, this conversation blends science, philosophy, and introspection in a way only Brian Greene can. If you’re fascinated by cosmology, consciousness, purpose, storytelling, or simply what truly matters at the end of a life, this is an episode you’ll want to watch in full.

Chapters

00:00 – Introduction

02:00 – Life in New York

06:00 – The cosmic & the everyday

10:00 – Perception, experience, & meaning

14:00 – How our senses shape reality

17:00 – Building a life of purpose

20:00 – Early Influences

25:00 – Veganism & Food Ethics

27:52 – Brian’s LAST MEAL

32:00 – The Final Conversation

36:00 – Is there a Multiverse?

41:00 – Brian's Turning Point

45:00 – Awe, memory, and the arc of a life

49:00 – Brian's Mystery

1:03:32 – Last Word

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