Why Do We Exist The 9 Realms Of The Universe From Hakeem Oluseyi

Why Do We Exist The 9 Realms Of The Universe From Hakeem Oluseyi

From Arroe Collins Like It's Live by Arroe Collins

April 26, 2026 · 17 min

About this episode

Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi explores the Nine Realms of the universe and our existence within it.

A boundary-breaking astrophysicist reimagines the universe-and our place within it-in this audacious journey through the Nine Realms of the cosmos."This book explains the universe and then quietly explains you. Which is unfair, because I was just trying to read about space. . . . Smart, funny, and unexpectedly moving."-Sarah Silverman, comedianThe universe gave rise to everything: stars and cells, minds and memories, purpose and pain. But it doesn't care about us. It follows its own rules. And now, according to Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, we finally understand enough about those rules to ask the big questions like we mean it: Why do we exist? Are we alone? How did we get here? What comes next? And-perhaps most urgently-is there reason to hope?Heck yeah, there is!Dr. Oluseyi is no ordinary scientist. A former street kid turned world-renowned cosmologist, he realized something bold: The story of existence can be told as a passage through nine interwoven realms-each revealing a new layer of cosmic truth.There's the Middle Realm, where we live; the Realm of Life, where organisms flourish across the vastness of space; the Cosmological Realm, where galaxies dance and collide; the Dark Realm…

People in this episode

Host: Arroe Collins

Guest: Hakeem Oluseyi

Topics covered

  • astrophysics
  • universe
  • existence
  • cosmology
  • life
  • hope

Keywords

  • astrophysicist
  • Nine Realms
  • cosmos
  • existence
  • universe
  • cosmological
  • quantum
  • multiverse

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