Coast to Coast - 2023-02-09 - Marshall Barnes - Time Travel

Hosted by
George Noory

Guests:
Marshall Barnes

Time Travel

February 9, 2023

Marshall Barnes is a research and development engineer in advanced concept science and technology. In the first half, he discussed his latest research on parallel universes and quantum abandonment - technological attempts to escape the future by traveling to the past. Barnes believes civilization may end within five years, and has stepped up his efforts to realize his goal of time travel. According to his understanding, time travel to the future is not desirable as we would have no idea what to expect, but the past might offer a stable refuge. Some have pondered going back around 12,000 years and restarting civilization with eventually being able to ship back equipment, while Barnes said his current preference is the 1970s or 80s, where society is already established.

The "vehicle method" is a safer, more independent option than a "station method" like a stargate, because there would be uncertainty if the latter would remain for a possible return, he said. The technology does not literally involve traveling through time as in a tunnel, he explained; rather, it has to do with causing a split between where your target is and moving to a "new quantum mechanical parallel universe." It's a "copy of the past," he continued, rather than the actual version, so this helps avert various paradoxes. Barnes held back some of the specifics surrounding the technology, as he is concerned that it might be weaponized.