2 uur 51 min.

#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua Lex Fridman Podcast

    • Technologie

Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

- Zero Fasting: https://go.zerofasting.com/s/lex-promo to get 30% off annual subscription

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- Pessimists Archive: https://pessimists.co/



EPISODE LINKS:

Extraterrestrial (book): https://amzn.to/39xdnkT

Avi's Website: https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/people/avi-loeb



PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips



SUPPORT & CONNECT:

- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast

- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage

- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman



OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) - Introduction

(10:08) - Are we alone in the universe?

(14:23) - Consciousness

(19:01) - Sending digital copies of humans to space

(23:38) - Oumuamua

(45:42) - Alien space junk

(49:41) - What do aliens look like?

(1:06:58) - Drake equation

(1:08:00) - Industrial polution from aliens

(1:19:52) - UFO sightings

(1:27:48) - How long will human civilization last?

(1:30:28) - Radio signal from Proxima Centauri

(1:33:49) - Breakthrough Starshot project

(1:36:49) - Space race

(1:42:00) - Human space exploration

(1:47:15) - Social media is a threat to society

(1:52:04) - Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization?

(1:56:15) - Mayans used astrology to wage war

(1:57:31) - Black holes

(2:16:20) - Stephen Hawking

(2:19:59) - Grigori Perelman

(2:24:24) - Theory of everything

(2:31:23) - Dark matter

(2:34:06) - Advice for young people

(2:37:10) - Memories of my father and mother

(2:41:38) - Existentialism

(2:43:52) - Mortality

(2:46:27) - Meaning of life

Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

- Zero Fasting: https://go.zerofasting.com/s/lex-promo to get 30% off annual subscription

- LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack

- Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off

- Pessimists Archive: https://pessimists.co/



EPISODE LINKS:

Extraterrestrial (book): https://amzn.to/39xdnkT

Avi's Website: https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/people/avi-loeb



PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips



SUPPORT & CONNECT:

- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast

- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage

- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman



OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) - Introduction

(10:08) - Are we alone in the universe?

(14:23) - Consciousness

(19:01) - Sending digital copies of humans to space

(23:38) - Oumuamua

(45:42) - Alien space junk

(49:41) - What do aliens look like?

(1:06:58) - Drake equation

(1:08:00) - Industrial polution from aliens

(1:19:52) - UFO sightings

(1:27:48) - How long will human civilization last?

(1:30:28) - Radio signal from Proxima Centauri

(1:33:49) - Breakthrough Starshot project

(1:36:49) - Space race

(1:42:00) - Human space exploration

(1:47:15) - Social media is a threat to society

(1:52:04) - Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization?

(1:56:15) - Mayans used astrology to wage war

(1:57:31) - Black holes

(2:16:20) - Stephen Hawking

(2:19:59) - Grigori Perelman

(2:24:24) - Theory of everything

(2:31:23) - Dark matter

(2:34:06) - Advice for young people

(2:37:10) - Memories of my father and mother

(2:41:38) - Existentialism

(2:43:52) - Mortality

(2:46:27) - Meaning of life

2 uur 51 min.

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