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

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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:31 - Are we alone in the universe? 6:46 - Consciousness 11:23 - Sending digital copies of humans to space 16:01 - Oumuamua 38:04 - Alien space junk 42:03 - What do aliens look like? 59:21 - Drake equation 1:00:23 - Industrial polution from aliens 1:12:15 - UFO sightings 1:20:11 - How long will human civilization last? 1:22:51 - Radio signal from Proxima Centauri 1:26:12 - Breakthrough Starshot project 1:29:11 - Space race 1:34:22 - Human space exploration 1:39:38 - Social media is a threat to society 1:44:26 - Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization? 1:48:38 - Mayans used astrology to wage war 1:49:53 - Black holes 2:08:43 - Stephen Hawking 2:12:21 - Grigori Perelman 2:16:46 - Theory of everything 2:23:45 - Dark matter 2:26:28 - Advice for young people 2:29:32 - Memories of my father and mother 2:34:01 - Existentialism 2:36:15 - Mortality 2:38:49 - Meaning of life CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostAvi Loebguest
Jan 14, 20212h 43mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:31

    Introduction

  2. 2:31 – 6:46

    Are we alone in the universe?

  3. 6:46 – 11:23

    Consciousness

  4. 11:23 – 16:01

    Sending digital copies of humans to space

  5. 16:01 – 38:04

    Oumuamua

  6. 38:04 – 42:03

    Alien space junk

  7. 42:03 – 59:21

    What do aliens look like?

  8. 59:21 – 1:00:23

    Drake equation

  9. 1:00:23 – 1:12:15

    Industrial polution from aliens

  10. 1:12:15 – 1:20:11

    UFO sightings

  11. 1:20:11 – 1:22:51

    How long will human civilization last?

  12. 1:22:51 – 1:26:12

    Radio signal from Proxima Centauri

  13. 1:26:12 – 1:29:11

    Breakthrough Starshot project

  14. 1:29:11 – 1:34:22

    Space race

  15. 1:34:22 – 1:39:38

    Human space exploration

  16. 1:39:38 – 1:44:26

    Social media is a threat to society

  17. 1:44:26 – 1:48:38

    Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization?

  18. 1:48:38 – 1:49:53

    Mayans used astrology to wage war

  19. 1:49:53 – 2:08:43

    Black holes

  20. 2:08:43 – 2:12:21

    Stephen Hawking

  21. 2:12:21 – 2:16:46

    Grigori Perelman

  22. 2:16:46 – 2:23:45

    Theory of everything

  23. 2:23:45 – 2:26:28

    Dark matter

  24. 2:26:28 – 2:29:32

    Advice for young people

  25. 2:29:32 – 2:34:01

    Memories of my father and mother

  26. 2:34:01 – 2:36:15

    Existentialism

  27. 2:36:15 – 2:38:49

    Mortality

  28. 2:38:49 – 2:43:50

    Meaning of life

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