#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(10:08) – Are we alone in the universe?<br />
(14:23) – Consciousness<br />
(19:01) – Sending digital copies of humans to space<br />
(23:38) – Oumuamua<br />
(45:42) – Alien space junk<br />
(49:41) – What do aliens look like?<br />
(1:06:58) – Drake equation<br />
(1:08:00) – Industrial polution from aliens<br />
(1:19:52) – UFO sightings<br />
(1:27:48) – How long will human civilization last?<br />
(1:30:28) – Radio signal from Proxima Centauri<br />
(1:33:49) – Breakthrough Starshot project<br />
(1:36:49) – Space race<br />
(1:42:00) – Human space exploration<br />
(1:47:15) – Social media is a threat to society<br />
(1:52:04) – Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization?<br />
(1:56:15) – Mayans used astrology to wage war<br />
(1:57:31) – Black holes<br />
(2:16:20) – Stephen Hawking<br />
(2:19:59) – Grigori Perelman<br />
(2:24:24) – Theory of everything<br />
(2:31:23) – Dark matter<br />
(2:34:06) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:37:10) – Memories of my father and mother<br />
(2:41:38) – Existentialism<br />
(2:43:52) – Mortality<br />
(2:46:27) – Meaning of life</p>