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

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