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Avi Loeb is an extraordinary and delightful physicist who is focused on some of the greatest philosophical and scientific questions of our time. He is a pioneer in the search for extraterrestrial life and intelligent civilizations that could be out there in the universe. He’s a professor at Harvard and a bestselling author. I recently read one of his books, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, which I loved. And apparently a movie is being made about Avi’s work.
Today, we talk about the three interstellar objects that have been discovered, but mostly about Oumuamua and 3I/ATLAS. Avi explains his theories about what these objects could be, and what it means for us humans.
We talk about why it’s likely that other civilizations exist, and why Avi is optimistic about meeting them…And really…why he feels it is so imperative for our own civilization that we do find, connect with, and learn from life elsewhere.
After my conversation with Avi, I’ll share a bit more about his story, and a passage that I love from Extraterrestrial. But first, here’s Avi. I think this will go down as one of my favorite conversations.
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION:
ELISE:
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