Interstellar objects and alien megastructures | Avi Loeb on the search for life among the stars
74Avi Loeb discusses interstellar objects, scepticism in science, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
Have we already discovered evidence of alien life?
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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has made the controversial claim that an object of alien origin has been found on Earth. Join Professor Loeb as he defends this controversial claim and explores the radical implications this would have if true.
#alien #extraterrestrial #astrophysics
Avi Loeb is a theoretical astrophysicist and the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University.
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00:00 Introduction
00:14 Humanity's place in the universe
01:56 Did Oumuamua have a technological origin?
05:39 Fermi's Paradox
06:17 Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
08:15 The new frontier of interstellar objects
10:34 Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
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