Adam Frank: Are We About to Discover Alien Life? [Ep. 425]

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Are we alone in the universe? This question has intrigued thinkers for centuries. Now, we finally have the tools and theoretical frameworks to explore the possibility of alien life scientifically. But how far have we come in our search? And are we close to finally finding our otherworldly neighbors? Here today to help us answer these questions is none other than Professor Adam Frank. Adam is an astrophysicist and astrobiologist at the University of Rochester. His ground-breaking work has transformed our understanding of the universe and life itself. In this episode of Into the Impossible, we explore the scientific frontier of detecting aliens, the incredible potential of new technologies like the JWST, and how to evaluate extraordinary claims about UFOs and other phenomena. Tune in! Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:18 Does Adam agree with Carl Sagan? 00:04:44 Judging a book by its cover 00:08:51 What are the odds? 00:15:09 Does space equal life? 00:27:02 Addressing the replication crisis in astrobiology 00:31:49 Theoretical frameworks for understanding extraterrestrial life 00:34:38 Technology for discovering extraterrestrial life 00:39:38 There is no Fermi paradox! 00:44:59 Rare Earth hypothesis 00:48:55 Video “evidence” of UFOs 00:54:34 Audience questions 01:08:21 Outro — Additional resources: 📝 Get one month of Snipd Premium for free with this link: https://get.snipd.com/Cx7S/brianSnipd Snipd lets you take Smart Notes 🧠 with AI 💡 — it’s my favorite podcast player 😀 ! ➡️ Connect with Adam Frank: 💻 Website: https://www.adamfrankscience.com/ ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamFrank4/ ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/ 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today, an into the impossible, we have a truly out of this world discussion lined up for you as we dive deep into one of humanity's most profound questions.
0:08.0	Are we alone in the universe?
0:11.0	Joining us to help us answer this age-old question is the brilliant professor Adam Frank, a leading astrophysicist and
0:18.0	astrobiologist from the University of Rochester.
0:21.6	Adam's groundbreaking work on biosignatures,
0:23.7	acne signatures, and the search for extraterrestrial life has radically
0:27.2	transformed our understanding of the universe.
0:29.9	In this episode we'll explore mind melting scientific frontiers in the quest to detect
0:35.6	alien life and the potential of technologies like the James Webb Space Telescope.
0:40.8	And lastly, the rigorous standards required to validate extraordinary claims about
0:46.4	UFOs already being among us.
0:48.6	Buckle up and get ready for an intergalactic journey into the impossible.
0:52.6	Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
1:05.0	Open the pod bay doors.
1:07.0	I want to welcome you back to the podcast.
1:10.0	Professor Adam Frank, how are you doing for your second time on the podcast doing well it's a real pleasure
1:14.4	read back I enjoyed last time I'm sure I'm going to enjoy this time you finally the book
1:18.7	sales have finally sort of tapered off asymptotically from that first visit three years ago I believe around of We're going to talk about one of your books in detail and we'll mention the other one as well. But before we begin, I do want to I do want to you know consult with with Carl Sagan our Guru and he said you know that famously that extraordinary claims require extraordinary
1:47.2	evidence. Adam I'm a professional cosmologist for the last 30 plus years now.
1:51.8	I've never reached into a drawer labeled extraordinary
1:55.8	evidence. I think that saying is BS. I think it's kind of, it's cute, it sounds good,
2:01.2	but really scientists, you know, we should have our mind, you know, being epistemologically, you know, humble.
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