Avi Loeb: How to Find Alien Relics in Our Solar System

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2021

⏱️ 124 minutes

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I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Avi Loeb (Harvard) on Oumuamua as alien technology, consciousness, and free will.0:00 Introduction1:27 On writing to sharpen one's thinking, and the purpose of Avi's writings4:16 Don't let the repudiation by "experts" deter your ideas11:49 Academia requires other people's evaluation and conformance17:12 How do you allow outré ideas while retaining integrity?18:21 Responding to the Pluto-like rock of Oumuamua theory of Desch and Jackson25:37 Why is investigating aliens considered academically uncouth?29:16 How the discovery of intelligent aliens would change society30:27 How to find alien relics31:53 Privatizing the search for aliens, and Elon Musk34:03 The problems with inhabiting Mars are deeper than Musk thinks35:41 Sean Carole's Many Worlds Interpretation41:14 Are singularities "real"?44:13 Bob Lazar49:35 Cosmic Inflation is not falsifiable1:00:26 Comparing velocities across different points on a manifold1:05:56 Testing Wolfram's theory using the lower bound on masses1:07:42 Eric Weinstein and innovation coming from the outside1:12:34 Gödel's theorems and a Theory of Everything1:15:02 Science learning from religion (and falsifying religion)1:21:35 What is the meaning of life? The question Avi would ask an alien1:24:29 Living forever. Heaven and hell as psychological phenomenon.1:26:04 Consciousness, emergence, and free will1:28:46 Wormholes1:29:29 Why is the universe "fine tuned" for life?1:30:37 Wisdom vs Intelligence1:34:09 Which goal should you follow?1:36:00 Steve Scully: Infinity of smallness and largeness1:37:15 Can you interpret data without presuming a theory?1:40:02 Barfyman: How has aging changed how Avi learns new math / physics?1:42:25 Learning math when you're over 401:43:26 Artificial wisdom vs Artificial intelligence1:44:11 Brian Keating: Does Avi Loeb dislike the criticism of his ideas, due to his fame?1:49:47 How to balance work and life if you're extremely productive and work constantly?1:51:09 Why does Avi do podcasts?1:53:09 On abnegating social media1:56:58 Rabbitskywalk3r: Claims of Haim Eshed (former Israeli director of space programs)1:57:39 On UFO's and Prof. Kevin Knuth's analysis1:59:36 Getting data on aliens visiting Earth2:01:09 Amjad Hussain: Panpsychism, proto-consciousness, and aliens living with usRESOURCES:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code: dmGgQ2dRzS- Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Better Left Unsaid: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, hello, toe listeners, Kurt here.
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1:03.1	This is a conversation with the inimitable Avi Loeb.
1:06.6	We talk about, well, I was struggling.
1:10.7	What can I talk to Avi about that he hasn't covered
1:13.4	before because he's been on over 400 podcasts? He tends to give the same answers and be asked
1:19.2	the same questions. It took quite some time, but along with the community, we managed to conceive
1:23.6	of questions that he hasn't been asked, at least not in the public forum, such as what are his opinions on Bob Lazare, morality, purpose, a finality to the universe,
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