My search for proof aliens exist | Avi Loeb

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🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Why have we not yet found proof of alien life? According to astrophysicist Avi Loeb, we simply haven't dedicated the proper resources. Diving into unidentified phenomena such as the Oumuamua asteroid, he explores his scientific search for extraterrestrial technology, envisioning a future where a higher interstellar intelligence helps us improve life here on Earth.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily,
0:10.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:14.6	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:16.6	Figuring out what lies outside the solar system is astrophysicist Avi Lobe's passion and profession.
0:23.6	Today he reminds us that new scientific knowledge takes exploring.
0:27.5	It doesn't just fall into our labs.
0:29.7	His case for finding more evidence of what's happening in our universe after the break.
0:35.0	And now our TED Talk of the Day.
0:39.0	When I look up at the sky at night,
0:43.0	I see a hundred billion stars of the Milky Way galaxy.
0:48.0	They look like lights in cabins of a giant spaceship,
0:52.0	the Milky Way,
0:53.7	sailing through space.
0:55.7	And I wonder if there are other passengers
0:59.6	in those cabins.
1:01.7	There are a hundred billion of them comparable to the number of people
1:07.7	who ever lived on Earth. It would be arrogant to think otherwise that we are alone, that we are unique and special,
1:19.0	especially if you read the news every day, we are not the pinnacle of creation.
1:24.0	There is room for improvement.
1:28.0	I'm just a curious farm boy,
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