Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard who recently made waves when he said an alien technology visited us in 2017.
Lex Fridman's videos explore research topics in artificial intelligence, deep learning, autonomous vehicles, and beyond.
OUTLINE:0:00 - Introduction2:31 - Are we alone in the universe?6:46 - Consciousness11:23 - Sending digital copies of humans to space16:01 - Oumuamua38:04 - Alien space junk42:03 - What do aliens look like?59:21 - Drake equation1:00:23 - Industrial polution from aliens1:12:15 - UFO sightings1:20:11 - How long will human civilization last?1:22:51 - Radio signal from Proxima Centauri1:26:12 - Breakthrough Starshot project1:29:11 - Space race1:34:22 - Human space exploration1:39:38 - Social media is a threat to society1:44:26 - Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization?1:48:38 - Mayans used astrology to wage war1:49:53 - Black holes2:08:43 - Stephen Hawking2:12:21 - Grigori Perelman2:16:46 - Theory of everything2:23:45 - Dark matter2:26:28 - Advice for young people2:29:32 - Memories of my father and mother2:34:01 - Existentialism2:36:15 - Mortality2:38:49 - Meaning of life
Lex Fridman is a Russian-American YouTuber, podcaster, online public personality, and MIT researcher.