Another Alien Asteroid | Avi Loeb
Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Intro
This chapter explores the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and highlights the differing priorities in the astronomical community regarding funding. It also reflects on public interest in the quest for intelligent life and critiques the mainstream astronomy sector's dismissive attitude towards this essential inquiry.
In this episode, I sit down with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb to explore his provocative new article analyzing the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS — a visitor from beyond our solar system that might not be natural. 🛰️
We dive into his recent article on Medium https://avi-loeb.medium.com/is-the-interstellar-object-3i-atlas-alien-technology-b59ccc17b2e3 and get into:
• The strange anomalies in 3I/ATLAS’s orbit, size, and speed 🌌
• How the Dark Forest Hypothesis could change the search for intelligent life 🕵️♂️
• Why even unlikely cosmic risks deserve serious scientific attention 🧠
• What Pascal’s Wager teaches us about ignoring possible extraterrestrial probes 🪐
💥 Plus, Avi answers 5 gripping questions designed to maximize your curiosity — from the first signs of alien tech to the biggest risks humanity faces if we stay silent.
🎧 Don’t miss this mind-expanding conversation with one of the boldest thinkers in astrophysics.
1️⃣ “Is This Alien Tech Hiding in Plain Sight?”
2️⃣ “The Dark Forest Theory Just Got Real”
3️⃣ “Avi Loeb: The Alien Probe We Can’t Ignore”
4️⃣ “3I/ATLAS: Interstellar Visitor… or Something Else?”
5️⃣ “What If They’re Watching Us? (The 3I/ATLAS Mystery)”
For those of you who don't know him, Avi is a professor of science at Harvard University, theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, and cosmologist. He is also a bestselling author and a dear friend of mine.
By the time you see this, Avi will have published his new book, Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars. In it, he explains why we need to become an interstellar species to ensure our survival and lays out a plan for how we can settle among the stars.
As usual, we take some time to judge a book by its cover and discuss what went into the making of this book. We also dig into the recent Galileo Project expedition to the Pacific Ocean to retrieve spherules of the first recognized interstellar meteor, IM1, which was led by Avi, and discuss whether they found evidence of alien life.
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Intro (00:00)
Asteroids that are Interstellar (00:44)
On extraordinary evidence (08:13)
Does Avi have proof of alien technology (13:55)
On David Grusch and government obligations (78:01)
More on Interstellar and what it means to become an interstellar species (1:16:56)
Rapid fire audience questions (1:19:20)
Outro (1:50:57)
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