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A Different Kind of Ted (Chiang) Talk

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

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UFOs, Alien Life, and the Blurring of Reality

Exploring the skepticism towards extraterrestrial intelligence visiting Earth, the hosts discuss mistaking fictional stories for reality and evaluating evidence. They also delve into the struggle of differentiating between popular culture and real life, using the example of mistaking an actor for a vicious assassin.

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