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#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is the Space Race Good for Humanity?

The space race is sometimes made synonymous with like the Cold War, something like that, or with wars. But really, yeah, there was a lot of ego tied up in that. And beyond that, if you think about the global economy right now, there is a commercial interest. That's why Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are interestedAbout time for us to go into space. Sounds crazy, but I've talked to a bunch of people and they're like, I know it sounds crazy, but it actually will work. This is one of those, it's just beautiful. I mean, this is science.

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