The Universal Engine: Cosmic Mysteries and Intelligence Beyond Earth | MHP 08.27.25.

For centuries, humans have wrestled with the mysteries of the cosmos, from the invisible dark matter and dark energy that shape the universe, to hidden dimensions, parallel universes, and the ultimate fate of all cosmic structures. Such questions force us to consider not only the physics of the universe, but the possibility that non-human intelligence—whether biological or artificial—could exist far beyond Earth, or perhaps also closer to home.

This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at some of the greatest modern mysteries of the cosmos, as well as the question of whether there is life elsewhere in the universe. If so, could it have already created its own artificial intelligence, and might such alien AI have evolved to superintelligent levels, and could some phenomena we observe today, such as UAP, be linked to such entities? 

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Show Notes

Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:

• NEWS: 3I/ATLAS Comet Mystery Deepens with ‘Tantalizing’ Observations by NASA’s SPHEREx Mission
• 3I/ATLAS Was Just Spotted by the James Webb Telescope, Confirming an Odd New Discovery
• Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Known Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen
• Astronomers Detect Evidence of Matter 'Evolving' Into Dark Energy, Challenging Previous Assumptions
• COSMIC MYSTERIES: How Many Dimensions Are There in the Universe? 
• DARK MATTER: The Search for Dark Matter Just Got a Lot Harder
• GALAXIES OF EVERY KIND: Galaxy Types (NASA) 
• INTELLIGENT MACHINES: What Is a Von Neumann Probe? 
• ALIEN AI: In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence? 
• Could AI be the reason we haven't encountered alien civilizations?

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