Will Humanity Ever Become An Interstellar Civilisation? - Avi Loeb - #678
September 9, 2023
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Summary
Avi Loeb is a theoretical physicist specialising in astrophysics and cosmology, Professor of Science at Harvard University and an author.
Humanity travelling to different planets is a huge undertaking. Yet we're already looking further afield. If we are to survive out into the far future, we need to travel to different solar systems and this presents a ton of unique challenges, today we get to find out about the biggest ones.
Expect to learn how Avi discovered and collected the first ever material from a different solar system that landed here on earth earlier this year, whether we will ever send generations of humans on a space craft to a different stars, how Avi is planning to propel a craft up toward the speed of light within the next decade, the dangers lurking beyond the edge of our solar system and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Was Our Universe Created By Aliens?
(07:49) Avi’s Thoughts on the Recent Alien & UFO Rumours
(21:14) How Avi Knew that He had Found Interstellar Objects
(32:01) Promising Methods of Future Interstellar Travel
(43:22) Will Humanity Ever Visit Another Galaxy?
(52:28) Average Length of Existence of Non-Interstellar Civilisations
(56:18) What Difficulties Would You Face on an Interstellar Journey?
(1:01:54) How to Reach the Nearest Star at 1/5 Speed of Light
(1:08:00) Where to Find Avi
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