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Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  OUTLINE:
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  (00:00) - Introduction
  (10:08) - Are we alone in the universe?
  (14:23) - Consciousness
  (19:01) - Sending digital copies of humans to space
  (23:38) - Oumuamua
  (45:42) - Alien space junk
  (49:41) - What do aliens look like?
  (1:06:58) - Drake equation
  (1:08:00) - Industrial polution from aliens
  (1:19:52) - UFO sightings
  (1:27:48) - How long will human civilization last?
  (1:30:28) - Radio signal from Proxima Centauri
  (1:33:49) - Breakthrough Starshot project
  (1:36:49) - Space race
  (1:42:00) - Human space exploration
  (1:47:15) - Social media is a threat to society
  (1:52:04) - Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization?
  (1:56:15) - Mayans used astrology to wage war
  (1:57:31) - Black holes
  (2:16:20) - Stephen Hawking
  (2:19:59) - Grigori Perelman
  (2:24:24) - Theory of everything
  (2:31:23) - Dark matter
  (2:34:06) - Advice for young people
  (2:37:10) - Memories of my father and mother
  (2:41:38) - Existentialism
  (2:43:52) - Mortality
  (2:46:27) - Meaning of life

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