Will Humanity Ever Become An Interstellar Civilisation? - Avi Loeb - #678

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09/09/23

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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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(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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September 7, 2023

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Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber.

I haven't seen my housemate in months because we've both been travelling. So here is 90 minutes of us discussing some of the biggest stories that have happened recently in our lives and within the insanity of the internet.

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