Will ET or AI Represent Our First Encounter with Superhuman Intelligence? Avi Loeb·May 26, 2024Astronomer Avi Loeb argues that humans need to make sure that we will not be on the “menu” of either ET or AI.
Our New Podcast ‘The Debrief Weekly Report’ Covers Today’s News and the Science of Tomorrow "The Debrief Weekly Report", a science news podcast for those who think about tomorrow, will have you girding your ions. MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk·January 30, 2023The Debrief is excited to announce the launch of a brand new weekly news podcast, The Debrief Weekly Report, hosted by MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk.
“Signals of Interest” Turn Up in SETI Search Aided by Citizen Scientists Micah Hanks·December 15, 2022Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… while the big news this week involves the U.S. Department of...
Scientists Want to Send A Message Across the Galaxy. Will ET Understand? While some scientists worry about contacting ET, others doubt we’ll hear anything back (at least any time soon). Simon Spichak·May 23, 2022While some scientists worry about contacting ET, others doubt we’ll hear anything back (at least any time soon).
The Search for ET: What Do the Best Scientists in the Milky Way Know? Avi Loeb·March 3, 2022An encounter with an ET culture would be a humbling experience, since we will have to admit that our modern science was developed only over the past century out of the 4.5-billion-years-long history of Earth.
We Should Use Quantum Communication To Talk to ET, Says SETI Researcher Christopher Plain·May 4, 2021A researcher from the University of Berkeley's SETI program has proposed we scan for signs of ET using quantum communications methods.
Catholic Conference to Discuss ET, A.I., and Other Life ‘Beyond Human’. Christopher Plain·April 19, 2021The Society of Catholic Scientists has scheduled their 2021 SCS conference, and this year's topic is literally out of this world.
William Shatner Says We’ll Find Life on Mars and That We Are Not Alone The Debrief sat down with the actor to talk about his TV show, extraterrestrials, and the mysteries he finds compelling. MJ Banias·February 10, 2021The Debrief interviewed the most famous science fiction icons, William Shatner, and his belief that there is life on Mars and that we are not alone.
The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All The Aliens? Christopher Plain·January 29, 2021The Fermi Paradox asks "where is everybody?" Or, in more modern parlance, "where are all the freakin' aliens?"
The James Webb Telescope Will Change the Way We See The Cosmos Christopher Plain·January 25, 2021The James Webb Telescope is scheduled for launch in October 2021. It will give us the ability to see the cosmos like we never have before.