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Is Humanity the Pinnacle? A Cosmic Perspective on Intelligence and Survival

Avi Loeb·December 26, 2024

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb explains why it's an understatement to think that humans could have behaved more intelligently throughout our history, and what that means for the future.

Will Contact With Non-Human Intelligence Involve Aliens or AI?

Avi Loeb·July 4, 2024

Distinctions between AI and human intelligence might offer a first taste of what we may one day encounter with the discovery of ET technology.

Synthetic Cells That Mimic Biology Could Offer Clues on Mysteries of Life, its Origins, and Extraterrestrials

Micah Hanks·May 3, 2024

Scientists are making progress in the development of synthetic cells capable of emulating the biological processes of living systems, which could expand our knowledge of life’s essential functions and potentially offer new clues about the origins of life on Earth.

Only a Matter of ‘Time’: On Einstein, Negative Mass, Time Travel and Aliens

Avi Loeb·April 29, 2024

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb discusses Einstein, negative mass, extraterrestrials, and the allure of time travel.

Complexity Nurtures Intelligence: A Complex Reality Shaped by Gravity, Life, and AI

Avi Loeb·April 26, 2024

Increasing complexity could provide insights into future technological advancements and the potential for encountering extraterrestrial intelligence.

Can Starship-like Chemical Rockets Escape Habitable Exoplanets?

Avi Loeb·April 6, 2024

Avi Loeb looks at SpaceX's ambitions, the exploration of habitable exoplanets like TRAPPIST-1d, and the broader implications for human space travel and settlement.

Communication and the Cosmos: The Power of Language in Advancing Civilizations

Avi Loeb·January 14, 2024

Humans evolved from chimpanzees and reached the Moon by developing a language. But why is communication so advantageous for the evolution of a species?

Intelligence: The Path Toward Exponential Growth

Avi Loeb·December 27, 2023

What is the mark of a genius? The ability to reach a solution through an unforeseen shortcut instead of a random walk or an elaborate effort.

Aliens: A Scientist’s Search for ET

Micah Hanks·November 8, 2023

This week we are joined by astrophysicist Adam Frank, an expert on star formation and author of the new book "The Little Book of Aliens."

Could Advanced Civilizations Weaponize Black Holes?

Avi Loeb·May 26, 2023

Fortunately for those who favor interstellar peace, there is a major practical hurdle for manufacturing black holes technologically.

Discovering Extraterrestrials Offers Benefits, Not An Existential Risk

Avi Loeb·April 11, 2023

In 2010, Stephen Hawking warned that aliens might pose an existential risk to humanity, and that we should therefore be careful about broadcasting our existence to interstellar space.

Are Intelligent Extraterrestrials Hiding from Us? In Fact, it Might Be the Other Way Around

Micah Hanks·September 30, 2022

Could intelligent aliens be hiding from us? A new research paper asks if a unique astronomical phenomenon could effectively hide Earth from any friendly aliens' view.

Interstellar Archaeology: The Search for Non-Terrestrial Artifacts

Avi Loeb·August 5, 2022

If anomalous, non-terrestrial artifacts exist in space, using the best tools at our disposal through "interstellar archaeology" may find them.

Panspermia: Meteors and Spores to the Fore

Brad Kurtz, Ph.D., J.D.·March 25, 2022

What is the evidence for the controversial theory of panspermia? Could simple forms of life really survive in outer space?

Communicating with Extraterrestrials

In this inaugural installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood", Avi Loeb gives us perspectives on the challenges presented by any future attempts at communication with extraterrestrials.

Avi Loeb·March 10, 2022

In this inaugural installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood", Avi Loeb gives us perspectives on the challenges presented by any future attempts at communicating with extraterrestrials.

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Is Humanity the Pinnacle? A Cosmic Perspective on Intelligence and Survival

Will Contact With Non-Human Intelligence Involve Aliens or AI?

Synthetic Cells That Mimic Biology Could Offer Clues on Mysteries of Life, its Origins, and Extraterrestrials

Only a Matter of ‘Time’: On Einstein, Negative Mass, Time Travel and Aliens

Complexity Nurtures Intelligence: A Complex Reality Shaped by Gravity, Life, and AI

Can Starship-like Chemical Rockets Escape Habitable Exoplanets?

Communication and the Cosmos: The Power of Language in Advancing Civilizations

Intelligence: The Path Toward Exponential Growth

Aliens: A Scientist’s Search for ET

Could Advanced Civilizations Weaponize Black Holes?

Discovering Extraterrestrials Offers Benefits, Not An Existential Risk

Are Intelligent Extraterrestrials Hiding from Us? In Fact, it Might Be the Other Way Around

Interstellar Archaeology: The Search for Non-Terrestrial Artifacts

Panspermia: Meteors and Spores to the Fore

Communicating with Extraterrestrials

In this inaugural installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood", Avi Loeb gives us perspectives on the challenges presented by any future attempts at communication with extraterrestrials.

In this inaugural installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood", Avi Loeb gives us perspectives on the challenges presented by any future attempts at communication with extraterrestrials.

Mind the Gap: A Lesson in Cosmic Stoicism

Something is Producing Radio Waves in the Heart of the Milky Way, and it Has Astronomers Baffled

Forget Extraterrestrials: What if UFOs Were Piloted by Dolphins?

Crazy? Perhaps... but hear me out.

Crazy? Perhaps... but hear me out.

Complex Life May Prefer Planets Tilted on Their Axis, Says New Research

New Research Suggests We Could Conquer the Galaxy In Under A Billion Years

Meet The Scientists Hunting for Alien Technology Through ‘Technosignatures’

Pentagon’s Assessment of Recent Drone Sightings Leaves More Questions Than Answers

Drones: The Making of a Modern UFO Flap

A Former White House Official Discusses UAP and ‘Edge Science’

New Discoveries in the Deep Ocean?

Messages Carried by Ripples in Space and Time

The Top Secret “Manned Torpedo” Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time?

Earth ‘On Course’ for Saturn-Like Ring of Space Junk