Astronomer Jill Tarter Answers Alien Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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[@tinab3001]

no

[@randomchance7796]

Are we worth contacting? NO we're that alien species that uses up all the resources and destroys life then moves on. We're causing our own extinction and that's gotta be a universal red flag.

[@targanhunter1421]

she's so lovely and knowledgable!

[@marcmayeux2603]

@@RoyalOps1222 l

[@SkinnyBobUFO]

Jill Tarter is the poster child for UFO denialism in the scientific community. Avi Loab dressed her down on a UFO panel one time calling her out on her dismissive disrespectful comments about the tic tac and pilots. it was glorious to watch Avi take her to task. We need more of that kind of pushback. People need to stand up to Jill and the other UFO denialists in the scientific community.

[@kiandita]

Can you imagine being her grandchild? I bet they're growing up with a ton of knowledge and interesting stories about the space. That's cool af.

[@nicksurfs1]

kiandita hanging out with these old school NASA peeps is awesome, but it’s also exhausting. I know one who is so supremely intelligent it’s creepy, but she is fascinating!

[@shouzenozol5035]

Nah fam Earths prolly gonna go boom boom

[@BugsStuff]

Bikal - what’s that supposed to mean?

[@BugsStuff]

Bikal - astrology is real! It’s scientific evidence! Lol I dont know how you could not believe in it. And of course they would, it’s their surroundings and what they’ve been around their whole lives

[@BugsStuff]

Bikal - oooooh I’m sorry I got them mixed up. Yeah those are totally based on opinion

[@hellomydarlinghello]

she's so lovely and knowledgable!

[@uno23sleep]

She talks like the kindest grandma that you'll ever meet.👍

[@soodamncolddisabled]

Id love to have dinner with her heh

[@soodamncolddisabled]

Drinks too

[@MOOMOO2728]

She has a nice way about her . Very approchable

[@Emunuts]

The Beatles. She doesn't know them. Accidentally said Bach several times. Poor Grandma ;)

[@jaimiedickinson788]

Dear Wired, can you please invite her to do more videos about astronomy? She is so lovely and knowledgeable I can listen to her talk all day!

[@afallin]

I second that! This is inspiring. Not only because she is a woman, but because she is great. She would be a good ambassador of humanity.

[@MaesReverie]

@@afallin just because she is a women doesn't mean anything

[@nathanielmartin6093]

Whats lovely may not be the truth

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@afallin oh yeh, she is a woman isn't she. I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out, I just noticed a great scientist giving great answers, same as I didn't notice her hair or clothing colour either, cause it's really not relevant to the topic is it

[@TheAmbex]

Yes I agree

[@caitlynnklawon4873]

Met her at a symposium. She is the sweetest, most humble lady!!! She doesn't belittle you for asking silly questions and treats even the youngest, least knowledgeable people with the utmost respect. This isn't always true among top scientists. An amazing lady !!!

[@mardeannaj5037]

That’s probably because she to once asked those “silly” questions and wasn’t as knowledgeable as she was today

[@caitlynnhamilton8016]

hey! we share the same name :) and love for science

[@160p2GHz]

I got really nervous meeting her and couldn't speak clearly and she was so understanding and kind.

[@elgranespejo]

[@MultiBikerboy1]

@@160p2GHz unfortunately she appears to understand very little about the ‘UAP’s’ which Congress are now taking a big interest in.

Who tf thought it was a good idea to put all that stuff on the table

[@qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq-q]

underrated

[@Sursion]

No, but astronomy! Do you get it? Look at all the stuff on the table! This video is about ASTRONOMY. Are you listening? SPACE

[@EliDjahn]

@@Sursion Your comment is straight out of the 90s

[@tiffakang4525]

The clutter is making your nerves bad?😂

[@Cuddlesthemighty]

Disposophobia strikes again

[@heatnicoleher]

"Play by their rules" That's the scary part.

[@MRtacoslicous]

depending on their rules obviously.

[@Boog_masskway]

I don't think there's a huge need to be worried. You'd expect that once you can surmount the technical hurdles to travel faster than light or to develop the AI that will scour the galaxy for resources, that you would have little need to devote attention to upending life on a nascent civilization's planet. It's just like an ecosystem at the bottom of the ocean, we know they exist and we could get to it, but the only way we'd really interact is that the by-products of our actions affect you. e.g. a ship sinks. Further, if your lifespan is equivalent to a few months most individuals would probably never see or remember an occurrence of a sinking ship.

[@SevenEllen]

@@MRtacoslicous Absolutely! We mustn't have fear of the unknown, that only leads to discrimination.

[@afallin]

Im not scared. Obviously they will be superior to us. Resistance is Futile.

[@devantaylor1494]

There are some highly respected scientists that think we should hide our existence for that very reason. They think if we let aliens know we're here they will enslave or destroy us. Stephen Hawking was one of those people. It's based on the observations of humans. Almost every single time an advanced civilization came upon a less advanced civilization it didn't turn out good for the less advanced one.

[@blackchoco_09]

"In 50+ years, we've observed only about one hot tub's worth of the ocean." Man, that's depressing.

[@loveharrydaily]

Axl John Tadle we need more scientists

[@raver4lyfe16]

But the way to look at it with the way that tech is advancing, maybe by the end of our life times we will have searched possibly the size of a lake which could be promising

[@reznovvazileski3193]

You say depressing I say intriguing or motivating even. As a physicist myself I'd have more nightmares about the day we have nothing left to learn than the vast expanding universe of the unknown still ahead of us. Imagine how boring life would be if there was nothing left to learn, nothing to progress. Only then the question "what's the meaning of life" would really become relevant to me, until then I can answer that with, exploring life itself.

[@Acekorv]

Right, and based on that is what people draw their facts upon. ”-oh, I believe there might be some organisms on some planets”

[@reznovvazileski3193]

@@Acekorv I think you have a severe misunderstanding of what the word believe means. That means they're explicitly stating it's not a fact but their own belief.

[@DiRtYLaWs2007]

This is far too short. This lady is far too nice and super smart and we have so many more questions!

[@jacksontaylor5476]

"if the dinosaurs had a space program, maybe they'd still be around." Now I'm just thinking about a raptor in a space suit talking with a trex with a headset at mission control

[@nervousgestures6327]

Instead of "Roger that" over coms they say "Raptor that"

[@sapphiresupernova]

Major Ptom to Ground Controar

[@Hydrocarbonateable]

That shade was brutal and I loved it. She would throw down with a dino archeologist at a conference the way Marion Ravenwood outdrank Indiana Jones.

[@skorpioflo]

This woman was the inspiration to create Jodie Foster's character in the movie "Contact", in fact they both coincided while the movie was taking shape. You're welcome ;)

[@luked4043]

That’s awesome

[@jswx4393]

There it is. I knew this comment would appear, therefore, I don't have to make it. :-)

[@DejrouGames]

skorpioflo Katya would love that

[@goodegrief]

What do you mean they both coincided while the movie was taking shape?

[@taylorisaac891]

Right on!

[@livh3065]

love how she was so happy with all these questions "great question!" lovely woman

[@angalarockz]

Watching her speak and give her responses makes me realize how beautiful knowledge looks on a person. I just want to sit there and listen to her talk about the wonders of the universe for days on end.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Indeed! Beautifully said.

[@Thedeville3001]

‘‘Talk to my great-granddaughter. She may have an answer for you.“ Love that!

[@mattymayhem1232]

This lady needs to come back on the series. I think it was wonderful how she took ask the questions seriously and gave us her best answer.

[@TheSiddhiDesai]

Some of the questions were so interesting! And she dealt with the answers so well and wisely too! Loved this video, hope she can do more astronomy-related videos

[@kayumust]

can we have a part 2 of atleast 2hours+ ;D i loved this and she is a lovely lady !

[@charliej8104]

Trying to get free granny asmr lol

[@bxndo__]

@@charliej8104 😂

[@jennalepczyk4943]

Something about how she said “talk to my great granddaughter” was so heart warming. I hope she does amazing things

[@emrahokumus2832]

The thought of being alone in this vast cosmos sounds much more terrifying than the possibility of contacting an alien life.

[@lightmeupper]

They walk among us. Its estimated that 20% are non humans

[@benandmesser2885]

Both are pretty scary

[@FuckGoogle2]

Then again it makes god a more plausible scenario, with time enough to listen to prayers and judge...

[@ferny0825]

@@lightmeupper who estimated that? how did they? you're blowin' smoke, bud.

[@NebulousWyatt]

Emrah Okumuş I'd rather not be harvested for resources by Alien Artificial Intelligence though :(

[@alarsenal10]

This was amazing to watch. We need more videos like this one.

[@zappawench6048]

That remark about asteroids was on point. There was a very near miss just today.

[@Kinobambino]

Really

[@emely3188]

we need more information before we raid area 51 🤩

[@SpiderSparta56]

NO...YOU MEAN TO SAY...WE NEED MORE INFORMATION SO THATS WHY WE ARE RAIDING AREA 51!!!!!!!!!NO...YOU MEAN TO SAY...WE NEED MORE INFORMATION SO THATS WHY WE ARE RAIDING AREA 51!!!!!!!!!NO...YOU MEAN TO SAY...WE NEED MORE INFORMATION SO THATS WHY WE ARE RAIDING AREA 51!!!!!!!!!NO...YOU MEAN TO SAY...WE NEED MORE INFORMATION SO THATS WHY WE ARE RAIDING AREA 51!!!!!!!!!

[@nicolasmedina8207]

If they really had aliens there would they just leave them there until the raid begins? Do you they they are more stupid than area 51 raiders?

[@SpiderSparta56]

@@nicolasmedina8207 maybe the aliens are in control of AREA 51 NOW!!! So yeah they would still be there when the raid happens!!! Duh

[@SpiderSparta56]

@@nicolasmedina8207 I mean how dumb can YOU be

[@nicolasmedina8207]

@@SpiderSparta56 so you gonna face the area 51 and what like... punch the aliens with your humans hands? Dont make me laugh

[@meganb1725]

Wow. Wired, PLEASE have her back. I could listen to her talk all day. What an articular, fascinating speaker… she explained such complex and deep topics so beautifully and in a way that is easy for everyone to understand. Comfort with the unknown is the most rare thing human beings can embrace and she showed such comfort and grace with some of the most terrifying unknowns we could possibly try to wrap our heads around.

[@ScrubsTheNewcomers]

I love that she takes all the questions serious and really thinks about them. I also love that you gave her a platform with such a long video!

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

It's not really a ''long video'', neither is the other one with her. It's just 14 minutes)

[@blacksheep5183]

Her patience, knowledge, open-mindedness are perfect qualities for a teacher. A memorable one.

[@kylieroth2326]

I love the idea of “if THEY find US they’re a thousand times smarter than we’ll ever be”

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Not an idea but rather a logical assumption.. Agree though🙂

[@Coastfog]

What a chill and intelligent woman, could listen to her for hours

[@fetB]

*shill

[@c0rtikoZteroids1]

fetB DEAR LORD will this ever end, not every scientist is a government shill smh

[@Wendifur]

It bothers me that UFO = aliens. UFO means unidentified. It doesn’t mean alien flying object. A pilot DID see a UFO. The question is did the pilot see an alien spacecraft.

[@BreezyPlayz]

Wendifur lol alright mate

[@dgirl142]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@hantzleyaudate7697]

If humans have the ability to defy gravity like the UFOs, create their own anti-gravity, and propel an aircraft without any observable exhaust gases or engines, that’s scarier than aliens existing. To create a flying vehicle with that amount of power would mean that the creator of the craft can BEND TIME AND GRAVITY. You do not want humans to have that power...they could alter the space-time continuum.

[@Wendifur]

@@hantzleyaudate7697 wtf lol we aren't talking about bending time LOL

[@oryza_citrus]

exactly...a flying object with weird shape that were created by a teenager can be called UFO if someone that saw it didn't know what it is

[@xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

"Our interest is cyclical. We get really hyped up about it, somebody makes a claim, people discuss it. And then after a while, the Kardashians do something else and we lost interest." The amount of truth in that queue is actually depressing.

[@taylor3529]

This woman is so cool. I love how smart she is. I could listen to her talk forever.

[@casedistorted]

I love her intelligent answers to all these questions. Made me a lot more optimistic about the vast dark cosmos than I was previously because of how much endless space is out there. I know there must be other life out there, but I feel like we will be long gone before we ever have a chance to reach or meet or even hear another civilization.

[@abkh7777]

“ITS JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO KEEP THIS KIND OF THING A SECRET” that is what people would say if they were hiding aliens.

[@JackoVanCleef]

Ab Kh I realy hope its a joke ahah

[@theeverythingchannel7810]

Exactly

[@abkh7777]

Jaccasto it is

[@taylorisaac891]

Hahaha

[@Acekorv]

Us government been holding it as a secret since the 50s

[@walkerharris2043]

“If there were aliens would you tell us or keep it a se-“ “oF COURSE WE WOULD TELL EVERYONE WHY WOULDNT WE HAHAHAHA IS IT GETTING HOTTER IN HERE”

[@Acekorv]

She knows nothing I’m affraid and doesn’t have a majestic clearence

[@AlphaAussies]

Hahaha

[@Rafael-mh6yz]

Whyd you put quotation marks arounf that like she said it?

[@Schmorgus]

I was looking for the _"tinfoil hatters",_ didn't have to look for long :P

[@agostonbazmajer1100]

@@Schmorgus You don't have to be a tinfoil hatter to see this. If we assume a government discovers alien life, it'd be the single most important piece of information to keep classified. Think about what sort of things the US classified. Technological details, troop movements, capabilities and limitations of their equipment, WMD technical info. If any of those went public it wouldn't cause the fraction of the problem that this kind of discovery would. It'd lead to religious conflicts, an unprecedented scale of panic, protests, wars, civil wars and basically the potential collapse of our entire infrastructure. If they ever discover aliens I really hope they keep it a secret because it would literally end civilization as we know it if this information became public knowledge.

[@TheBarryedAlive]

Think about the dinosaurs... If they had a space program... Maybe they wouldn't be extinct 🤷🏽‍♀️😂

[@sacredsiren]

Please, please, PLEASE have her back for another video! She was so interesting and presented this material in such an approachable way.

[@sjent]

Is there an intelligent life in the universe ? Of course ! Why then it havent contacted us ? Because its intelligent !

[@DriedRoast]

I wonder what she thought of Arrival!? She's knowledgeable and wise. Just delightful.

[@SeabassFishbrains]

She has a really nice/soothing voice, I would love to listen to her narrating audiobooks.

[@netsong2239]

Think about this. Almost certainly on another planet there is something living. And almost certainly some living things out there are asking the same questions. They propably have thoughts like we do. They are vulnerable like we are. Who knows maybe even somewhere right now happens the first contact between two intelligent races.

[@TinRapper]

Yeah somewhere right now one specie is destroying another specie because they're like ants getting in the way of getting a new planet

[@netsong2239]

@@TinRapper But we should also ask ourselves if we would do so.

[@jm22186]

Yes and in 13billion years many have risen and fallen like our empires here on earth just at a much grander scale

[@jonnnnniej]

Maybe there are already coalitions between different races because there were two habitable planets in the same solar system. We might never know..

[@_clintt]

how do you determine its “almost certain”

[@emmelydewilt2937]

Hopefully there will be a part 2. Love Jill!

[@edzejandehaan9265]

"If it's rogue...game over", I like her dark sense of humour....

[@James-qp3ts]

I love the way she says “great question”

[@Burrick]

I love how people always automatically assume that aliens are out to kill all of us like in movies.

[@EliDjahn]

Humans and animals are always killing so its pretty stupid to assume they wouldn't just wipe us out

[@rvoight92]

Because movies of humans and aliens getting along don't usually sell as many tickets....

[@Burrick]

Rebekah Voight Which is the honest truth. I just find it funny.

[@AshDub86]

That's just the Daleks.

[@bananasplitlady3045]

Honestly, I hate that people assume that. It just makes it all the more likely that people will be afraid of aliens when/if they do land here. The aliens might just be curious scientists. Just because humans are violent and fearful doesn't mean other species will be. But because humans are violent and fearful, I'm afraid that somebody'll try to kill the aliens and that the _humans_ would be the ones to trigger some crazy intergalactic war that destroys the human race.

[@veloenoir1507]

No WAY we are going to keep it a secret!

[@davidkglevi]

Love that Bach/Sagan-reference. By the way, Jill Tarter shows us how education and research can make someone, not only smart, but wise.

[@sansnom5269]

You heard here first, guys The Kardashians will hijack the Area 51 raid.

[@idksorry5576]

@@TheZapan99 spoon heads?? Dude you got me rolling 😂😂

[@cjay8087]

You should have said folks instead of guys.

[@ThePeanutGiant]

Why do we assume ET life is dependent on the presence of water? What is the basis of life here could certainly not be the basis of life lightyears away.

[@stonescorpio]

It's not so much that scientists are assuming that all life must need water, but the universe is so vast that we really need to play the odds game. If you have a thousand unexplored planets and only a handful that have liquid water, it makes sense to look for life on those first. There could be some other life-sustaining substance that different alien species rely on (maybe a gas if they live on gas giants?), but for our purposes it makes sense to focus on a set of factors that we *know* can give rise to life rather than factors that we *speculate* could give rise to life. That's my take on it, anyway.

[@Kinobambino]

Physics will always be physics in any reality or space. Their are certain components to life that no matter what you do or where you go will always be present. As far as water Idk.

[@erikperhs_]

RIGHT?? I think about it all the time! They're always like "oh there's no life in Mercury because it's too hot" or "there's no life in Neptune because it's too cold", even if we KNOW that we don't know this other creature haha The truth is: they're not looking for life, they're looking for a planet where we can go when the Earth becomes no longer berable.

[@jc.1191]

It's a great solvent is why. But of course, we don't know everything of chemistry.

[@malachiteheart1676]

I really really really hope that we find other intelligent life sooner than later. One of my biggest fears is dying and missing out on the future

[@lonewolfgamingplus379]

Malachite Heart I would fear that those intelligent life will wipe out our race somehow. But I hope their friendly when they come down here to our peaceful planet.

[@cierasneonrainbow]

But...you will miss the future anyway...time is a construct and it never stops

[@Gh0stsn5tuff]

You were born in the right century

[@stephiskhan]

@@lonewolfgamingplus379 peaceful? 😭

[@stephiskhan]

@@lonewolfgamingplus379 peaceful? 😭

[@randomrangoon5476]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. She could have a regular series and I'd watch

[@Showmetheevidence-]

6:00 what a superb, measured answer! Thank you lady… for being rational.

[@mephostopheles3752]

"Did the fighter pilots see a UFO?" Yes. Because a UFO is an Unidentified Flying Object. "Unidentified" being the important word there. We literally don't know what it was.

[@Diabolus1978]

Yeah cause ufo dont automatically means little green men. Many believe ufo is always little green men.

[@Kinobambino]

I do. It was an alien space craft

[@mephostopheles3752]

Kino Can you prove that?

[@Kinobambino]

@@mephostopheles3752 I'm just goofing

[@Kawdek]

But isn’t the idea that there might not necessarily even be a flying object TO BE identified or not? So even if it’s unidentified, it might not be a flying object.

[@lacepaws499]

My goodness her voice is so calming confident, positive and honest. In this American world right now, this is such an amazing breath of fresh air!

[@beasthunt]

This lady really needs to be the spokesperson between agencies and the people. She's amazing.

[@ryleighs9575]

I absolutely love all of Jill's answers and perspectives on this topic

[@andyarriaga4956]

I would absolutely love to sit and talk with this woman about the universe

[@sandyago4735]

Wonderful! Thank you for your level headed observations. I'm glad I found you

[@tysanborn554]

Super-interesting, and much respect to Mrs. Tarter... She's remarkably knowledgable with a great deal of sensibility, too (two things that most folks lack together these days)!

[@MrBLAA]

Golly Gee Wilikers👍

[@PangpondPhuketian]

Love the way that all the astronaut answer the question, they are so lovely and informative and super lovely. Bring more please.

[@grecoaj]

More of Jill Tarter, please!!

[@Julie-mi1dz]

Absolutely amazing video! Could listen to her talk about space forever. Thank you WIRED :)

[@sergiotejadamoscoso8069]

We need more videos of her. She's awesome and smart :)

[@Riky-jh2uj]

I've never seen someone takes 1 min straight to blink. Fascinating

[@danniis9444]

This lady is brilliant. I love her.

[@MultiBikerboy1]

Wait until the Congress reveal that the intelligence services have been sitting on evidence of crash retrievals. Brilliant…NA!!

[@Sam-ul4zq]

She has such a calming voice

[@usdtfgh920]

People are afraid of aliens because they think aliens will treat humans the way humans treat animals

[@claudia-ob2wv]

I like her philosophical approach to answering these questions instead of giving a straight-forward “no”

[@aliciascott3176]

I enjoyed this very much and can't wait to have my children watch. Thinking outside the box expands their little grey cells. My #4 is thinking he wants to be an astronomer. That or aerospace engineer. I think he would be great at either one! Thanks for a fun video.

[@twylabrooks8263]

Jill is amazing, so made my day to hear her perception ...

[@suxas9066]

WIRED got Alien Support just in time before the Area 51 raid

[@rosalie_m7305]

Wow these questions are really good, you can tell the people asking are very smart

[@JoseGarcia-vz9ux]

You're not gonna keep finding intelligent life a secret...? Sure Jan

[@L3GIQN]

Kappa

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

jose garcia She wouldn’t. It would make her career and win her a Nobel prize. The government would, though.

[@baileygoebig412]

These are the kinds of people I just absolutely love. She is literally so incredibly smart it makes me almost proud. Like she just answered question after question with essential a “maybe” but backed it up with facts and what she knows and doesn’t know that I feel like she’s answered almost every question completely without giving an answer at all. I can only dream of being as accomplished and intelligent and involved/evolving as she is ❤️

[@mariagracia193]

i love how calm she is while she is saying like yeah maybe we can die if aliens come lmao

[@ecrusch]

It would be so cool to hang out with Jill and just kick this stuff around. She seems like a really cool lady. Thanks Wired.

[@Chemson1989]

2:52 pause the vid google "anthropocentrism"

[@iont8172]

I don't have to... I'm Greek! ;)

[@loveharrydaily]

Chem Hung based on what I know of etymology, I can tell it means the believe than humanity is the center of the universe.

[@MichaelPohoreski]

Anthropocentrism aka the Spiritual Teenager aka humans. Thankfully First Contact ~2030 will help us to (spiritually) grow up as a species. Every change of human development has always been a shift in consciousness towards a larger POV. Finding out we are the "ants" in the galaxy is no different.

[@baitedlol6972]

"Are we alone in the cosmos?" That question alone gives me chills I've never felt before

[@jodidiehl487]

This is so cool! Thank you Jill - you seem to be doing great things for humans!

[@bangmrk]

If she wrote a book I’d buy it in a heartbeat. Could listen to her speak all day!

[@aquajuwel7098]

I wish I was that intelligent and knowledgeable. By the way, she is 75! I thought she was like 55....

[@mj9407]

0:23 thats exactly what someone keeping it secret would say

[@miakayuki1212]

Petition for her to view some ”human are space orcs” memes

[@metryannm1936]

omg yes!!

[@MrFernando182100]

Jill Tarter you are AWESOME!!!! Wired please bring her back!

[@maripilicarrasco]

[@damioncjm]

Love her, she is so bright but her explanations are so down to earth is like you are having a convo with her. It's so easy to understand everything she says.

[@BlackWolf6420]

Smart woman. I liked this video.

[@laluna5548]

I would love to ask what she thought of the Arrival? I thought it was the most beautiful Sci-Fi movie I have ever seen. It is incredibly heart-felt..

[@robertombricen7966]

She is so amazing... More videos like this

[@davidvarley1812]

FASCINATING AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEO. MAKES ONE THINK ABOUT ONE'S EXISTENCE IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT.

[@nickwoods5637]

The real question: why does she close her eyes when aswering the question

[@noah52_]

brain too big

[@kikiaamaria2823]

Nick Woods exactly ! Since the first question I’ve noticed that

[@MRtacoslicous]

she's thinking

[@BuckishDweeb]

People who like to be articulate will sometimes close their eyes to block out visual stimuli and focus on the sound of the words coming out of their mouth. It is a focusing technique, basically, especially when flooded with many thoughts at once.

[@gustenhr]

Because she's thinking, trying to focus.

[@exdejesus]

Great information session. Thank you Dr. Tarter!

[@maraldus]

My theory is that the Kardashians are in fact Cardassians.

[@yoellen1]

Probably the best video of this series that I've seen! She's fantastic

[@ToasterLi]

I'm interested in what she thinks of the dark forest theory.

[@acornautumn9927]

Im interested in what the dark forest theory is?

[@paulwalsh2344]

@ 2:40 "Think about the dinosaurs... they didn't have a space program. If they had, maybe they wouldn't be extinct..." Ahhh... Jill Tarter, I've loved your knowledge and enthusiasm for over 30 years !

[@Chemson1989]

Aliens: "1+1=3" Kindergarten teachers: triggered

[@sofipadilla548]

Her vocabulary is insane… I love the way she speaks

[@BenjiSun]

Carl Sagan's novel Contact made some very interesting theories on how aliens could contact us and send us a mathematical rosetta stone to teach us their way of conceptualizing math so we can get a glimpse of their thought process. although in the novel their goal was to teach us how to build the wormhole gateway to enter the massive intergalactic highway (that wasn't even built by them) but it's incredibly ingenious and fascinating to think of the what ifs for potential first contact. without a Hadden on our earth(Musk doesn't seem as well rounded or as ambitious as Hadden, remember, Hadden worships Emperor Qin's search for immortality), would we even be able to recognize someone out there sending us their primer to their language?

[@pandachicken815]

love the episode and her talking about how we'd interact with intelligent life and how we don't know at all if there is life farther in the universe, even with her belief that there maybe she still uses the evidence to show that no we haven't seen it.

[@theldun1]

If they can reach our planet I doubt we would have any defense worth spit...

[@mentoriii3475]

theldun1 pretty much this, i assume they would be like 10000~ years ahead of us

[@vikingjedi573]

They're already here and have been for awhile.

[@MaxM227]

vikingjedi Hahahaha the chances of them being able to stay hidden for this long is insane. We would definitely have solid proof if they’ve intruded or arrived on earth

[@afallin]

Defense of what?

[@vikingjedi573]

No we wouldn't. They're so more advanced than us it wouldn't even be a challenge for them to stay hidden.

[@raiahy]

Her voice is so calming I could listen to her speaking for hours