Finding Solutions to the Fermi Paradox with Harvard's Dr. Avi Loeb

A new interview with Dr. Abraham "Avi" Loeb from Harvard and update on the subject of Oumuamua, the Fermi Paradox, interstellar objects. Life around red dwarf stars, solar flares, and the search for intelligent alien civilizations. This is part two of a two part interview with Dr. Loeb.
Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua :
www.newyorker.com/news/the-ne...
6 Strange Facts about the Interstellar Visitor Oumuamua:
www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/SL.pdf
"COULD SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE EXPLAIN ‘OUMUAMUA’S PECULIAR ACCELERATION?", Bialy and Loeb, 2018
arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf
Is Oumuamua A Light Saul? Featuring Dr. Avi Loeb: • Is 'Oumuamua a Light S...
Why The Universe May Be Full Of Alien Civilizations Featuring Dr. Avi Loeb: • Why The Universe May B...
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[@D97mgtow]

John Michael Godier please may I ask if you may pose a question to Dr Loeb in your next discussion with him. I would like to know Dr Loebs thoughts on what would be protocol or indeed what would be advisable if human beings sent a probe to a near by inhabited star system. For example if Oumuamua was a reconnaissance probe, and if we were the ones who dispatched it, and found intelligent life in the habitable zone would we then make contact with it? Indeed if we discovered another civilisation at the same stage of development as ours, even then what would be the next step? I assuming these issues have been considered by someone somewhere. I would like to know Dr Loebs, and your own thoughts, on this issue.

[@billlyons7024]

A guest from the planet Vulcan!

[@stricknine6130]

Very logical guest choice mirror Spock approves.

[@ZestyCrab]

That's an amazing get.

[@EventHorizonShow]

@@ZestyCrab did you hear the shout out to you.

[@larryfulkerson4505]

If we ever travel far in the universe to another planet with intelligent life, let's just make patterns in their crops and leave.

[@EventHorizonShow]

We call dibs on spirals.

[@michaelthompson1437]

Lol perfect idea!

[@broken1965]

even our galaxy

[@cmdr.shepard]

Or make spirals made of dead body on snow. Oh wait that's a show with a bad ending.

[@donatiensmoker5249]

😂🤣

[@G274Me]

Great guests! We may not be special when looking at the universe, but within our galaxy, we may in fact be special.

[@chadgrossman182]

If we only knew...

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Love the long format, gonna grab some popcorn!

[@davidsirmons]

Man, the score on these EH presentations is awe-inspiring. Well done!

[@oscopin74]

I absolutely love this. I've said it before, but I could listen to John and Dr. Leob talk all day and night long. Such interesting stuff. Love it 😊.

[@redhaze8080]

loving this longer format stuff

[@TheGunmanChannel]

The best KZbin channel with my favourite guest 🙂

[@jrm21386]

Love the intro song. Seemed like an homage to Interstellar.

[@cordatusscire344]

Fantastic presentation and format. Very well done! The music score was amazing. Looking forward to the next one!

[@logankameda4104]

Omuamua had me thinking of Star Trek IV back when I had first heard about it. Glad I wasn't the only one. :)

[@chromabotia]

Excellent! Superb content, dazzling visuals and animations. Best opening sequence ever ~ great editing.

[@Subsplot]

Got to say, thinking the Fermi Paradox somehow disproves the existence of alien life is as irrational as thinking Stealth aircraft don't exist because RADAR can't pick them up.

[@nineseven5252]

The Fermi paradox and the great filter just explain why we haven’t found alien life and that life in general is rare and unique. Either life is too delicate to evolve or the advances of intelligent beings will be their own demise. I believe there are actually 2 great filters. We passed the first one with the delicate development of life on Earth. Now, we are approaching the 2nd.

[@cellofingers]

One of the best and most thought provoking interviews I have ever seen!

[@realzachfluke1]

Well done team! Back at it again with the awesome Dr. Loeb! And I’m greatly looking forward to next week :]

[@davidrussell6105]

I have been following Your commentaries for quite a while now. I have enjoyed them and now Your Event Horizon have catapulted Your shows to an even more informative level. Thank You Sir !

[@DarksoldierX2]

Great material John! I also enjoy these discussions with Dr. Loeb.

[@zapfanzapfan]

One of the most interesting people on Earth to talk to, thank you!

[@nevinhernandez448]

This was my first viewing of event horizon. Very enjoyable I came from John Michael's other KZbin page. I am going to come back for more.

[@ardentdfender4116]

I like and enjoy these long discussions and think people that really enjoy the science do as well.I can just hit play and go about doing whatever and let my mind be captivated by science in a good long topic discussion, especially on my commute to work. As well Dr Avi is always a great welcomed guest as I know we have had him a few times before.

[@takster050974]

Great video jmg always a treat to listen to you. Thanks man.

[@redcommando1]

Isaac Arthur is the one that gets all the praise but this dude beats them all for me. Great work!

[@jesseback3536]

I don't see how.

[@mrWonderphilly]

Holy crap! New or louder intro music!? Great content as usual!!

[@Mr.Deleterious]

How this channel dont have millions of viewers is an unsolved mystery in and of itself. Lets get this channel to "M" status, people.

[@ultramindcontrolrealzz8367]

People are watching garbage like Joe rogan

[@destructionman1]

I bet only dorks know what "M" status means but anyways .. I think channels like this aren't "mainstream" because mainstream people aren't very smart/curious/intellectual/mathematical. Sorry for the cynicism but that's my 2 cents.

[@vashon100]

Doesn't vs don't

[@gwal93]

You have to be intelligent to watch this channel and so far there is not evidence of intelligent life on this planet.

[@ultramindcontrolrealzz8367]

Because not everyone is a geek like we are.

[@randybrisendine2043]

Excellent video! I have come to fully enjoy your work! Thank you! I have been going over past videos and definitely enjoy hearing content I am curious about!

[@pandemik0]

If some fraction of the dwarf stars is quiet and doesn't flare excessively (as off the top of head I think is the case), then there are still a huge number of dwarf stars that have potentially habitable worlds.

[@EventHorizonShow]

Great point!

[@jayw6034]

Yet another drake equation variable that we can't practically take into account until we go out and look. Personally I think the two major factors that have given life enough time to select for intelligence are Jupiter and the moon. A rocky planet in the habitable zone of its relatively long lived yet stable star, just small enough to allow rockets to get off the planet, with an asteroid sweeper gas giant in the outer solar system and a moon to provide a stable axial tilt for billions of years (one that only came about thanks to an astronomically unlikely collision with another planet that was just the right size at just the right angle). Given what we know about what allowed us to evolve, I'd say rare earth is by far the most likely solution to the fermi paradox and makes it seem extremely unlikely that intelligent life that can explore the stars would occur at all. Of course we cant know for sure till we go look.

[@NPrinceling]

Wow, what a guest for next week!

[@nhprman]

Great info and high production values in this video!

[@ghrey8282]

Sorry I missed the premiere I was away.... Great video, good to be back to see it....

[@BlackWolf6420]

Another great episode 👍 Thank you!

[@MattPSU02]

Nice episode. Good conversation, well produced video, and deserves more views.

[@abyssoftus]

WOW! The already good production quality has really stepped up.

[@BigHossHackworth]

That intro was devine.

[@Alessandro-B]

Thanks, another excellent episode.

[@michaelblacktree]

Event Horizon never fails to impress. 👍

[@Linshark]

That last part is very interesting. Oumuamua might go back to the speed it had before the encounter with the solar system, to the Local Standard of Rest. Another reason to set after it with a rocket. We should start a fundraiser for hiring a SpaceX rocket..

[@stricknine6130]

Great show and fun chat Vulcans and LeBarons you can't beat it!

[@nardcore661]

The intro music really set the tone for this video

[@mycallingb621]

I love your channels.

[@FaxanaduJohn]

I think at this point Dr. Loeb has been in approximately 83.6% of Event Horizon's content. I am not complaining! Love these long and soothing nerdy vids.

[@okrajoe]

Such a fascinating subject.

[@TrapDaily]

Great show

[@jasongannon7676]

Every discussion builds a clearer visual and analytical understanding of the universe. Thanks

[@Samuel9]

Anna's accent is just incredible.

[@carlz28]

Lord Pax wat?

[@docholliday9741]

Carl Herr Anna is the female “AI” type voice in the intro and during breaks. Voiced by Eryn Knight

[@hyennussquatch4597]

She remains me Shodan from System Shock games. Cool voice!

[@pauliether.c.guy.3349]

Hello John you never cease to amaze and blow my mind you are absolutely without a doubt an intelligent person. Thank you for your all your hard work.

[@alexcarter3608]

Loved this video... I had a great time listening

[@PauloZaffari]

Post Event: great show. Could avoid some more complicated questions though, such as global warming, CFCs and such.

[@johnny-james]

Yourself and Dr Avi Loeb make interesting conversation. All your guests have been great man Event Horizon is bringing it to the cosmic table. Please get Mitchio Kaku on to break down the multiverse for us!

[@junkequation]

more Dr. Avi Loeb! He is captivating and always speaks on extremely interesting topics.

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

Will do! I very much enjoy chatting with Dr. Loeb.

[@FUBBA]

Sweet. Avi is a great returning guest for this channel.

[@mikelfunderburk5912]

Great intro

[@grahamwinchester7178]

Great content as always!! Love Godier and Love loeb!

[@StevenSchrembeck]

Avi is the gift that keeps on giving

[@kelpengineer5303]

Epic as usual... carry on... :)

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

:)

[@jonnybeware6598]

“We’ll make great pets...”

[@leofonseca8144]

Or domesticated livestock 😆

[@jetflaque8187]

ooooooh Tuvok! no way i'm so gonna tune in

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

Yeah, it's a fun conversation! Tim's awesome.

[@NoMoreForeignWars]

That's Tim Russ to you. The man with 2 first names.

[@kevgjkd1970]

This is my favorite KZbin channel by far. Always interesting and captivating. As well as highly educational. I wish I were born in the 25th century!!! Kevin Gallagher

[@tasosparisinos6893]

great work Mr. Godier, your guests are of such high caliber

[@4CardsMan]

So glad someone finally addressed the issue of chirality.

[@darrelneidiffer6777]

Thank you for this most excellent program.

[@ExCenterProductions]

thats so interesting thank you

[@learnpianofastonline]

Very good. I agree with the doctor about not being overly eager to contact alien civilizations. Investigate thoroughly first!

[@jbtownsend9535]

New music is good

[@saintsdayeve]

What is that intro music? I could listen to that for hours

[@JayBowen]

Deep Space III by Miguel Johnson kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipe1ZYJ3or2nia8

[@Ruggig]

Great show! :)

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Love ur channels

[@mauricioabyara4171]

It would be interesting if you have the option to translate in all the videos that you produce, this helps the channel to grow because there are a lot of people who do not know English, and who are interested in videos related to this topic. This video has no option to translate so it is difficult to understand the video of voices. This would also help the channel grow more, Isaac Arthur's channel is always careful to provide translation in all the videos that it produces.

[@abdusshahid8410]

Can this be avaliable in podcast form?

[@MadTamB]

Question about using light sails and cargos going at the speed of light. Surely you need a means of slowing it down at the destination.

[@yordan_ganev]

love your channel

[@JohnMichaelGodier]

Thanks!

[@KommentarSpaltenKrieger]

Is there any chance to get a link to the background music played throughout the interviews on this channel? There are some very fine space tunes used here.

[@buccos2324]

I know one of the songs around 15:00 is from a fantastic Lithuanian producer Stellardrone. Hours and hours of songs like this, enjoy!

[@trikkinikki970]

This is delightful.

[@DiNozzo431]

Fantastic conversations! I would like to point out though, that the background music is superflous. It simply doesn't need this added 'drama'.

[@erik-ic3tp]

Will there ever be an episode about technology beyond the nano-scale like Picotechnology and Femtotechnology? Nanotechnology gets discussed a lot but what about even smaller scales?

[@EventHorizonShow]

Yes, we are working on one.

[@erik-ic3tp]

@@EventHorizonShow , Ok. All 3 levels (nano, pico and femto) or only Nanotech (which is still fascinating). :)

[@AdRock]

Oooo...new intro.

[@Stephen-wh7vl]

You should have more subscribers. This is an awesome show

[@lethulgupathnaradah]

Very good

[@TheNoodlyAppendage]

32:50 Prior ot the 90's there was a concept called the MUF (Maximum Useable Frequency), which is the highest frequency that will bounce off the ionosphere. It is literally the highest frequency which does not escape earth. So with hardlines and limiting radio to less than the MUF we could appear to be a non-technological civ indefinitely.

[@panzrok8701]

~ 38:30 I still think that we are pretty rare and special. Because if not, then there isnt any plausible solution to the Fermi Paradox left. All solutions that assume intelligent life isnt rare have been logically torn apart by Isaac Arthur.

[@talkingmudcrab718]

Speaking about planetary colonization - would building subterranean protect us from cosmic rays?

[@NoMoreForeignWars]

We need a mission to Jupiter to catalog these interstellar objects!

[@switzerlandful]

*QUESTION* Is it possible objects like OUMUAMUA could be a sign that more is coming? What if its the beginning of a cloud of debris caused by some huge violent event?

[@Cyborous]

51:32 Right! it’s possible, that an ET civilization, could’ve used that to as a plan of being discreet, but also wanting to Probe our system, plant it there, and wait for our system, to run into it. That’s a good point

[@brenton2561]

I always assumed an advanced intelligence would become super efficient and require less energy. Glad I can listen to the smart people's thoughts on the Fermi paradox.

[@brunodeandradeful]

Best channel on KZbin

[@notdone1975]

How can you find aliens when you can't even find sasquatch right under your nose.

[@m.esmith7510]

It was my birthday wed 30th John thanks for this present. Enjoy you two chatting..

[@EventHorizonShow]

Happy Birthday!

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@@sinOsiris thank you

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@@sinOsiris thank you

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@The Jim Reaper™ thanks

[@thedoruk6324]

We can only *hope* one thing, that the (Rip) Steven Hawking wasn't right, that there're no Destroyers, No Brainiac, No Brethern Moons, No Flood/Reapers, No Join United Space Federation/Holy Cthulhu Cult or get Kinetic Bombardement.

[@twirlipofthemists3201]

There probably isn't. And if there was, it would be impossible to hide anyway.

[@mikeharrington5593]

I don't think "bad aliens" are gonna be a factor, because we are already hell bent on destroying ourselves in the near term from the increasing adverse effects of the following. Global heating, extreme weather events (heat/drought/flood), nuclear weapons in the hands of infants, vulnerable nuclear power facilities, ocean acidification, ocean anoxia/deoxygenation, surface ozone toxicity, industrial & fossil fuel/mining pollution (on land, water & air including plastics & indestructible man-made chemical toxic products). In 30 years time with a further foot rise in sea levels, a rapidly starving & declining human population will likely have stripped the polluted degraded land of all its plant food & clean water resources and will be eating one another. The remaining 70% of the Earth surface (the oceans) will by then have become an open sewer as the marine ecology approaches terminal decline. After that aliens are not likely to find many, if any, surviving humans who might perhaps have adapted to living in a wholly artificial habitat. I hope that I am not wrong because it may all happen earlier.

[@thedoruk6324]

@@twirlipofthemists3201 Our tech is primitive af; we can *barely* see asteroids; let alone noticing literal alien objects on the last minute like omuamua...

[@davidsirmons]

...or the Tet from Oblivion. Or Skynet from Terminator.

[@janiemiller8706]

The DORUK Ugh 😑 We’re already slaves of the top 1% of the wealthiest humans. Aliens 👽 probably treat us better 🤔

[@gijsvandergiessen1150]

Yaaaaaaay a new video!

[@bobbyquinn2156]

Thanks for giving me my JMG fix!

[@richardbeard9391]

great video dude

[@dangiscongrataway2365]

You and Isaac Arthur uploaded at the same time? On the same subject? Both videos are long? I sure know what I am going to do this evening.

[@nikolannn]

Great episode, as always! But 4 mid roll video ads?

[@paulanthony4696]

Awsome video

[@pond_people]

Very good interviewer

[@theyoungbalkan]

Great interview

[@NonEventHorizon]

Always excellent!

[@benwitt6902]

The aliens first question will be,what kind of wine we go good with.

[@janiemiller8706]

ben witt Nah - we’re toxic from all the processed foods we eat . We’d be toxic to consume. Lol 😂 However , 🤔 💭- perhaps they’ll go after all the organic Vegans 🌱 Ha ha ha 😂

[@dleesta]

Gets no better than Dr. Loeb as a guest, except maybe Isaac Arthur :)

[@thatdutchguy2882]

The only videos I like before watching xD.