How NASA is answering the question: Are we alone? | Shawn Domagal-Goldman | TEDxMidAtlantic

[@noekhalfa]

That gave me chills Shawn! This makes me excited to keep watching the progress of NASA over the next 15 years. When will the High Def telescope be launched? Also thanks for emphasizing the importance of team diversity, I completely agree and in a very diff field am focusing on that this year in my own team!

[@nokiepruitt7715]

Madam president lol that didn't age well

[@nick_knack]

Ya well. Trump is just as much of a Madam. Crying on Twitter like a 15 yr old teenage girl who hates her parents. Stays up til 3am. And tans too much.

[@Nwp31]

Nokie Pruitt, I thought the exact same thing. Made me laugh.

[@salvest3rr]

@@nick_knack mad? The only 15 yr old is you. Obsessed with pokemon and spewing insults about people you will never be able to meet.

[@jordogo]

@@nick_knack that was a very sexist comment. you should be ashamed.

[@jblgti50]

Thank god

[@muheen6699]

I didn't really look at when this video was posted but at the end when he said 'Madam President', I looked at the date and chuckled a bit.

[@rightmarker1]

I laughed like a drain 😆😆😆. Well - it’s now May 2021 - perhaps he’ll get his wish but not the way he thought. 😉 - and then heaven help us all . . .

[@redglazedeyez6652]

stopped the vid after he talked politics. dont even live in usa

[@osmanyousaf7866]

Well, political will and government money are a key ingredient of the solution. So sure politics matter. While Trump had a vey ambiguous answer regarding NASA funding, Hillary clearly outspoke of her support to NASA budget. Also, Trump was a more warmongering candidate, it invited to think that is hard that more resources can be added to the 0,5% NASA budget, as the war machine would demand them! And guess who did actually increase military budget? Also, what the point of exploring the universe, if we are all going to destroy ourself by means of war before developing the technology to actually be able to become an interplanetary or interstellar species? So yes, politics must not be kept out of the debate. Also, critical thinking is good, and be able to challenge the point one do not agree with is healthy, but to "stopped the vid" just proves on is enable to do so. Really silly approach!

[@Jake-zp8gi]

yea I agree... Democratic politics are going to destroy America if they ever get ahold.

[@Xlaminator]

@@Jake-zp8gi lol, moron. 25 years from now the usa will be a long gone thing from the past. maga lol

[@mattharris6494]

You know I have enjoyed Ted for years. This is ABSOLUTELY no platform for politics.

[@chuckkarmes6812]

Sensitive about that???

[@Redplasticplane]

Why is more diversity always the answer to everything in 2019!

[@tobi79777]

The science and facts dont lie

[@hamock1]

Maybe because diversity is and was always the best state human beings can live together and prosper? Not only in 2019 but from our very beginning when two organisms mixed their dna which resulted in a more fit being. That's why Apartheid and Segregation and The Nuremberg Laws and all and every inhuman legislation failed and will fail.

[@tjmomo82]

The real question is. Why are you afraid of diversity?

[@rolsondimakutosan4643]

Because of you.

[@lordzoltan8903]

@@tjmomo82 the real question is why do we only look at race and gender as 'diversity'?

[@yoseflife]

i hope that there are life on other stars and that we will find a way to contact them, it should be interesting and it will be a life changing

[@marioncawley1343]

I think that we should keep our heads down and stop drawing attention to our planet

[@cheapbastard990]

He never mentioned intelligent life or technological life. Given our only example so far (Earth) it seems likely that life may be relatively common in the universe since it started here virtually as soon as life was possible here. But it also seems that technological life is likely extremely rare since it's only happened once here with countless millions of species over billions of years. It's unlikely we will ever be contacting another technological life form. The universe if a big place, and so there well may be many others. But if it's that rare we may be alone in the galaxy and so might as well be alone in the universe. Even if there are a few others in this galaxy, they may be too far away to ever detect.

[@abbi3439]

Woow this is another level I learn a lot from this clip

[@firecat3613]

It has been 4 years - almost to the day - since this video was uploaded. During these 4 years, TESS had been launched (spring 2019) and spectronomy has begun, with priority given to 4 specific locations. One of these locations is very close - from our point of view - to Hercules Xi (One of the stars in the Hercules constellation, which is not too far from the constellation Lyra) The specific star is HD 164595, also known as HIP 88194, affectionately called, "Hera." It is approximately 93 light-years away and is a mere 27 degrees Fahrenheit (15 Celsius) hotter than our sun. At 4.5 billion years, Hera is slightly younger than our 4.6 billion year-old sun. It is basically the same size and mass; however it seems to be more stable and less volatile... that 11 year sunspot cycle we experience... Hera doesn't appear to have that problem. Think of Hera as our sun's twin sister, who was born a few minutes later and with a little better attitude. Essentially, that would mean life around Hera would have a better chance to develop than it would here! A few months back, a small team of researchers determined that there may be life somewhere near Hera... and I don't mean microbial life, but multicellular life. From preliminary tests, we have discovered what seems to be an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere somewhere near that star; most likely from a planet we have yet to find! Along with this we have also detected traces of methane and argon. As one NASA researcher put it, "Be it a life form that is eons ahead of us or nothing more advanced than a ground shrew, someone or some thing is farting!" Please note, this information is currently in the process of being peer reviewed and cannot yet be taken as verification of anything more than, "Hey... we think we found something. Mind taking a look at it and see if you see what we think we saw? Just to make sure we don't bias anything, we're not telling you what we think we saw..." This whole verification process could take between 2 to 6 years, dependent upon the length of that planet's orbit.

[@mugumyapaultheafricannomad9488]

Thanks for sharing this information, I knew nothing about Hera🤔🤔.. let me try to hunt for more information about it, interesting

[@butdidyoureboot]

Disliked for politicizing this...

[@blackholeentry3489]

If he had seen the classic "Flying Saucer" fly low and slow over his house, like I did in the late 60's, he wouldn't be asking this question.

[@RIOT690]

Ooh, describe it, sounds awesome. How close was it, did you see any marking that screamed US GOV? Or was it blank with barely no symbolism, that might just be a human thing, to symbolize everything in shapes and colors.

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@RIOT690 I've been telling this tale for over 50 years, but funny thing is it seems to be never far from my current thoughts. I attended the 20th McMenamins UFO festival last year and am planning on going again this year. OK.... In the late 60s, in addition to my full time job, I ran a car repair business on the side. Sometime in December I was finishing up a job on the local chiropractor's 59 Edsel. As it was an unheated shop, it was cold and about 10 PM I decided to go into the house and grab a cup of hot coffee. My shop was detached and as I was walking to the house, something made me look up just in time to see a very low classic UFO flying saucer fly directly over me and my house. It's possible it was making a hum that caught my attention, but I'm not saying so. Although it was dark, my unshielded front porch light lit it up really well. My house was maybe 30' long and the UFO was about the same width and I'd say no more than 50' above me, making it appear quite large. On it's belly in the center was a tight triangle of three brilliant red lights. It wasn't until the next day, as I was telling coworkers about it, I suddenly realized that although that craft was quite low, it never made a whisper. No evident writing or markings, but then it was dark except for my porch light. Although it moved over me, as it went over my house, the house blocked it from any farther view, but I have kicked myself ever since for not going farther past my house so I could have watched it farther after it passed over. At the time I was cold and just wanting some hot coffee, it hadn't fully yet registered what I had just witnessed, but if I could do it over, I would proceeded to the front of the house and watched it until it disappeared. Also, I was in my mid 20's and even though I thought I knew it all, I had a lot to learn. As soon as the weather gets much warmer, I'm riding my motorcycle down to Roswell to check out the UFO museum there.

[@antonab1]

My Mom saw one too in the late 60's. She said it darted in different directions really fast.

[@young1939]

Some where out in the vast reaches of space there is a being looking up at the night sky wondering if there is life out there. Yes, there is, we are that life.

[@OldHickory7]

This duration is a bit of a problem, as it makes space exploration a painstakingly slow process. Even if we hopped aboard the space shuttle discovery, which can travel 5 miles a second, it would take us about 37,200 years to go one light-year.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Currently*

[@BradWatsonMiami]

@@aylbdrmadison1051: The US has a secret stargate program that began with the Philadelphia Experiment in October 1943 which included Albert Einstein and Tesla's papers.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

@@BradWatsonMiami That Philadelphia experiment is creepy if there is truth to it.

[@TheFoxygrandpa69]

I bet he feels that egg now with that madam president comment lol

[@Skelstoolbox]

HAHAHA I'm a Canadian and even I wanted to stand up and say "MAGA" and "Go Trump", in response to this dickhead's presumptuous nature.. That's why Trump won, much to my Mom's chagrin that I support him.. ;)

[@BradWatsonMiami]

@@Skelstoolbox : Donald Trump = 666 using the 'Evil=48 Code' of A=49, B50, C51...Z74. He's the current Antichrist whose actions are the opposite of the Christ. WARNING! Repent while you still can.

[@Texas75023]

Jer Bear - A liberal recognize the idiocy of their Delusion? Nah. Never happen. It's like the Democrats who funded the Russian Dossier every getting prosecuted and jailed.

[@Jake-zp8gi]

@@BradWatsonMiami ughhh dude you need to put down that crack pipe and back away

[@MickNJ1979]

I bet he feel it in his budget

[@annamosier1950]

very good work

[@jacobpotatod7008]

We are not alone its just the universe is so big universe is a dangerous place because there is so many intelegence live and they are just like us

[@turtle081000]

Madame President B.S.

[@eastbayej]

I've seen an egg shape UFO go so fast, it disappeared. Leaving behind sky tracks .

[@RpattoYT]

ARR man I wished he'd stop blowing into his mic

[@ratzabur]

Isn't it correct that pluto crosses the path of other planets and planets don't do that?

[@deathpallie]

You got your miracle with the Cubs, but struck out with Hillary. Tough luck, egghead. You can't win 'em all. (Thank God)

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Deathpallie (lovely screen name): Are you a supporter of Donald Trump 666 the current Antichrist?

[@rustyfoot6246]

Brad Watson why is he an antichrist also the comment you replied to is 2 years old bro :/

[@BradWatsonMiami]

@@rustyfoot6246: Donald Trump = 666 using the 'Evil=48 Code' of A=49, B50, C51...Z74. He's the current Antichrist whose actions are the opposite of the Christ, e.g. he worships GOLD not GOD, he's a compulsive/pathological liar, etc. For the record, are you an antichrist supporter of Donald Trump 666?

[@marcuscrowley6496]

Great talk. This fellow explained everything so clearly.

[@ኢትዮጵያሀገሬመመኪያዬክብ]

I’m sure there are like us out there!!

[@amalmanu2140]

Me too

[@toxicara]

WhyTF does everyone start a sentence with "So...", it's literally the first word from his mouth and is completely unnecessary... Can't watch this now and it only took 25 seconds...

[@joannot6706]

+Nick Carter Just because of an odd habit, you won't listen to what he says? ... well your loss, I watched it entirely and now I know more than you do about life on other planets and the way to find them!

[@mfly2327]

So, what's your point

[@zbhylton]

Amazing Ted talk minus the support for Hillary Clinton. Bernie 2016!

[@Lucuskane]

+zach b hy-a-ton #berniesanders

[@AholeAtheist]

+zach b hy-a-ton You also know all the "Illuminati" conspiracy theorists will come out after she wins(IF she wins) claiming that NASA knew Hillary was going to win before the election because it's rigged and blah, blah, blah.

[@zbhylton]

+AholeAtheist lol

[@TakeAction-dt4wt]

+AholeAtheist it is. what rock do you live under?

[@AholeAtheist]

Take Action2015 Yeah, but not to the extent that they think it is.

[@JewandGreek]

Now he's got egg on his face for the Madam President quip.

[@DavidWilliams-el4zt]

I think that little insects and small fungii spore life form and small algae plant life must exist on Mars or in small caves or underground just below the surface of the land there

[@yootoober2009]

It is simple, We are the aliens we are looking for. We're the proof of life. We are that proof that life exists - They Are Not Alone.

[@LeonTichy]

Proxima Centauri is over 4 light years away. You can’t travel that in 40 years.

[@OldHickory7]

37,200 years × 4 years (and that's at 5 miles per second).

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Currently*

[@OldHickory7]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 obviously we are not alone in the near infinite universe. But when the nearest galaxy is 200 light-years away our only chance of ever finding advanced life out there is via light speed communication. Meaning, that communication would take at least 400 years of travel time. It is scientifically impossible to go anywhere near light-speed. To actually travel there using the most incredible advanced technology hundred years into the future would still take millions of years. Even though, it would take tens of millions of years now. At the most, using non delusional optimism, you might be able to cut that time to 1/10 and make it a million years. How about, just make it the completely absurd impossible speed of lightspeed, it will still take 200+ years. Idiocracy is in effect. For humans to even still exist in 400 years would be the first miracle. Actual travel, absurd.

[@3rdrock]

@@OldHickory7 Better add lots of zeros to that nearest galaxy claim.

[@seydabomb]

@@OldHickory7 It is absurd, such as other ideas are absurd. The whole concept of the internet, as we know it, seemed absurd even 50 years ago. That doesn't mean that we should view this idea as impossible. The reason we advance as a civilization is because we are determined to pursue ideas that have only slight possibilities. I agree that lightspeed is impossible (just looking at the physics of it). BUT there is still a possibility of fast travel via wormholes. Time to embrace absurdity.

[@thebotchnamedsam5112]

I've collected many jars of semen for the aliens when they come, they better exist or my life is a waste

[@meateatingplant4830]

Not a waste. sell it to rich old gays freaks

[@Arz547]

U perpetuate nonsense we both know it. u get paid to do this it's understood, karma is real. conscience has been lost but when It returns, I hope they r kind to you.

[@thebotchnamedsam5112]

+Ellenn Oits m8 I'm talking about filling jars with my seed, wtf you on?

[@abelchavez5647]

I think each galaxy has 1 maybe two or in other words very few Worlds with Life and that would explain the paradox , also because maybe a solar system must have constellations

[@saveriosalemme5366]

Abel Chavez 😳😳😳

[@abelchavez5647]

Possibility

[@randomrangoon5476]

I don't think we are alone. We are being left alone

[@theodoresweger4948]

I think the answer is here on earth not in space, can substance or chemicals be brought together in such a maner as to creat life and what is the probibility if thas is proved.. else if if we find microbial life on othe planets we can start speculating the probibility...

[@Rr1982kb]

Aaaaaaaand it falls off the rails at the end

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Aaaaaand, your obvious racial bias (ie; racism) let you down at the end.

[@kool_kid_hunter4915]

Star Wars irl in next 1000 bet

[@shinjireference3568]

what if life on other planets already know we’re here, they just dont have the technology to reach us yet.

[@19Armada84]

ProPain or are smart enough to not bother. With structures like the great pyramid and many others, and us still incapable of duplicating, leave alone figuring them out... i would not come say ‘hi’ either. We rather destroy our planet by “playing” with nuclear material than we bother sustaining our Only home. Leave alone clean it up. The technology to reach us has been around for millenia. So has their conciousness capacity to not come here. Sad truth.

[@alekzamonski1179]

Or we’re waiting for their transmissions or them to get to us. Or worse yet.... either/both of those things are already here!! Man I love conspiracy theories

[@TheCommun3]

@@19Armada84 we can actually duplicate pyramids with modern technogy and we have a fairly good idea about how they were built

[@mycount64]

Blue box mindset is very limiting. There must be conditions unlike the earth's that life can form.

[@michaelgorby]

AW Crowe You're right, but with limited time and resources we must at least start by looking for conditions that we know can support life. That's already like looking for a needle in a cosmic haystack, which is obviously very challenging. But if we don't even know what we're searching for, then it becomes much more challenging.

[@TheSilentSerpent1]

And just like that science is political.

[@fudgedogbannana]

It's not that easy. Do you think that you can have life in a galaxy that was not a spiral galaxy? only 6% of galaxies are spiral. Do you think that you can have life in a dwarf galaxy, or a giant galaxy? No, you will need a galaxy like the Milky Way, not too big, not too small with stable spiral arms and many other conditions. what about a star, a solar system a planet, can you have life on Earth without a moon? Water is not the only habitable zone, there are about 10 others that all have to overlap.

[@MamdouhAhmed]

Do not politicize science.

[@Pvided]

+Mamdouh Ahmed do not religionize science

[@davidthorton8161]

Druxy Dz Do not Religion.

[@JimmyCricket61258]

Thought this was a talk on life beyond Earth...instead felt like a lecture from a social justice warrior.

[@MickNJ1979]

Ok I was done when he started being in politics into it thanks alot for ruining it

[@MMA_KASH]

Me too. On to another video.

[@DownLow0099]

LMFAO... Hahahahahahaha.... NASA answering something... That's a good one... My face hurts now...

[@marcusreid4890]

Simple, Yes or No!

[@ianian8022]

He's a Cubs fan. ha ha ha. He look that one up in a book like he looks up stars in the sky.

[@jamesberner4853]

Trump announced that we will land on the sun in the next decade. When a reporter responded that the Astronauts would be burnt up. Trump responded, “that’s why we’re going at night”!

[@summertea545]

That's hilarious.

[@Deontjie]

Spending billions on trying to find ET. Looks like we are desperate to prove it. Why? Can't we just wait until someone shows up? Then rather use all that money for cancer research?

[@gwillis9797]

Can you just put that on the front page of the news.

[@arjunrathore031]

Because if they visit us first then we will probably be doomed.

[@nallid7357]

Yes, let's wait for a more technological civilization to come to us and help us, like that has ever worked out. You're literally asking for genocide. Cancer will always be a thing life deals with, get over it.

[@coleporto4415]

If you are searching for a real education about life in the universe and the meaning behind the ET intervention in the world, look up the Allies of Humanity Briefings, free online.

[@redglazedeyez6652]

we are alone

[@bassimkiani5504]

We are not alone. The Universe is so big and so vast that it is just impossible for there not to be intelligent life. We live on nothing but a pale blue dot. Our existence is the best proof that we have. If life in the Universe didn't exist, then we wouldn't.

[@redglazedeyez6652]

@@bassimkiani5504 where is it then? we have telescopes that can see far far far far away. we would seen planets with satellites orbiting them. with space stations. if they were more advanced we would see flying spacecraft around the planet. no other planet is showing Any signs of this. none. no radio waves..no signals. its dead. we are alone.. or we are the first intelligent life. intelligent life is not common. in all the millions of vast species of life on earth... only humans have become intelligent

[@flipwonderland]

Bassim Kiani h

[@Clarence2Worley]

Quit watching as soon as he referred to Hillary Clinton being president.

[@craftwizrd]

Lost us Madam president,then you throw diversity in there...

[@Aurinkohirvi]

2016... did NASA have advance knowledge of Tulsi?

[@Deontjie]

Killary will invite aggressive, fast breeding, criminals from Alpha Century to earth, and give them free money and the vote. And then she would go for a weekend at Bernie's.

[@DaveDangerous74]

Yes in 2016 he said he didn’t want to phone up madam president and end up with egg on his face.

[@dieselxdemon]

Lolol madam President.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Nate Hansen : Maybe we'll get a Madam President next year or at least a Madam VP. Anybody but Donald Trump 666 the current Antichrist, right?

[@jillhoskins9966]

And she would've been Madam President if the popular vote counted for anything....unfortunately, we got shafted with Drumpf.

[@thetawaves48]

I wonder what these guys do for a living? Do they actually get paychecks?

[@flipwonderland]

marte thompson yeah

[@ralphmalone8337]

This topic is a hard job to accomplish due to the insular situation that time, distance and the speed of light presents.. With all the intelligence these scientists have -I would hope they are searching the closer prospects or all one will see is a world in its earliest stages of development, possibly nothing at all. Example - an alien trying to find the earth from 5 billion light years away would likely not find it as it wasn't a planet yet lol !! He might see a star nursery.. Effectively puts a limit on who can view us from a distance. Earth will not be visually detectable 5 billion light years away if all assumptions are correct.. So it is interesting to note that we could draw a sphere of individuals who "might" know our planet or solar system exists.. For them to view the earth in a state with dinosaurs they could only be 65mil. light years away. On down the line for them to view the earth when Cro-Magnon first walked they can only be approx. 400k light years away. Further down the line to view the Earth when America's freedom was won - 242 light years away.. We are extremely small and insulated from the rest of the universe it seems. I realize that potential civilizations could be much older than ours.. But what is the best approach to this search? I think it would be good to debate giving the super long distance telescopes a rest and favor those that have a much wider field of view when searching for life. It is interesting to note that I wonder what the sky really looks like at present? The universe could be in its final throes of death and we might not even know it for lack of sight. If non-earth life has developed exotic means of detection and or travel all bets of us being undiscovered are off lol..

[@Pinkielover]

are we alone ? who cares . take care of Earth first.. so much money wasted and we still have no health care, and people still are homeless and hungry..

[@sammylooney4644]

A person might think you care since you came here. I am assuming you knew the topic.

[@JonVonKohorn]

While this ted talk presenter obviously earns high marks for his raw charisma and chiseled good looks, the presentation lacks substance with regards to reconciling modern flat earth evidence that has been proven notwithstanding efforts to conceal the truth by our lizard shape shifting political hierarchy. 4/5 stars but definitely added to my bookmarks for a re-watch on my next lonely Friday evening.

[@davesatterfield4717]

You reference as fact that "modern flat earth evidence ...t has been proven" and that statement should never be allows to go ridiculed. It is basic to the scientific method that one never completely proves anything to be true, but hypotheses can be proven wrong. Our understanding of how the Universe works and how that explains what we experience is the result of great minds and ideas developed over many centuries and tested by experiments and observations of the best minds over those same centuries. That understanding explains what we commonly see of the objects in the heavens to am amazing accuracy. It explains why on a clear day at the beach, we can actually see with our eyes, the curvature of the Earth and how the celestial objects nightly pass below the horizon toward the West and then rise from below the horizon each morning in the Eastern sky. More than that, this has revealed a truly magnificent breadth to the Universe and existence that fills our minds with wonder and awe. I truly pity those who turn away and deny this. What a small mean universe they are trapped in.

[@JonVonKohorn]

@@davesatterfield4717 what a long comment you wrote that failed to acknowledge the beauty of the presenter right in front of your screen the whole time. You are like a hungry person in a restaurant who does not see the juicy steak dinner right before his eyes. Next time try being true to yourself. Peace be with you.

[@SledDog5678]

You are a flat-Earth believer?

[@Simonjose7258]

Hillary lost... but that was cute 😉

[@jillhoskins9966]

She won the popular vote, meaning that more Americans wanted her as President than Drumpf.

[@Navigator001]

@@jillhoskins9966 Yes, Thousands of dead ppl, and illegals wanted her. We need voter ID

[@pimpshiza]

5 to 1 Cubbies though!

[@salvest3rr]

@@jillhoskins9966 but did she win? Pepehands she doesn't know.

[@tomjones239]

@@jillhoskins9966 "I don`t know anyone, ANYONE, ladies and gentlemen, who does`t feel a lightning bolt of fear every time they see Maxine Waters` face!" -- Tucker Carlson

[@alekzamonski1179]

This talk went downhill at the end once he started promoting his political agenda. At first I thought he meant everyone there was nerds lol (and don’t worry I’m one too, so don’t take offense to that.) But why must we strive for diversity? We obviously should NOT push minorities or women out of the field on that basis, but I don’t think we should try to force more of them into it either. That will only push out other people solely on the basis of their race or gender identity, who are equally or potentially more qualified. If you ask me, we need equality, and that’s the end all be all, not forced diversity via affirmative action or worse yet quotas, just to evenly represent races and gender. I think the best way to do this is to just not consider those factors at all, and remove all methods of possible unconscious bias, if you are worried about that, because while I don’t buy it, I’d certainly take that over forcing diversity.

[@Adrostos]

damn this guy really crashed and burned at the end of this presentation.

[@deayrs]

Dylan Burts - Which of the hypothesis presented did he not explain adequately¿ How did he not communicate the composition issue of this and other scientific communities¿

[@Adrostos]

@@deayrs by the end of his presentation, he couldnt make up his mind if he wanted to be an activist, or a scientist. to be fair, he could be fair. He should have considered bringing up his agenda to lecture the audience and viewers about diversity and his personal views of the government in another discussion. it was irrelevant to his actual topic.

[@tomjones239]

@@Adrostos He`s a JOOOOOOOOOOOO so he has to put down whites every chance he gets. Why not put some diversity in Israel?

[@seankim4137]

One of the worst talks I’ve seen

[@bratis99]

@@tomjones239 ?

[@imicca]

Just wanna say this, we are 100% not alone in universe. Legit info 10/10 ign

[@bassimkiani5504]

We are not alone. The Universe is so big and so vast that it is just impossible for there not to be intelligent life. We live on nothing but a pale blue dot. Our existence is the best proof that we have. If life in the Universe didn't exist, then we wouldn't.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

If you said there is a greater than 99% chance, I could easily agree. The problem is, that we don't know everything, and we never will come even close to that.

[@OldHickory7]

@@bassimkiani5504 There's more Stars in the universe than grains of sand on the entire planet. The universe is infathominly vast. Not only is it a scientific fact that there is other life oh, but it is a scientific fact that there would have to be many planets out there that have intelligent life. That's using mathematics. The problem is, these places hundreds of thousands and millions of light-years away. Can you imagine how far away a million light-years is? You can't. Even if you were smart, you couldn't imagine it. It's something no one can relate to. Which also means that it's a scientific fact that we will never be able to even communicate with ones that far out much less visit them. PS it's impossible to travel at light speed, and even if you could it would still be millions of years.

[@bassimkiani5504]

@@OldHickory7 but also, if you can generate a warp field (which is what NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is trying to do), then theoretically you could travel faster than light (the Alcubierre Drive or the "Warp Drive" is a mathematically proven concept). but yes, even with such equipment, such celestial bodies will be just too far away from our reach.

[@stefanbjarnason251]

@@OldHickory7 "The universe is infathominly vast. Not only is it a scientific fact that there is other life oh, but it is a scientific fact that there would have to be many planets out there that have intelligent life." - anonymous Thank you, anonymous, for making it clear that you're not a scientist.

[@screaminginsilence6560]

HIS iQ JUST DIED AT THE END :/

[@Mood-fs4vw]

It seemed like he was trying to remember the sentence 🤣

[@bigfish8280]

Lmfao, he said "Madam president" stating that he would like Hillary Clinton to be elected as the next president at the time. Well, we all know that didn't happen lol! Thank goodness.. Not saying that Trump was much of a better choice but that woman's done some horrible things

[@blaster-zy7xx]

Hey I'm a bit of a progressive and there was just a bit too much SJW even for my taste. The goal of science is to find out how the universe works, not make the pie chart of ethnicities of scientists look exactly like the general population.

[@xxledbettaxx]

Interesting video... till he injected his support for corruption in govt.

[@donal935]

Re-title as "political scientist pretends he's an astro-biologist"

[@frhe1970]

Scientific information seems to advance so quickly making even 3 year old publishings such as this seem outdated

[@redglazedeyez6652]

.... looking at our blue dot....... you would be able to see all the thousands of satellites and space debris flying around the planet.......

[@dizzydave578]

What if there was life that didn't rely on oxygen and water to live? That makes the possibilities even more endless. Crazy to think about how small we are.

[@zeebluebro4166]

He guessed the Cubs winning lol

[@LeagueofThieves]

Fuck NASA. Fin.

[@Talon3000]

+LeagueOfThieves NYC why?

[@anthonydwyer4]

Lol when he said Maddam President 😂😂😂

[@kevinrasulo1067]

I came to the comments as soon as he said it lol

[@jinkeys4]

Boy that aged like milk

[@jamesmaultsby5588]

Obviously not a time traveler.

[@chigal7778]

Its 2021, you meant Madam Trump👍🙂

[@johnheavener5823]

Madam president lmfao Haha trump 2020 and 2024

[@CodeByNight]

14:25 just crashed and burns

[@imicca]

Madam President? not gonna happen

[@Walter.Kolczynski]

+iMicca There's never going to be a woman president?

[@imicca]

Walter Kolczynski not Hilary, maybe other

[@Waldo-Manfred]

what if i'm gay bro and i can't even admit it

[@spookyninja4098]

The Pentagon has admitted the US Navy chased 3 UFOs that out performed anything man made. 3 videos were released to the public. Alien life is already visiting our world.

[@edwardb.5214]

Spooky Ninja The US Navy has admitted to no such thing you dope.

[@tfsalnave1]

I've heard of that theory of the distance from the sun (a star) doesn't necessarily determine the temperature of the planet. Their atmosphere did, ex. Like Venus is hotter than Mercury... 🤔

[@gngraves]

It's made up speculation. Just look up and come up with a theory and you too can become a scientist!!

[@pwilll]

@@gngraves He totally could if it explains a phenomenon well enough!

[@CC-vp4yj]

I quit listening to TEDx talks because of this guy. I dont care about your political or personal beliefs. Time to find a new source to listen to. This is the beginning of the end for TEDx

[@aaronaragon7838]

Bye. Nobody will miss you, Chris.

[@CC-vp4yj]

Let me guess.. you love Hillary lol

[@aaronaragon7838]

Still talking about Hilary...any news on Vince Foster?

[@jonahstevens2104]

how the did this get political?

[@paulskillman6634]

Sounds like what he is saying is that 20% of planets of our galaxy probably have life on them. It is a good thing they are so far away because otherwise, they would all be warring with each other.

[@greg5011]

Sorry , no madam President...MAGA SPACE FORCE...AND BEYOND !!!!

[@1KSarah]

"The only gas giant in the solar system is NASA." (John Lear).

[@billyjohn9192]

If he was really smart he would take into consideration how life started just once in 5 billion years in the place we have found to be the most conducive for life (earth). Without taking that into consideration it's hard to make any kind of prediction, what a waste of time this talk is.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

This was great... Until he started banging on about politics. His comments on Diverse science groups being better is bs. You don't have to be diverse in skin colour to be diverse in thought.

[@armahn826]

maverick buckley , I’d rather have a group of people that look different studying the universe rather than a group of stereotypical old white men!

[@nigebarrett4266]

Have we found out how to get past the van allan belts ,so you are wasting your time

[@poeticallyincorrect7176]

Apparently all you need is some aluminium foil, curtain rods and a Hollywood director...

[@tomjones239]

@@poeticallyincorrect7176

[@eldude1999]

SJW in space... Great talk up till the end.........

[@billkramer2994]

Sad we can't keep PC politics out of ANY speech today !! "Madam Pres!!" Gagsville!

[@robertmccully2792]

how did i get here,, typical person making money talking about things that can not be proved... How i am answering that my cat talks. Is my cat alone?

[@chopperking007]

I'm a lizard alien and you humans are delicious....nhom nhom nhom

[@jjuggernaut3218]

Can we get thru one TED talk without a “Hillary will be president” or “I’m going to cry because Trump won” joke??? “We need diversity,...as long as they think the way I do!”

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Well I'm laughing because you had to choose between Hillary and Trump, and Americans still buy into that system.

[@dariusbagdonas935]

Why did he start to talk about diversity and privileges in the end of presentation? lmao, what a whimp.

[@MoHiker69]

.....well he did call the Cubs winning the WS

[@abelgonzalez3950]

How do you get oxygen and methane from a tiny speck millions and millions of miles away??🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@andrewwash8005]

Guess you missed the boat on the President call didn't you?

[@Mierzeek]

Roses are red My name is Dave This poem makes no sense Microwave

[@klansix]

diversity of thought, Yes, diversity of skin color or race, No!. Madam president? epic failed there.

[@fdgerghft2875]

The square quarter dentsply pedal because skin distinctively nest pro a willing beach. gifted, bustling almanac

[@tcrenovations1970]

Why ruin a good science speech with politics?

[@shotgunstanbo]

Vulcans,is the answer.

[@cheapbastard990]

Einstein proved the planet Vulcan did not exist. Seriously! Google it if you don't get the reference. :)

[@jimlidgard8295]

Why did this turn into a progressive speech....🤢

[@DoggoWillink]

In my opinion, a science talk shouldn’t be addressing sociological or political issues that are unrelated to the subject matter. Granted, science isn’t done in public lectures (and there is no evidence that this guy has any bias affecting his actual work), but the public perception of science, especially for astronomy, is highly important. It doesn’t matter if I agree with it or not, even though for many of the angry commenters that is their main concern it seems. If you want to promote diversity, then encourage people to go into STEM fields, that’s how you might create diversity in a merit based system. Do that, go do talks about that. I’m all for that, but it’s not part of the science here and these issues carry a heavily politicized connotation today. Sticking them inside of a science talk is weird to me. You can see people here responding to the few things he said by calling him a “cultist”; does anyone think these clearly unbiased non-cultists are going to continue watching and caring about the science he’s disseminating? Something to consider.