The discovery that revolutionized the search for alien life | Adam Frank and Lex Fridman

[@LexClips]

Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5m9couOfp1mY5Y Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: lexfridman.com/sponsors/cv8325-sa See below for guest bio, links, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *GUEST BIO:* Adam Frank is an astrophysicist studying star systems and the search for extraterrestrial life and alien civilizations. *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Adam's Website: adamfrankscience.com Adam's X: x.com/adamfrank4 Adam's Instagram: instagram.com/adamfrankscience Adam's Books: The Little Book of Aliens: amzn.to/3OTX1rP Light of the Stars: amzn.to/4iMKC6C The Blind Spot: amzn.to/4gOCe4K The Constant Fire: amzn.to/3ZVnxX4 *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Encord:* AI tooling for annotation & data management. Go to lexfridman.com/s/encord-cv8325-sa *Eight Sleep:* Temp-controlled smart mattress cover. Go to lexfridman.com/s/eight_sleep-cv8325-sa *Shopify:* Sell stuff online. Go to lexfridman.com/s/shopify-cv8325-sa *NetSuite:* Business management software. Go to lexfridman.com/s/netsuite-cv8325-sa *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-cv8325-sa *Notion:* Note-taking and team collaboration. Go to lexfridman.com/s/notion-cv8325-sa *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-cv8325-sa *AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drinks. Go to lexfridman.com/s/ag1-cv8325-sa *PODCAST LINKS:* - Podcast Website: lexfridman.com/podcast - Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr - Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 - RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ - Podcast Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 - Clips Channel: kzbin.info *SOCIAL LINKS:* - X: x.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - TikTok: tiktok.com/@lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman - Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman - Telegram: t.me/lexfridman - Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman

[@BekBrace]

The best channel on KZbin ❤

[@sxmNice]

The question isn't where are those civilizations but when were they, and for how long. Remember we observe the past.

[@kirion111]

If the aliens are really smart they would never visit earth

[@thealienbureauofinvestigat2358]

Excuse me sir smarts a lot

[@GT-ld6bf]

Why not

[@marvin4239]

They would even if only out of curiosity

[@TheRealSnakePlisken]

The pinnacle of hubris…to think we will know.

[@SantinoGenta]

Lex the greatest interviewer off all time

[@mariotrujillo4927]

If I had sideburns like lex, I could repell women too! He's a genius!

[@privateprivate1865]

We still don't know how planets form.. we just think we do

[@jpbazzano3636]

Wait you never witnessed a planet form from start to finish? lol

[@jasonspain3554]

The concept of disorder / entropy as being crucial to the story of our existence is interesting. I've heard Brian Greene speak about this how the big bang started with a highly ordered state and since the very beginnings the universe it has been devolving further and further into a state of disorder / entropy. This is what seems to drive creation of both the universe and life on a planet, which I suppose you can argue life is the universe. I've always appreciated the statement by Alan Watts that "humans are the universe conscious of itself". We're just a product of the disorder.

[@jgborn]

This guy just claimed to know how the moon was formed. The truth is we have no idea. All the theories have some big big problems with them.

[@jordanhulley2184]

I think more people should consider humanities singularity for conscious. One main reason for humans inherent right to own the entire universe and anywhere we can reach or influence.

[@PatrickPHernandezJr]

That's also assuming everything we know or have been told to this point is true.

[@ekku1979]

Leave the thinking to people who actually have the capacity to do so. This is an idiotic statement

[@jordanhulley2184]

@@PatrickPHernandezJr privatized space exploration opens a lot to the publics perspective compared to government controlled agencies which are always over bloated and the least incentivize to do anything.

[@PatrickPHernandezJr]

@@jordanhulley2184 100% agree. Those agencies are also the least incentivized to transparency.

[@sidneyOT95]

Surely we need to look into the life cycles of planets. Surely the amount of time earth has left to be liveable depends on how long we have left of plate tectonics. Maybe that’s what happened on Mars?

[@Dee-nb4cg]

The Quran said this 1400 years ago.

[@rooseveltdaymon3rd359]

Where? Cite what you say.

[@xkcd_68868]

Did it also say Palestine will be destroyed in 2024?

[@E-klips11]

when did fish decided to come out the ocean? oh your saying they were forced out of the ocean?

[@MrWhiterunGuard]

This is actually a very good UFO channel, with a great amount of skepticism as well as science. The other channels just repost tiktoks of plane landing...

[@justinmadrid8712]

Aliens are not among us. Sorry. It is more likely that aliens are just a government hoax.

[@oninoyakamo]

Wouldn't a civilization on a super-Earth be unable to leave the surface if their planet's mass is only slightly higher than ours?

[@GT-ld6bf]

It would just take as much fuel as can cover the difference or better propulsion

[@jays.6804]

It takes the guy several minutes to answer the first question.

[@TheRealSnakePlisken]

Quite the rambler, not a party favorite.

[@KentTinging]

He just said that volcanic activity leads to global warming now asked yourself are humans actually having a notable effect on our planets atmosphere

[@freeamerican3275]

The moon didnt come from a planet hitting earth. That is a theory not a fact

[@jgborn]

Pretty sure it’s been proven false. This guy is another dogmatic academic that hates any alternative ideas.

[@kevjames4236]

So show us a more credible theory then?

[@jgborn]

@ there isn’t one, the point is the theories they have come up with have holes and don’t work. The institutions need to keep trying and not settle on a theory that has been proven wrong

[@phantomentertainment3879]

@@kevjames4236show us the impact where the moon came from 👀

[@anthonybeaton9823]

Why would alien life require an 'earth' like planet. Anthropocentric bias is strong. Even the certainty with which this guy speaks of understanding how planets are 'caused' or 'created' wreaks of misplaced arrogance. Amazing indeed!

[@miraculixxs]

And u know better ofc

[@anthonybeaton9823]

@@miraculixxs I missed the part where I said I know better. The one thing I do know is that epistemological caution is a virtue!

[@miraculixxs]

@@anthonybeaton9823 you have to read between the lines. Always 😉

[@LightningWienerCopterGuy]

NICE

[@nicebopo]

Yeah, pay no attention to those strange things flying around, we have to wait 10-20 yrs to prove they are real

[@privateprivate1865]

An entity told me that I'm the alien..meaning we are the aliens

[@fxthe1st]

You are always gonna be an alien to an alien

[@privateprivate1865]

@fxthe1st true.. but the fact was it told me.. heavy

[@GHOST-FACE594]

What entity?

[@privateprivate1865]

@GHOST-FACE594 a telepathic entity.. But that's not the half of it.. I was sent to a future realm and back while wide awake.. It's bad 😓

[@thealienbureauofinvestigat2358]

Lol

[@mando933]

I can speak like him 😊

[@BarbaraYuille]

Dude keep dancing around the qestions

[@JDXOGG]

We don’t know. That’s all. That’s it.

[@StanCave]

We’ve already found life on Mars Viking one and two both done similar experiments and tested positive for biological life but for some reason this was not acceptable but we don’t just have to look for life as the same on earth because life can mean a lot of different things so maybe we’re looking in the wrong places We need to expand our boundaries and we need to be more intuitive to life but we know life happens because it happened here and life took hold pretty quickly on earth we will find life even in our solar system on moons around Jupiter and Saturn maybe even Venus in the atmosphere who knows we just need to look we need to invest💯💯💯❤

[@shadw4701]

We don't know if that was actually alien life or a geological process

[@TheRealSnakePlisken]

Maybe, if aliens do come, they can eliminate run on sentences.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

Whats with all this alien malarkey? The sci-fi nerds think they're validated because a few drones have been flying around

[@xentaatnex8261]

How many alien civilizations are out there? Well we only currently know of one and that would be humans on the planet earth. Remember we are not the center of the universe just like earth is not at the center of our solar system.

[@mikeb3172]

5:33 the moment you realise he's talking about terrorists overthrowing other countries for the CIA

[@GHOST-FACE594]

How so lol?

[@0MR.T]

SPOILER!!!!!❗️❕️.,We are the aliens 👽

[@watchman9198]

The great flood formed the mountains. It’s all in the bible

[@sj4392]

This guy is full of word salad 🥗

[@seanolivas9148]

There’s a large community of us that sleep to space videos every night. You might want to try visuals and narrations before videos like this. I hope you catch the space!

[@itskittyme]

There is this saying that when you make lemonade, you don't wanna spill the apples, and that's mostly true for videos like these where the one guy talks about alien civilizations while the other guy replies with incredible accuracy from a relative point of view of that of a human, not scientist mind you. Just humans in general, like, your car mechanic or the cashier etc... it's a matter of perspective and focus.

[@justinhamai4631]

Does this mean I'm relevant?

[@bailey7095]

Christ is King!

[@Soraeon]

Wait... What?

[@bailey7095]

@ repent, only god knows these questions.

[@zipa1908]

@@bailey7095shutup

[@bckelley90]

👎

[@ikcabb]

This is your response to this ? You’re brainwashed

[@nopers369]

Not sure what it is, but I'm not a fan of this guest. I have no idea why, I'm just irritated listening to him.

[@jgborn]

He’s an academic and believes the dogma even tho there are some big holes in their claims.

[@benediktjostingmeier2223]

He is probably mimicking a way of speaking, that someone you don't like used. Meaning he might remind you of a real or fictional person or concept that you don't like. Just a possibility

[@nopers369]

@@benediktjostingmeier2223 you're possibly right.

[@TheRealSnakePlisken]

Agreed. Waste of time, too many words, no destination, pointless.