Brian Cox Debates If Aliens Have Visited Earth?

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[@danwaterman4003]

How cool it is two talkative presenters remained silent, continued watching and listening to Brian, shows when you talk science no one can stop you talking

[@michaelsaltsman7550]

he is an amazing bloke i had the privilege of being at the same school as Brian at Oldham Hulme Grammar school had the same physics teacher only hes done slightly better out of it than me lol

[@jb50-w3k]

Very good observation!

[@David_Lloyd-Jones]

Three grinning idiots staring at each other. I'm outta here 45 seconds in. Feh!

[@geemanbmw]

So true 👍🏼

[@tonynagy2042]

When you have 'Meaning', people will listen, yeah! 💯👍

[@mohanicus]

"The biggest threat to us is human stupidity".... So well said.

[@randmayfield5695]

I am all for human stupidity so you pretty much know who I'll be voting for in November. Trump 2024.

[@warrenstemphly5756]

People who make statements like that never seem to include themselves. It’s like saying “every human is stupid, except me”.

[@outsidethepyramid]

The biggest threat to us is a physicist. Namely J. Robert Oppenheimer. He designed the atomic bomb which was dropped on two cities. Those are the two worst incidents in human history.

[@redbarchetta8782]

@@warrenstemphly5756 You are really overreacting. Brian Cox is generalizing. Did you think he was directly accusing you?

[@outsidethepyramid]

@@redbarchetta8782 The biggest threat to us is a physicist. Namely J. Robert Oppenheimer. He designed the atomic bomb which was dropped twice

[@thedustiev1]

This guy always lights up when he talks, could watch him all day

[@irishninja2009]

He’s a dope

[@robertverschueren9136]

He has the gift to explain difficult questions intelligible to the more simple people like me. Always good to hear and watch him.👍

[@TheRowlandstone73]

Like if Jupiter and Saturn were like a football that smelled of PVC you get from Woolworth's, then Uranus and Neptune perhaps would be tomatoes or a tennis ball.

[@michael-4k4000]

He’s no Neil Degrasse Tyson

[@Kube_Dog]

@@michael-4k4000 1000 times better than Neil TheGas Tyson. Tyson is all ego and stupid chuckles. Not even a scientist, just a yak man.

[@shonunezekiel]

@@michael-4k4000 Neil Degrasse Tyson is also wonderful.

[@michael-4k4000]

@@shonunezekiel exactly 💯

[@markwod5490]

I love how they are enthralled and focussed on him.

[@francisbutterworth3084]

This man is rapidly becoming something of a national treasure.

[@terrymckenzie8786]

10 years ago. Where were you👍

[@dj_jx]

He is an idiot who cannot admit the obv. Does he watch the Pentagon releases ? Do he watch CMD Fravor testemony ? NO HE DIDN'T if he does he must admit that he is WRONG !

[@michaelsilva4817]

“Global” treasure.

[@riquelmeone]

he has been for ages already

[@TimWrightDJ]

My mum was a research assistant at Manchester Uni in the 90s/00s. She says she used to encounter Professor Cox on a regular basis, just passing by and in the shared areas of the building. She tells me he was nothing but pleasant and didn't come across as thinking he was anything special or above anybody.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

As Carl Sagan said "if we are alone in the universe it's an awful waste of space".

[@stoobydootoo4098]

Probably his most unscientific comment ever. It contradicts Cox's quote from him here.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

@@stoobydootoo4098 how so?

[@stoobydootoo4098]

@@reallymakesyouthink He quoted him as saying something along the lines of "The universe doesn't care what we think", eg, our meaningless observations are irrelevant.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

@@stoobydootoo4098 these quotes don't contridict each other.

[@stoobydootoo4098]

@@reallymakesyouthink Think about them again.

[@hanstubben]

Brian Cox is so down to earth with simple observations, and can express in simple language what really matters!

[@TheMartian4u]

If he did simple observations he would see that there is strong evidence to study this phenomenon, which he is not.

[@cubeflinger]

​@@TheMartian4uand which major astrophysicist does

[@TomLatchford69]

It's because he understands what he's talking about. So a child could understand him because he can explain it on many different levels so chooses to dumb it down so you can understand it

[@HellenicRenegade]

🤡🤡🤡

[@Shelmerdine745]

@@TheMartian4u What evidence?

[@andrewb9974]

The only person who's incredibly knowledgeable with a smile while delivering serious topics...what a balance.

[@mathewhale3581]

Had a biochemistry teacher like that. One of the seemingly happiest people I’ve met in 50 yrs. She brought a dry subject I cared less about to life with her passion, enthusiasm and sheer joy. I never understood biochem - but while studying I began to see the dance of molecules which enthralled her.

[@ChrisRegan-o5t]

A few years ago I was lying in bed in the dark, just thinking about life. I was thinking about things like, why am I here? Who am I in all this? Etc. Suddenly, I felt this sort of "charge" like a vibration. It wasn't scary or angry in nature, it was rather comforting. At that moment a "being" of what looked like "lines of light" came into view of my eyes as I was laying on my back looking up at the ceiling of my bedroom. It slowly came closer and closer until it was only a few inches from my face. It was moving it's "arms" in a way that told me it was "downloading" my thoughts, my experiences, my desires etc. It's like it was it's way of identifying me. I was completely fascinated with this being, knowing it was only there to help. The experience only lasted a few minutes. We didn't speak audibly to each other, as it wasn't needed in order for us to understand each other. Suddenly it departed, almost like it just faded away once it's job was complete. I've only ever told a few people about this, but I do remember at the time I was reading "conversations with god" by Neale donald Walsh and I wonder if that had something to do with it. I've never really told many people about this because I got the impression this experience was just for me. Additionally I have a fairly solid feeling that it never really left, but has been with me all this time, but it was making me aware that it's here. Was it devine in nature? Was it from an alien species? Was it some sort of communication from the future? All questions I simply don't have the answer to, and frankly doesn't really matter. The point is that I never feel lonely or alone anymore and I feel like I have a "protector" with me, guiding me and keeping me from experiencing danger. Either way, I am incredibly grateful for this experience and I hope that I get the chance to see it or something like it again. Just thought I'd share this experience because maybe it's with all of us all the time but most people aren't aware of it.

[@zs9689]

I totally understand this. If you haven’t already then you should watch Dr Steven Greer, he talks about how aliens are not here to harm us and are billions of years ahead of us and are basically just of the highest consciousness and are to help us.

[@arc5015]

Brian Cox is exceptional because above all else in these types of conversations, he's good faith. He may personally not think there's any credence to the different stories, but he's certainly open to the possibilities, and to talking about them. You can't ask for more from someone in the conversation really.

[@LordHighness]

He's a total and utter muppet.

[@DanDownunda8888]

Brian is one of those true scientists who happily admit that the answer to so many questions is "We simply don't know."

[@shonunezekiel]

​@@DanDownunda8888 We know the answer to the vast majority of the questions we know how to ask - but there are certainly many questions unanswered, and perhaps many questions yet to be asked. Most scientists will agree that there are things we do not know yet, otherwise, there would not be a job for scientists - but I agree Brian conveys this wisdom well.

[@DanDownunda8888]

We might THINK we know the answers to most questions, but The Half Life Of Knowledge, as in the field of quantitative analysis of science known as scientometrics, could make such assertions moot.🙂 @@shonunezekiel

[@DannyTumbelaka]

Thank you Brian Cox, everything you have been sharing through any media I encounter is so familiar for me, most of all is your sincere and kindness resonate to all people.

[@Ukie88]

Prof. Cox was born with a perpetual smile. Love his presentations.

[@Jay-ru3mu]

a.i

[@Gfysimpletons]

B.P.

[@PremIndi]

Yeah but it's one of those gumpy English smiles where they talk through their top teeth and lower lip and can't say the letter 'r' properly.

[@joshcurtis7524]

@@PremIndigrow up

[@grahamfisher5436]

That smile was being put to the test when asked the question "Do you think we will make it"?! Oh I could see that look in his eyes and in his face 🥺🫤😒🫣😣

[@jaredcarter7725]

Brian is the coolest nerd ever . I’ve never been a academic but wish I would of had a teacher like him.

[@LordHighness]

That's tragic.

[@thecroft6070]

Me wish I had wan to

[@paulkowalski7378]

He's controlled Part of the elite...so easy to see how these media commentators rise to mass appreciation This is so mainstream that tells you so much and not enough to be a total revelation. Same old.

[@jamesbarr5170]

Had you had a teacher like Brian, you might have said `would have ` ;-))

[@MachineintheMonkey]

@@LordHighnesshaven’t you got some bible studies to do?

[@davidfoley9502]

Mr Brian Cox speaks the amount of sense everyone should listen to.

[@poruatokin]

Professor

[@jimmyispromo]

Brian always makes me happy. Such a fun, happy, smiling man who has passions.

[@formula1marshal]

And hes got a fat donng

[@arthurdixon5890]

I hope the world leaders have listened to you Brian. Well done!

[@Kube_Dog]

Yeah, they're phoning each other right now to discuss this video.

[@mikekemble958]

not a chance, they are too busy checking on their foreign bank accounts; we need that huge space ship over Westminster - then they would be panicking. Me? Celebrating

[@jonathaninteriano8389]

@@Kube_Doglmfao😂😂💀

[@74Nikk]

Yeah their thinking they have been rumbled 👽

[@simonporter6209]

Brian has been given hush money,shhhhhh

[@Northman-from-the-North]

Brian are so smart, clever, down to earth, polite and wellspoken even for a swede like me. And he also seem so friendly, a person one could listen to for a very long time

[@Northman-from-the-North]

@@mikenegreiff8841 its because your braincapacity cannot take in what he is talking about 😉

[@Northman-from-the-North]

@@rematerialize9 I dont know? Brian are not from Sweden.

[@matsims970]

Fascinating conversation. Well managed too.

[@Pander_10]

Saying aliens don’t exist in our universe is like taking a cup of water out of the ocean and saying there is no fish

[@JasonEyermann]

No because we know there are fish.

[@Allenmarshall]

There is no such thing as a fish. "Stephen Jay Gould's conclusion that there is no such thing as a fish after studying the subject for his entire life."

[@JasonEyermann]

@@Allenmarshall haha that’s from QI.

[@TVilardi]

But don't have such an open mind that your brain falls out either. 😁

[@arnav_rg]

No, he is not saying there is no life form in the universe, he is saying there is no intelligent life form in the universe.

[@fityes1]

I am speechless. How he describes meaning at 6:40 is incredible. Truly every world leader should hear this!!

[@kman8749]

I love what he said at the end. I've said for a long time that if we got our world leaders into space. The thought of world peace and real progress for humanity would experience its greatest possible chance of success.

[@samuelcosta8189]

Instead, they preach for war and greed(status)

[@kman8749]

@samuelcosta8189 that's why we need to get them up there. It literally breaks them beyond their personal micro bubble to view the macro bubble of earth and its beauty. You're right tho.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Thats gonna scare them shitless. 🚀🏴‍☠️

[@samuelcosta8189]

@@kman8749 Indeed

[@mikeonthetube79]

@@kman8749 firstly. who's they.. every country is different the leaders are actually voted in by the people so it's the people who should goto space (in your logic). 2nd, who's to say changing someones perspective/bubble would not have the adverse affect? it's all subjective.

[@maxcaysey2844]

If more people was like Brian the world would be a much MUCH greater place to be!

[@brianbell3836]

But you wouldn't have anyone to talk to, dummy.

[@JZsBFF]

You seem like a pretty decent person so the world is definitely a pretty good place. 👍

[@francisfischer7620]

Well that's the truth.

[@vladislavgorshkov737]

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[@SteveSherburn]

Totally agree

[@kittyZd]

Brian's voice is so soothing and encaptivating.you just follow it ,crazy

[@wildfoodietours]

We need more people like Brian Cox to simply explain deep concepts.

[@Pavel_Poluian]

I think this is fake.🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@davidcross8028]

Try understanding for yourself. Most scientists are paid by companies and corporations, and they do not bite the hand that feeds them.

[@Dannyjones1]

Brian is top class in his field and he's the person who has recently got me into finding out more about cosmology.

[@andyhunter5869]

I've been down this road, and my only advice is don't read Cosmo magazine. I've read multiple copies and I can confirm that it has very little information about the universe.

[@coffeetalk924]

Respect

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Astrology tells me, you're Virgo.

[@seanpittaway5341]

Brian is easy to understand, not all of it but he does break it down as simply as it can be broken down. And he is so excited by all of it he does draw you in and make you want to listen and learn. And he was in a band years ago D-ream (things can only get better) think it went to number one in uk but could be wrong but it was always on the radio which makes him a legend, maybe 😊

[@coffeetalk924]

@@davidbrayshaw3529 cringy dude 😆

[@drewmatthew42]

I often ask myself why people as clearly brilliant, in their field, as Brian Cox could seem almost childlike in their naivety? I have come to the conclusion that people like Brian just don't realise that not everyone is like them. I feel that, as a world leader, he would be kind, caring, and have a genuine passion for helping people. The sad truth is; I believe that he would not be able to see how many people around the world would take advantage of his lack of understanding of human nature. We need more people like Brian to make our society a better place, and we need others to help protect us from those who would make it worse.

[@EyeOhNine012]

Brilliantly put 👏

[@dcabner1]

Don’t mistake kindness for weakness, he dumbs down what he says so the simplest of creatures could understand.

[@GregorBarclay]

I don’t understand - how exactly is he naive?

[@drewmatthew42]

@@GregorBarclay It's the concept of unconditional positive regard.

[@drewmatthew42]

@@dcabner1 I can see that I have not done for you, what you purport Brian does with such ease. For this you have all the apologies you are due.

[@gsyl655]

We could use more people like Brian in politics and science.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

The kind of people we would need in politics, are strangely the ones that would never want to mess their minds thru the power that comes along with it. The people that volunteer for politics, are exactly the kind we should keep as far away from it as posible. 🚀🏴‍☠️

[@rextrek]

Rightwingers dont like SMART PEOPLE

[@psychedelian87]

He already does the science thing.

[@Jay-ru3mu]

a.i

[@PvtSkywalker]

He has spent his whole career saying we are alone. Just saying.

[@Ukie88]

The biggest threat is human stupidity….well said.

[@1pcfred]

Indeed. For it was very stupid people that created all of the challenges that we face today. Take those idiotic nuclear physicists for example. What were they thinking when they split the atom? Don't even get me started on Fritz Haber either. What a knucklehead! We'd all be better off if we were still nesting in trees.

[@Slo-ryde]

There is no shortage of that!

[@evil17]

Yes, historians will tout this period as the ‘Dumbening’, where stupidity was let run rife.

[@1pcfred]

@@evil17 actually this is the smartest we've ever been. It's due to the Flynn Effect. It certainly doesn't say much for us as a species though I suppose. We're just not very bright. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@melvinsamson1378]

And aliens arriving on this planet will not change that.

[@A_Wild_Kenny_Appears]

He’s truly an amazing human. He knows how science works. No matter how absurd your claim/question may be, he approaches it the same way. No bias. No judgement. Just science. Once you become biased, you are no longer portraying science, you are projecting yourself.

[@A_Wild_Kenny_Appears]

If only our world leaders cared about the meaning of our existence and not money or power.

[@damospersonaltraining]

We completely agree with everything he said. We love his description of why there is meaning to life. We could not think of a better way to put it. Well done Mr Cox, if only we could all take a small leaf out of your book the world would be a better place.

[@trendkilla254]

we?

[@mrbaab5932]

Dr. Cox.

[@fred_2021]

Whilst Brian certainly seems comfortable with his own views, 'meaning' is where one finds it and, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. The world might, indeed, be a better place, if only we had more empathic insight into the meaning of 'meaning' for our fellow travelers :)

[@guagesteele2897]

​@@trendkilla254=The Borg

[@davidbarry9690]

@@guagesteele2897 we will assimilate ha

[@tegas123gaming5]

I like the way that Brian explains things and how he doesnt discredit someone else's opinion.

[@MrTimjm009]

Compare this style to Neil De Grasse Tyson . He is abysmal especially recently

[@mattp9932]

⁠@@MrTimjm009Ndt is really horrible person.

[@jeschinstad]

@@MrTimjm009: There might be different audiences. I like Tyson very much, but it gets a bit much after a while.

[@philosophist9562]

That just means you are smart, smart person knows you can't just rule out of claims without getting to the bottom of it. Sadly not something average person is aware of

[@ValdamarValerian]

Opinion is one thing. Facts and actual knowledge are another.

[@doubledee9675]

Many thanks for this. Brian Cox is always worth listening to, and this is one of his best (said by someone whose formal maths and science education finished 60 years ago).

[@weewhiskydram]

I absolutely love Brian, he’s a treasure amongst humans and the irony is he’s most scared of us. Let that sink in.

[@PROBABILITYISLIFE]

Guys, an idiot. I myself have been visited by extraterrestrial life. These folk are either dumb or in on the program. Aliens have 100% visited Earth multiple times and the powerful elite know this. Man is corrupt.

[@miketobin2324]

I believe that Brian knows just how diabolical humans can be, given their long programming from evolution..... Humans have the potential of being very very bad.

[@francisfischer7620]

Yes he does feel like a shy person, worried about being hurt. We are all so vulnerable. It's astonishing any of us creep out the door each morning! Bravo Brian!

[@irishmaplesyrup]

He's scared of stupidity.. Stupid people with power will ruin us all.

[@meagainandagain5756]

@@irishmaplesyrupTrump comes to mind.

[@chinook575]

Fantastic interview, very thought provoking.

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[@clayjustice2174]

Brian Cox explains common sense that all humans should have the capacity to achieve. His knowledge is beneficial to us all.

[@CashewTheKitten]

Fantastic interview!

[@qrius2c]

This guy talks a lot of sense. Human stupidity is our threat, he is so right. Nature doesn't need us, humans.(Another great quote of this guy)

[@Pl4sm0]

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity"

[@gazzaeabc3805]

And greed.

[@djehuti3]

Heinlein?

[@Slo-ryde]

Stupidity to civilization.,,,, is like Kryptonite to Superman!

[@rmac3217]

​@@Slo-rydeStupidity thrives in civilization, rulers like the stupid and make sure they get a pat on the back and are happy in their delusions. Used to be religion, now it's aliens, infinite universes and time travel through a wormhole.

[@iambiggus]

@@djehuti3 Guy Richie. Edit: Or rather, Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity...

[@samlawrence4670]

The thing with a universe that is so large and long lasting is that it’s highly possible that alien civilisations could exist in Their billions and never come in contact with each other.

[@chatteyj]

​@@1newme425 Actually the evidence that aliens have visited is overwhelming, but you and and Cox haven't taken the time to look at the evidence

[@philsurtees]

@@1newme425 Lack of evidence is not evidence of absence. It is *_NOT_* equally possible that we are unique. It is possible, yes, but equally possible, no. If you think that, then you need to learn more science.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Skinny Bob and everyone's favorite alien, J-Rod.

[@samlawrence4670]

@@1newme425 we have been looking for nanoseconds in comparison to the age of the universe. Your logic is flawed I’m afraid.

[@samlawrence4670]

@@1newme425well we have studied some 5000 odd exoplanets so far and have found indications that of those 5000, 59 could potentially support life. That is such an idiotically small number out of the trillions of planets that currently exist hat to think that there isn’t intelligent life somewhere out there is hubris of the highest order. Is it possible we are alone in the universe, it’s possible, it’s a vanishingly small chance but it certainly is far more probable that there is life out there than not.

[@JAL1403]

Cox is just so easy to understand, I went to his lecture a while back called horizon, absolutely amazing.

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

Bravo…I fully enjoyed the freshness of this episode and the positive vibe….well said 👏👏👏

[@bigdyl6173]

Bro said “well said” like he didn’t just repeat the same bullshit all these physicists say. I love these guys but my god do they ever miss the mark. It’s 2024. We have more then enough instrument data from pilots, Visual confirmation, Thousands of government documents, Tens of government programs ALL SAYING THE SAME THING. but yes let’s talk probability’s because that’ll get us somewhere

[@dougiesmart1623]

Brian Cox is truly brilliant. His comments are absolutely spot on 👍

[@Dylaancore]

I like how he just doesn’t stop smiling while talking about his profession. Seems like such a cool guy to be around.

[@greggorsag9787]

Stopped smiling at 5:32. Lots of genuine worry on his face in the next few minutes.

[@TheSixthSense1972]

Truely one of the great minds of our planet right now , could listen to Brian Cox all day long...........

[@AJKlos]

Brian Cox is an amazing human. One of my hero’s

[@emzee586]

He was pretty good with the Dolphins. Didn’t care much when he played for the NY Jets.

[@AJKlos]

@@emzee586 hahaha

[@latudorfrancaise6052]

He's always so happy and smiling 😊

[@yardsaleuw3075]

I think its more frightning to think we are all alone, than to know we are not the only ones.

[@paulconway9745]

Your SAFE...we're NOT...We have Neighbours ;)

[@nezkeys79]

I can give you a more frightening thought... One day the universe will die and any trace of our existence will be gone for eternity. Dark, cold and empty for infinity. Nothing we achieved will have mattered because nobody and nothing will be alive to read about it ^ That is frightening

[@EvidenceSaved]

I was born alone, I've survived alone, I will die alone. Don't need others anywhere near me, especially crackpots and aliens, space ships don't exist and humans will be wiped out, hoo ray

[@Chris-ly8wt]

that's not frightening, that's just reality. Having your internet disconnected is frightening. @@nezkeys79

[@user-oh7iv3ij5x]

Don’t forget this may be part of a multiverse some Quantum Physics experts think it’s a possibility Sean Carroll @@nezkeys79

[@tonynagy2042]

Brian Cox is truly a treasure to humanity, we should all listen and learn what it 'Means''.... 🤔👍🙏

[@mortenjohansen5781]

Just love listening to Brian. I'v often thought that now with space being more accessable that world leaders need to spend a week in space learning about the little rock that we/ humanity all share hurtling through space. Since I was a small child the most frightening thing has always been that people can be selfish fools even though they're supposedly adults. As I grew older it was startling that ofter people in serious power possistions like leaders of goverments were only in it for power with no concept of humanity.

[@ChadeGB]

Brian's outlook on the future of humanity: Things can only get better!

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

yeah he"s come along way since he was the keyboard player in d-ream,my mate played bongo drums in the band,

[@-108-]

If only it were true.

[@Corkylad123]

😂😂👍

[@jaysunbrady]

Damn, was just about to make this comment.

[@jaysunbrady]

@@-108- Brian was the keyboard player in D-Ream whose big hit was Things Can Only Get Better.

[@henley1438]

This dude can read the phone book, and I'd be intrigued. What a gem

[@leakedplaystationparty]

He is just fascinating, so passionate and pure, with a global perspective

[@JZsBFF]

Science is universal in nature, so that explains the global perspective. Fascination and passion are requirements for scientists. As for the purity, well, that needs more context ;-)

[@rmac3217]

@@JZsBFF He's pure in his faith that fairy tale aliens exist.

[@JZsBFF]

@@rmac3217 I can agree to that. Not very scientific but a requirement to make oneself popular. So not as pure as one might think.

[@rmac3217]

@@JZsBFF What is scientific though? If you don't have faith in aliens then the most powerful and wealthy scientific institutions will shun you worse than if you have faith the warning labels on face masks are actually true, 'does not prevent spread of influenza' (much larger than Covid).

[@sheilasanderson9681]

If some politicians went up in a rocket and stared out of the window at the earth, they would still only see their own reflection in the glass.

[@manuwilson4695]

I don't think so, especially if they were on the Apollo missions. As human beings they would be just as profoundly struck as the astronauts.

[@proximal13]

off topic, but if anyone is wondering what watch he is wearing it is a Bremont - Hawking Limited Edition Automatic 41mm Stainless Steel and Leather Watc. They are 10k a pop, but it makes total sense that he would have one.

[@ConversationswithMoniqueGuild]

Of course we are not alone. and Brian Cox is adorable!!

[@coolferds06]

Yes, alien civilizations are far far advanced. You can compare humans still at trees and the aliens having a wonderful space travel.

[@M.Đ-z4u]

We are not😂.I saw them flay over back in 1996

[@airdenmark]

If you take a random grain of sand laying on a remote island beach somewhere here on Earth and imagine that sand grain represents our solarsystem, and then imagine another grain of sand on the opposite side of the Earth, which also represent a solarsystem which support an Earth-like planet with intelligent life, as we understand it, I would think the chances are that we will never be able to communicate, or even been able to establish the existence of each other. We are simply too small in that regard.

[@Perchpole]

I believe our existence is a completely freakish occurrence. "Life" is simply something that happened here due to billions of random events. It doesn't matter how big the universe is, it doesn't mean our version of life will happen somewhere else.

[@RobHigdon]

"How to get along in a world where we have the means to destroy ourselves..." That line hits hard right now with the state the world is in... 😩

[@nemesisproject399]

One of the most eloquent science ambassadors of our time.

[@Buzzin-47]

Space and the oceans are my two biggest fears. What’s up & what’s down… I think it's just the sheer size and the unknowns of the unexplored that just freak me out.

[@Buzzin-47]

@@1newme425 Yeah, but I’m used to the streets. Would you be less scared of walking home from the pub or venturing out into space or the dark oceans on your own?

[@JShe-wy1yg]

I very much enjoy living on solid ground ❤

[@rogerstarkey5390]

I'm far more worried about the idiots between an altitude of Zero to 1,000 metres with a big red button who seem to (Still) be engaged in a teenage P***ING contest.

[@volpeverde6441]

you want to see....INTER-DIMENSIONAL BEINGS....LOOK beneath your feet.... UNDERGROUND....

[@poonoi1968]

in oceans, up is were the bubbles go. I used to be a diver so I know these things 🤣🤣

[@dougaldhendrick3497]

A very clear distinction between what is known and what is merely believed.

[@gt4viking789]

I love listening to Brian Cox and his quirky beliefs formed in his big brain 😊

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

"It's a theory, isn't it." - Perfect answer to stay out of trouble! 😎👍

[@PremIndi]

What does this even mean.

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

@@PremIndi I'll explain it for you, it's not complicated. He's not saying he agrees or disagrees, it doesn't express an opinion, it's just a statement that "It's a theory, isn't it."" OK?

[@PremIndi]

@@JohnDoe-tx8lq still gibberish. Try in English, it's my main language.

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

@@PremIndi wow, thats hilarious 😃😄😆😅 how embarrassing for you🤣😂

[@PremIndi]

@@JohnDoe-tx8lq not understanding garbage? I'm alright with it.

[@Bibg867]

One of the nicest lads who friendly demeanour and ultra intelligent views are wonderful.

[@Toori5ky]

As an Alien , I can confirm that I have definitely visited Earth, but the TV was shit so i left 👽

[@user-dj9gg1sq9q]

My cousin Vinny is a Alien 🛸👽🖖

[@He_Is4Now]

Telling the Leaders of this Planet's Bordered Countries, "A lifeless Galaxy is a meaningless Galaxy." That is the quote I took away from this. Great discussion.

[@grahamfisher5436]

KZbin - ON THE 8TH DAY

[@GreggBurke-ug8el]

There are 3 famous people named Brian Cox. One played William Stryker in the X-Men movies and does the voiceovers for McDonald's commercials. Another was a famous pro football player who played in Miami, Chicago, New England, and New Orleans. And the third is this physicist and musician.

[@NmpK24]

Something he said previously sums up the whole topic. Scale of the universe and time. Our human civilization exists in a relatively small window of time, and our universe is infinitely huge. So the chances of another civilization visiting or finding us are extremely slim due to the distances involved, and this occurring during our lifetimes is even smaller. Could it have happened before there was any life on Earth? Even 50 million years ago, or 50 million years from now? Nobody can discount the possibility but mathematically speaking the chances of it happening are almost impossible.

[@benjones6004]

many other civilaztions have already visited us, the distance is only an issue for us as whre are limited by form,any advanced aliens are able to travel to any point in the universe as they are coming from another dimension where time and space exist all at once.

[@abc456f]

I agree. The biggest obstacle is distance. If you really do your best to conceive it, it's mind boggling. I'm an atheist but if there was a way to confirm we were the only life in the universe, it would lean me more towards believing in a creator.

[@Ryan-eu3kp]

Then you are a non believer, you clearly have faith​@abc456f

[@ralphzimmermann]

I have said it for years now, all world leaders should be sent into space and told to look at the earth, then come back down and told not to fuck it up.

[@hopelessnerd6677]

We might actually be in a position to do that now. Some should be sent into space and left there.

[@oNe-TwO-fReE]

Brian Cox, Love him would deliver the news that the world was ending with a big smile on his face

[@romeo-zw4zw]

I could listen to brian cox and neil and the rest of the gang talk all day long, this guys are at a different level of think😃

[@KnowTheGoodGoodToKnowPodcast]

Could listen to Brian Cox all day!

Could you really?

[@enigmasfan]

Yes

[@wallstreet_au]

women just love Cox. Hes very intelligent.

[@jamestrent-nw9zb]

@@wallstreet_au He is yes...but why does he have a balloon called Gary?

[@RobertSimkin]

More fool you then

[@LTFC1964]

A lifeless galaxy is a meaningless galaxy……what a powerful thought provoking comment. Could listen to this genius all day

[@5345dhk]

Oh Brian, so wise as always....not just the smarts but the insight stuns me.

[@josephgreen2824]

That's not really interesting

[@expatwealthasia8702]

The man is a legend. I do believe there is other life out there within the universe.

[@davidc4408]

Obviously. But its if more advanced than us.

[@ash9x9]

There is life out there certainly but it is Not intelligent as we know it

[@expatwealthasia8702]

@@ash9x9 Time will tell. I think there are some other forms of life out there which is far more intelligent than us humans.

[@coffeetalk924]

Unless the entire universe is a simulation and doesn't really exist unless we're observing it. And if that's the case, then perhaps the designers didn't include extraterrestrial life. We're alone in the simulation. Alone in the matrix. 😉

[@ash9x9]

If there are 'the designers' then we are not alone. Your statement is self contradictory imho@@coffeetalk924

[@atlienrider6048]

I would like to thank this community for shining its bright light on my (until now) unlit roadway. Illumination makes travel much easier.

[@kanedevvo5824]

Honestly id want this guy to be the ruler of the world. This floating rock in the middle of the Cosmos needs someone like him to take over 🌏

[@garyjones4001]

Are u serious

[@mjcruiser4238]

That’s the ticket -let’s send all the politicians in to space 😂

[@bigblue7091]

I've said that Exact Comment 😂Ship their Craziness Out of Here "..

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Worked in Hitchhiker's Guide...

[@samwellgent5221]

The idea of giving world leaders a universal insight is a fantastic one. I bet eventually it will happen by chance through commercialisation and more modern world leaders. What an idea.

[@10poundnote]

He changed his tune, I recall Brian saying in one of his documentaries intelligent life probably doesn't exist beyond earth.

[@MultiBikerboy1]

With the recent ‘Grush allegations’ he realises he’s built his castle on a bank of sand and now the tides coming in. He joins SETI as being in grave danger of being regarded as schmucks by future generations, if the GRUSH allegations are proven. His fault no one else’s.

[@eileenmcchrystal8471]

I think I remember him saying it in quite a forceful and dismissive way. However, everyone is entitled to change their mind.

[@mcvicarross7]

I like him but I've heard him contradict himself a few times now for example he's always been a fervent supporter of the big bang theory but I've heard him also saying that the universe may have just always been here! He had to admit they got it wrong re the age if the universe also, the fact is nobody knows anything about the universe when it comes right down to it!

[@brianiswrong]

I guess until it can be proven that life (in what ever form you think " life" qualifies as) doesn't exist, then you have to be open to the thought it might exist, and visa versa. So depending on the way a questionnis phrased or if you want a particular narrative, you have to be able to answer yes and no.

[@Dyoumanslps]

A friend and I saw a spacecraft hovering over us as we were fishing. It stayed for a minute or so and then began moving closer and then moved slowly away until it was out of sight. We were frozen with awe while we stared at it, and it’s really cool to know we are not alone. This was around 1976 sometime. I get a kick out of people saying that they don’t believe in ufo’s

[@GenuineUFOs6833]

Dyoumansips. It's surprising how many people don't believe in the existence of UFOs/aliens, but once you've seen a UFO hovering silently close up, (150ft away).it leaves you with two possibilities.it's our technology, or it's their technology.

[@troylee5273]

@@GenuineUFOs6833Most likely our technology since despite all similar UFO experiences over time, absolutely no signs by astrophysics in outer space of any sign of alien visits. Whatever unexplained experiences are, not coming from another world.

[@stevenstart8728]

Gotta love Brian. He's done for my kids in the last 15 years what David attenborough did for my generation in the 70s and 80s.

[@theritchie2173]

They do say that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but we sure do have a lot of it.

[@Oddmen1]

The recent whistleblower that came forward did submit evidence to both the intelligence community inspector general (ICIG) and US Congress. Following review of that evidence he deemed his story as credible and urgent. Further to that, between 30-50 people have come forward and confirmed his allegations to Congress. A lot has been said but unfortunately the evidence that has been disclosed we are not privy too. I am by no means a conspiracy theorist and thought this story was stuff of fantasy, but having spent a few months reading as much as can on the matter, there are a lot of indications pointing to there being some truth to the story.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

OH just stop it. The whistleblower presented ZERO evidence for his assertions. "30 to 50" came forward and confirmed..." No they did not, but you just bring forth ONE "confirmative" witness and we will have a listen. STORIES don't count.

[@bonysminiatures3123]

@@Oddmen1 a conspiracy theorist is basically a deep thinker

[@JIMJAMSC]

Telling our world "leaders" that they have a responsibility on a intergalactic scale is both hilarious and terrifying....... Giving them the idea they have the power/authority, knowledge and duty to save not only the earth "can't fix potholes" but the entire universe can only lead to really bad things.

[@grahamfisher5436]

KZbin ON THE 8TH DAY they know

[@Abebarthol]

this man is humbly telling us all that we are incredibly important and possibly the only cognizant life in our galaxy

[@randmayfield5695]

"Once you're off the earth and you look back you get a sense that there's something really important here." For me, that pretty much says it all.

[@sionalunevans]

I hope future aliens will be able to look back and rewind & fast forward at human history like a video tape

[@raymondbishop5359]

I wouldn’t mind my taxes paying for our entire government being sent into space as long as it was a one way trip

[@Lee-sv8sv]

😂🤣🤣🤣

[@DNBCYPHER]

My grandad worked in the secret service and still to this day on his death bed wont speak on his job, but i ask him, granddad tell me one thing, have aliens ever visited us? and he giggled and said "ben, if only you knew!"

[@ash9x9]

My thoughts exactly!@@1newme425

[@AshleyParker-rt4bj]

Probably stood on his drip tube

[@DNBCYPHER]

@@AshleyParker-rt4bj are you such a simpleton...

[@stoobydootoo4098]

So that clears that up.

[@DNBCYPHER]

its just food for thought. @@stoobydootoo4098

[@TheHitmann069]

Science can only explain what it has found to date, not what it could discover tomorrow.

[@sebastiangrumman8507]

5:28 That is the most equivocal "optimism" I have ever seen.

[@lostinc6791]

The greatest irony is humans arrogantly think they are intelligent. Even smooth brain koalas would've lasted longer than us.

[@windowboy]

Brian

[@margarita8442]

how much can a koala bear ?

[@bigblue7091]

Dumber than a BaG of Hammers can sum it Up🌎

[@markhernden9472]

Something Arthur C. Clarke said years ago has always stayed with me. He said "If aliens ever come to Earth, everyone will know."

[@ModernPlague]

What makes you think he was right? Sounds like a lack of imagination, to me.

[@markhernden9472]

@@ModernPlague I think what Clarke was saying is that if they did arrive, they would perhaps announce themselves or reveal their presence with definitive proof. It would not be what we have up to this point which is anecdotal evidence, unreliable eyewitness reports, dubious "photos" and blips on radar screens. If you've ever read any of his novels you know he is certainly not lacking in imagination.

[@glenn5328]

Everyone who needs to know will know!

[@markholdon8525]

I personally think if aliens are clever enough to get here they're clever enough not to be seen.

[@AnthonyTaylor-gf4lq]

What truly brilliant and wise human being ❤

[@ryeaucracy6671]

Prof cox is amazing and looks to be one of the first generations of human immortals he clearly doesn't age fast lol

[@me5969]

One of my best mates is a scouser and he had a theory about fish when they're captured when people go fishing. It's worth noting he's taken a few blows to the head but it is an interesting point of which I will copy from his Facebook. He said imagine you're a fish and you see a little maggot and bite it. Next thing you're flying up and go crashing through the top of the water and are suddenly overwhelmed by all these things you've never seen before. You're seeing trees, the sky, clouds ect but you don't know what they are so your brain can't even begin to make sense of it. It'll be like trying to describe a dream. Then two bald chimps take a picture of you but you don't know what a phone camera is. Then they just throw you back in the water. So Dave goes to his mates and is like "Paul you're not going to believe what just happened to me lad. I saw a little maggot just floating there, so I thought oh free scran before I meet with the boys and then next thing I was flying up and into this strange world where I couldn't breathe. There was trees, clouds, a sky even though I don't know what any of these things are and then two bald chimps did something to me and then just threw me back. That's why I'm late" but as soon as Dave's backs turned, Paul's slagging him off to the lads, saying how Dave is lying about bald chimps from a world with no water up above. Next thing Dave is outcast from the community. Everyone thinks he's a liar, so Dave spends his days alone and depressed. He can't even cry because his eyes are full of water already. He tried to drown himself but he breathes water and he tried to hang himself but he doesn't have hands to tie the rope. So he just has to live in perpetual depression. So when the same thing happens to Mark, Mark knows he can't tell anyone because he saw what happened to Dave. So Mark has to live with the Lovecraftian knowledge of these bald chimps who kidnap fish and throw them back into the water. The point he was making was that if a human got abducted by aliens on the way to the pub that no one would believe him so everyone would either think he's a liar or he'd just have to bury it. He did also counter it with why don't aliens dress up like the teenage turtles used to in the 90s with their raincoats on and trilby hats and go to gay bars where "they've got a buffet of voluntary arse to pick from" instead of hoping to find a lone hiker in the dead of night by a military testing site

[@subspaceanomaly]

lol. I would start going to gay bars if I thought it might increase my chances of meeting an alien

[@Gdpud]

LOL youre mate has an amazing perspective! He's probably not wrong! :)

[@wmcarter6096]

I used to think the same thing about ants. There are SO many ants on earth. Imagine the % that have experienced humans. it's probably a tiny % of the total ant population. And then I'd imagine how nuts they'd sound to their friends if they could try to explain this thing they just witnessed and how few other ants would be able to corroborate that.

[@2222johnharris]

That’s the best comment I’ve ever read🤣

[@poetrysingsasong]

I really enjoy this cat. He is very down to earth, or should I say well grounded😉. Basically he isn't too far out in his thinking. A very cool dude with much knowledge. Thanks!🤘😈🤘 .

[@francisfischer7620]

What a delightful person!

[@MrJlc93]

"Two possibilities exist, either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying"

[@richardscally694]

Arthur C Clark.

[@MrJlc93]

@@richardscally694 yep I couldn't remember who said it thanks 👍

[@null0-x7e]

you must of missed dave grush. turns out we are not alone and yes it is terrifying.

[@MrJlc93]

@@null0-x7e as much as I would like to say I agree. There is no evidence of any life out in the universe. It's just a case that it's so vast there has to be somewhere

[@RealEllenDeGeneres]

If we aren't alone in the universe, it's not terrifying at all. As far as I'm aware, everything in the universe is a pattern. There's never one of anything. It would only be scary if we are alone. Because that means that fundamentally we're missing something very major in how the universe functions.