Do you prefer living in a universe where humanity is a one-snowflake civilization—life exists here on a mote of dust in the outer reaches of the Milky Way—or do you prefer living in a universe that is loud and noisy and populated? And how do you handle leftovers? [34:31] 

This week, Joey and Jess talk about loud and quiet aliens, LaMDA, Santa, unfortunate dinners, waste aversion, and dumplings. They don’t talk about Isaac, Tayler, or Zac. 

references 

• Revisiting bathroom ventures in episode 155! Introducing: Nonsense VC! 
• Lex Fridman Podcast #292: Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity 
• Future of Humanity Institute 
• The Astrophysical Journal: "If Loud Aliens Explain Human Earliness, Quiet Aliens Are Also Rare" 
• Drake Equation 
• "... on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam ..." 
• Scientific American: "Google Engineer Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient: Why That Matters" 
• USS Nimitz ‘Tic Tac’ UFO: Declassified Video 
• CNBC: Watch the Pentagon's three declassified UFO videos taken by U.S. Navy pilots 
• grabbyaliens.com