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[Bonus] No Aliens?! Space Journalist Fraser Cain on Astronomy, Space Discoveries, Sci-Fi

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  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:25 Fraser’s upbringing into science
  • 04:59 Proud career moments
  • 06:01 Space misconceptions
  • 09:05 Black Holes
  • 11:05 From planes flying to flying into space
  • 13:05 Topics Fraser has changed his mind about
  • 19:35 Aliens are not real
  • 29:40 Greatest space discoveries of the century
  • 34:12 Discoveries on the horizon
  • 38:25 The name “Fraser”
  • 39:15 Smartest people Fraser has interviewed
  • 40:55 How impressive astronauts are
  • 43:05 Purpose and meaning in the cosmos
  • 44:35 Fine tuning of the Universe
  • 46:55 Multiverse theory
  • 48:45 Multiverse vs dimension
  • 51:45 Mount Rushmore of Scifi tv shows
  • 54:30 Sci-Fi books & Creativity
  • 1:00:15 What’s next for Fraser
  • 1:04:30 One question for God
  • 1:06:16 Closing

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