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“Interstellar Intelligence” – with Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb


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Summary

Avi Loeb (Harvard Biography, Wikipedia) joins Andrew (XLinkedIn) to discuss intelligence in outer space. He is a Professor in the Department of Astronomy at Harvard University. 


What You’ll LearnIntelligence
  • The Galileo Project & its goals
  • The Intelligence Community and Outer Space
  • Government positions on the existence of extraterrestrial life
  • Connections between intelligence and astrophysics
  • Reflections
    • The enormity of our universe
    • Evidence over opinion or speculation
    • And much, much more …


      Quotes of the Week

      “And my hope is that realizing that we have a smart neighbor that we can learn from would convince us to change our priorities from fighting over territories on this small piece of rock, trying to kill each other, to something more noble, just looking up and having bigger aspirations because there is so much more real estate out there than you find here on Earth.” – Avi Loeb.


      Resources SURFACE SKIM*Spotlight Resource*
      Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars, Avi Loeb (Mariner Books, 2023) *SpyCasts*
      • I Helped Solve the Final Zodiac Killer Cipher with David Oranchak (2024)
      • The 18-Year-Old Soviet Spy on the Manhattan Project: Ted Hall with Director Steve James (2023)
      • Espionage and the Metaverse with Cathy Hackl (2023)
      • The Information Battlespace – Foreign Denial and Deception with Bill Parquette (2023)
        *Beginner Resources*
        • What is Astrophysics? A. Belter, Space (2022) [Short article]
        • What You Need to Know About Astrobiology - The Search for Life in the Universe! NASA, YouTube (2020) [2 min. video] 
        • Glossary of astronomical terms, International Comet Quarterly (n.d.) [Glossary]
          DEEPER DIVEBooks
          • In Plain Sight: An Investigation into UFOs and Impossible Science, R. Coulthart (HarperCollins, 2023) 
          • Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, A. Loeb (Mariner Books, 2022)
          • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, N. deGrasse Tyson (W. W. Norton & Company, 2017) 
            Primary Sources 
            • Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (2024) 
            • Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (2021)
            • UFO Files: The Untold Story (1979) 
            • Space tests branded as propaganda (1964)
            • People Are Talking About … Little Green Men (1964)
            • Unidentified Flying Objects: Writer Says They’re a Dangerous Problem (1954) 
              *Wildcard Resource*
              • This week, our recommended music accompaniment to this episode is, of course, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie.
              • This 1972 album, a classic example of the Glam Rock and early Punk era, includes the single “Starman,” which Andrew mentions in this episode. 
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