Are we alone in the Universe? How can we approach this question with a real scientific perspective? What would life even look like if it existed somewhere? Answering all these questions and more with Dr Adam Frank.

📕 Adam Frank's book 'Little Book of Aliens'

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• 00:00 Intro

• 01:15 When did we start thinking of aliens

• 03:47 Misunderstanding of the Fermi Paradox

• 10:44 End state of alien civilisation

• 28:33 Are aliens here

• 32:14 How to properly explore UFOs

• 36:02 Accepting that we might be alone

• 39:42 Best way to search for technosignatures

• 47:54 Current obsessions

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