Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep455-sa See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. 0:00 - Introduction 1:58 - Planet formation 7:08 - Plate tectonics 14:30 - Extinction events 18:41 - Biosphere 21:39 - Technosphere 25:53 - Emergence of intelligence 32:06 - Drake equation 36:20 - Exoplanets 39:04 - Habitable zones 42:06 - Fermi Paradox 51:04 - Alien civilizations 1:00:32 - Colonizing Mars 1:12:48 - Search for aliens 1:29:13 - Alien megastructures 1:35:19 - Kardashev scale 1:40:32 - Detecting aliens 1:47:14 - Warp drives 1:53:21 - Cryogenics 1:56:39 - What aliens look like 2:05:24 - Alien contact 2:16:29 - UFO sightings 2:28:14 - Physics of life 2:54:05 - Nature of time 3:10:29 - Cognition 3:14:53 - Mortality *Transcript:* lexfridman.com/adam-frank-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Adam's Website: adamfrankscience.com Adam's X: x.com/adamfrank4 Adam's Instagram: instagram.com/adamfrankscience Adam's Books: The Little Book of Aliens: amzn.to/3OTX1rP Light of the Stars: amzn.to/4iMKC6C The Blind Spot: amzn.to/4gOCe4K The Constant Fire: amzn.to/3ZVnxX4 *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Encord:* AI tooling for annotation & data management. Go to lexfridman.com/s/encord-ep455-sa *Eight Sleep:* Temp-controlled smart mattress cover. Go to lexfridman.com/s/eight_sleep-ep455-sa *Shopify:* Sell stuff online. Go to lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep455-sa *NetSuite:* Business management software. Go to lexfridman.com/s/netsuite-ep455-sa *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep455-sa *Notion:* Note-taking and team collaboration. Go to lexfridman.com/s/notion-ep455-sa *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep455-sa *AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drinks. Go to lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep455-sa
The claims are total hogwash. I wrote a book, available on Amazon, Signature in the Cosmos. I calculated the odds. The Odds to have a life-permitting plantet are 1 in 10^169, which equals to chance basically being zero. It seems this guy is just out for sensationalism. Nothing else.
This is the kind of enthusiastic, open-minded professor you HOPE to get for ANY class. You’ll never forget them, what they taught you, and most importantly, how to approach critical thinking so you KEEP LEARNING. That’s the gift.
I agree. The very best professors' I've had the privilege of being taught by, have been just like him. And, I looked forward to every 4 hour class time.
Never heard of Mr. Adam Frank before, but I like this guy! He's very level headed yet still not afraid to appreciate the fun from multiple perspectives. Not a bit of the condescension that a large number of top scientists project. The type of teacher students aspire to learn from.
Yes, I agree. Right now, in N.America we could have exploding benefits IF we had many teachers of this ilk. If all students just had ONE teacher that triggered or compelled/seeded their Vocation, complete with the inherent robust drive to pursue it, over all else. Totally doable for 80% or more of ALL humans. That is all that is needed to cultivate a competent, sane, highly skilled, functioning population. Those who are among the truly knowledgeable, the REAL Giants, are NOT found often among the academic crowd. Most of those, are little but highly educated IDIOTS. It is the burning drive to learn, and understand totally, that compels those in whom this condition has found domicile, that is the REAL source of their learning. Any toddler can prove this. NEVER let schools, institutions, academia get in the WAY of your education, and You WILL Learn. There is No other, better way.
Pure brilliant encompassing intelligence ! It took billions of years of geology and thousands years of civilisation to have Adam Frank clearly formulate this synthesis !!
Wow! I just watched one of your videos immediately prior to watching this gem. I have been glued to the screen invested in every minute. I thank all of you (Lex too!) for reaffirming my wonder and curiosity for our awesome universe.
My freshman year Astronomy prof! This guy was as wildly entertaining for every lecture, gotta say. Made me switch to an astronomy major (ultimately ended up with physics)
Hopefully we find alien civilizations by mid to late 2025. We all want that advanced technology especially when it relates to finding civilizations that can help us better understand our brains and minds more faster than our current scientific technological process here on earth:)👌
I like them even more when they're happening around my back yard bon fire and passing around a (or a couple) bottles of good bourbon. However, in the PNW its wet and no one wants to hang out outside right now. So this is the next best thing.
I continue to be impressed with how well researched Lex’s unfolding discussion process is, yet the topics and questions flow easily. And I have to add what an absolute joy it is to listen to, and learn from Adam Frank. That’s an art form to take scientific and philosophical topics and speak passionately, yet remain accessible to viewers. Lastly, I enjoy the dark set, Lex’s professional black and white wardrobe which does not distract from serious discussions. It’s impossible for me to not take this seriously, and shows a certain respect for the viewer and their time. Well done.
This has to be a bot, because I completely disagree with this sentiment. Dances around questions without giving any straight forward answers. Dude could make a fantastic politician, and that’s not a compliment.
I love this episode. As I grow older I see I'm falling more back into my 16 year old self. When I get home from work all I want to do is play video games and read/listen/watch stuff about space and aliens. This is all cool and peaceful for me.
Listening for a second night in a row because my mind is totally blown. There’s no way to process Adams absolute brilliance here, what an engaging and fun talk! THANKS LEX! (Science and tech chats are when a,ex shines brightest - more of this please ❤) Merry Christmas! Who else is procrastinating tonight? This is the perfect diversion from wrapping.
They say geniuses are on the edge of insanity... He's the living example, think by yourself a minute, To build a dyson sphere, you would need to destroye all the planets and will run out of resources way before you have 10% done... That's why our world is going to hell with all those ''scientists'' and University people running running the show !!! Almost no practical knoledge... 😱
This is the second best conversation you've had - after Sara Walker. The question of "what is life and will we know it when we see it?" is a really really important conversation
Hi @lexfridman, I noticed you recently had an extensive conversation with Ilya Ponomarenko (Ukrainian). However, I couldn't find it among your uploaded videos. Is it scheduled for release soon? If so, do you know when? Appreciate your time-thanks!
Lex I love your podcasts and am grateful to have you as a communicator on the internet. I believe alien made machine civilizations are just as likely as human made machine civilizations.
Agreed....I felt the same thing...almost like if all humans disappeared except you, you'd still stu le across malls and houses and bikes and shoes....just an empty ghost world..... My hunch is that somehow there ISNT life out there....at least not in this galaxy....maybe it's 1 "life planet" per galaxy...the same way each cell has ONE nucleus...... My hunch is, as unsettling as it would be, it's only us ...the whole universe is just a cinematic performance of echoes, shadows and silence......no other life.....septillians of planets.....empty worlds.....floating in the universe
@@ghost9-9ghost there most definite IS life elsewhere, the cosmos is FULL of it ....though that is not to say it that is it multicellular or even large enough for us to even see the fact of the matter is there have been several types of bacteria that have been discovered on the ISS & other orbital exploration /research platforma wich are known to not exist anywhere else on Earth...there could even be life elsewhwere which evolved around a sun what emits a totally different specrum of light in which we have been conditioned/evolved by therefore rendering them invisible to the nake eye due them not reflectinmg the selfsame spectrum of light our eyes have evolved to percieve... Though what I am wlling & able to say for an absolute fact is thtthere is indeed life all throughout the vacyuum of "Space" thoughg much of it is microscopic like bacteria, tartigrade type creatures & such...
It is just us. Even if there were, we would never meet. We or them will go extinct before we / them develop necessary space crafts. We are alone. In all this vastness and darkness.
@PetraGoldberg yep...you raise a good point....the likelihood of us developing technology to travel fast abs far enough is low.....and so even IF there's advanced life out there, we won't likely get to see it...not as humans MAYBE if we develop super intelligent A.I....and we are told how to "upload" our consciousness directly into a Photon...MAYBE THEN...we can travel as photons carrying human minds.... But...then we still can't truly interact or communicate with life...even if we could technically get there....we would just be a bunch of conscious photons.
One of the best you’ve done Lex, amazing guest! This will be listened to multiple times so much great stuff in here. The ending was just a cherry on top.
Add reverb and Mr. Frank could be a modern day Alan Watts hopped up on amphetamines and Zen. This show was way better than an Art Bell rerun. A fur-out head-scratcher par excellence. Thanks, Lex. Loved it.
Lex, Every time I think ‘this is the most amazing podcast he’s done’, you produce yet another. You are a blessing and a gift my friend and I, once again, thank you for letting me sit in on your conversation!❤
Adam Frank is a role model for me. His enthusiasm, knowledge, and practicality while explaining complex concepts makes him a hero for all of us that aspire to become science communicators.
Yep. It would be so interesting to hear this guy talk about aliens in a more open way. He clearly denies any modern information being released about aliens. They're here guys.
I appreciate that this guy is enthusiastic, but it was a little too much handwaving for me. His comment about abiogenesis “I think it’s really easy” and “evolving the ability to fly must be easy because it’s been done multiple times” tells me more about his optimism, than it does about a serious scientific approach. I realize he’s not an astrobiologist, but if he’s going to talk about aliens, it seems like he would want to have a little more rigorous approach. Beware of confirmation bias.
@@WTShcolloge wish more of my friends were interested enough to discuss full length podcasts like this. Almost Two weeks on and this is still up there with the better podcasts I've listened to recently..
Great to see Lex doing more science episodes! Adam is fantastic 🎉 It's always intriguing how adam emphasizes the vast number of planets in the universe and uses simulations to estimate the probability of extraterrestrial life. However, the limitations of these simulations and the inherent difficulty of simulating complex biological and evolutionary processes raise questions about the reliability of such estimations. Additionally, the focus on technological civilizations might be overlooking other forms of life that could exist, potentially leading to a biased perspective on the likelihood of life beyond Earth. But ultimately his argument concerns all planets in the history of the observable universe which are almost all inaccessible
I agree with you about Lex and Adam but I disagree with your pessimistic note about the difficulty of finding other forms of life. The century that is beginning could give us many surprises. The detailed exploration of our solar system could provide us with examples of extraterrestrial life that could exist on some moon of Jupiter or Saturn (or fossil life on some planet like Mars). Even if we do not find it, we will be able to investigate how life on Earth adapts to other environments outside our planet (wherever we go we will take at least plants and bacteria) and who knows what we will discover about the adaptability of living beings (of the current known type). As for intelligent extraterrestrial life, we will be able to look for signs of life + technology (such as, for example, atmospheres compatible with photosynthesis that also show signs of being contaminated by industrial activity) thanks to recent technical advances that, no doubt, you know very well. Life may be more probable even than we think. In the end, what really matters is not biology itself (or its similarity to the well-known example: life on Earth) but the possibility of intelligence in general (including robots that could adapt very quickly to catastrophic changes that would annihilate biological life on their home planet). With the emergence of AI we are creating a second origin of "life" on Earth (at least "known" since we do not know for sure if our type of life was the first to emerge on Earth) and this new type of life could soon inhabit our entire solar system and "surrounding areas". Greetings and keep up your channel, which is one of the best I know.
His main "argument" is a vast amount of habitable planets. 10²² isn't even that many, there are more atoms in an apple. Sample of one just doesn't allow for his conclusion.
Wow Lex, what a great guest. Thank you! Dr. Frank, thank you for sharing your knowledge and excitement about science with us. You seem like a really great guy. I hope to listen to you again.
Greetings, Adam Frank and Lex Fridman! 👽 Zorblat here, representative of the Galactic Federation's PR department. Just wanted to clarify a few things for your audience: Yes, we're out here. No, we don't probe anymore-that was a rogue faction. The real reason you haven’t found us? We’re binge-watching your podcasts and frankly, we’re a bit intimidated by how much you guys overthink everything. Keep up the great work, humans. - Anyway, back to the mothership. Stay curious! 🛸✨
You're the best Lex. I said it, believe it. Ask the AI to search the moon surface for anything with at least two right angles, or something that makes multiple perfect shapes. Nothing in the room looks off because it was all created, but a desk in the forest would really stand out.
Я провела 3,5 часа в состоянии умиротворения и любопытства. Как обычно, разговор охватил значительно больше тем для размышления, чем в описании.Спасибо Вам.
Great guest, please have him back! One correction: The wrong book was put on screen at 1:51:51 at the mentioned of Aurora by Kim Stanely Robinson. The image was of Aurora by David Koepp which is not a generation ship novel.
The beginning was beyond amazing and mindblowing, but the end was even better. Dr. Adam Frank seems to have many of the same ideas as Dr. John Vervarke, it would be amazing to see the two of them talk. Thank you to both of you for everything you do for us. This is truly a life-changing conversation full of insights for me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I've often wondered if our world was visited in the ancient past, only to be erased by our concept of time. If there ever were, their ice cream must have been delicious. ⌛ Awesome episode #455!
In Iain Banks works, in his novels about the Culture, there are numerous examples of Civilizations which are know in general as "The Sublimed". They just pick up and gradually fade out of the dimensions we are familiar with into higher ones and seemingly never drop in again. RE: the discussion kicked off around 57:00 mark.
The really hard problem of biogenesis is the absurdly difficult task of randomly producing an encapsulation of just the right chemistry to be able to allow it to replicated itself and pass to its offspring sufficient information to allow for the continuation of the process.
@@Ssilverhazehaha that’s great. I don’t understand how this happened but I only heard someone mention Lex Fridman last week. NEVER heard of him. What a treat! SO many videos to listen to with a different vibe than the usual podcasts I listen to. Anyway, I heard his voice and immediately thought about that radio character in ‘Reservoir Dogs’ 😂😂
There is no guarantee that the Kardashev scale will be a good metric to represent the advancement of a civilization. There is a higher chance that sufficiently advanced civilizations will favor efficiency over the use of more resources. You would not be able to detect such civilization even if it was travelling through our solar system.
Wow, just listening to the pure joy in this man's voice as he talks about things I can't even comprehend.. it's fantastic! Thanks for another fascinating conversation Lex! Happy Holidays and all that jazz! 🙏
@ oh yeah I wasn’t aware. Thought he was pretty neutral but then this made him look a bit bought and paid for but was hoping there’s some good reason for why he would hide content from his viewers. I want independent thinkers.
Best podcast I’ve seen in 2024, hands down. I was thrilled to learn that Adam is a Zen practitioner. Contemplative practice is so important. My path lead me to vipassana (“insight meditation “) which also empathizes direct experience and metta (“loving kindness “). All the knowledge in the universe is useless without love.
To your conversation about FTL: There is an author named Gene Wolfe, who wrote a saga entitled "The Book of the New Sun", in which humanity uses "anti-iron/iron" drives to propel themselves through the cosmos at FTL speeds, somehow. Also, generation-ships are part of his series "Epiphany of the Long Sun", which deals with a human society that has spent hundreds of years en-route to an unknown destination. it is a FASCINATING read, and the two series tie into each other. Please, read these books, Lex.
I couldn't stop my self from being fascinated with a variety of fresh ideas presented by Adam Frank during this no less than three hours length talk. As an astrophysicist, Frank's years of scientific endeavor for truth in nature inevitably lead his ultimate interest to deeper existentialist question, to the study of cubism, which revealing the constitutive role of human agency in scientific practice. Wonderful how it all relates to love as the essence of being in the world.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:58 - Planet formation
7:08 - Plate tectonics
14:30 - Extinction events
18:41 - Biosphere
21:39 - Technosphere
25:53 - Emergence of intelligence
32:06 - Drake equation
36:20 - Exoplanets
39:04 - Habitable zones
42:06 - Fermi Paradox
51:04 - Alien civilizations
1:00:32 - Colonizing Mars
1:12:48 - Search for aliens
1:29:13 - Alien megastructures
1:35:19 - Kardashev scale
1:40:32 - Detecting aliens
1:47:14 - Warp drives
1:53:21 - Cryogenics
1:56:39 - What aliens look like
2:05:24 - Alien contact
2:16:29 - UFO sightings
2:28:14 - Physics of life
2:54:05 - Nature of time
3:10:29 - Cognition
3:14:53 - Mortality
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can you please interview Brendan Schaub
And the audio tracks?
It is refreshing to hear a scientific interview without a UN or WEF agenda attached. Thank you.
The claims are total hogwash. I wrote a book, available on Amazon, Signature in the Cosmos. I calculated the odds. The Odds to have a life-permitting plantet are 1 in 10^169, which equals to chance basically being zero. It seems this guy is just out for sensationalism. Nothing else.
Thank you for the time stamps. Super helpful! :)
More than 3 hours and I never lost any attention. A rollercoaster of ideas
Oyyy veyyyy these comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yea this was a good one
This is the kind of enthusiastic, open-minded professor you HOPE to get for ANY class. You’ll never forget them, what they taught you, and most importantly, how to approach critical thinking so you KEEP LEARNING. That’s the gift.
Note to Students get your science teacher a “Nitro” coffee!
He's not open minded at all. Try Gary Nolan if you want open minded
I agree. The very best professors' I've had the privilege of being taught by, have been just like him. And, I looked forward to every 4 hour class time.
nerds
N.e.d.
Never heard of Mr. Adam Frank before, but I like this guy!
He's very level headed yet still not afraid to appreciate the fun from multiple perspectives. Not a bit of the condescension that a large number of top scientists project. The type of teacher students aspire to learn from.
Yes, I agree. Right now, in N.America we could have exploding benefits IF we had many teachers of this ilk. If all students just had ONE teacher that triggered or compelled/seeded their Vocation, complete with the inherent robust drive to pursue it, over all else. Totally doable for 80% or more of ALL humans.
That is all that is needed to cultivate a competent, sane, highly skilled, functioning population. Those who are among the truly knowledgeable, the REAL Giants, are NOT found often among the academic crowd. Most of those, are little but highly educated IDIOTS.
It is the burning drive to learn, and understand totally, that compels those in whom this condition has found domicile, that is the REAL source of their learning. Any toddler can prove this.
NEVER let schools, institutions, academia get in the WAY of your education, and You WILL Learn. There is No other, better way.
@@CyanBlackflower I totally agree… in the United States we forgot what’s important…
Well said 👏
I find him very round headed. But a great conversationalist.
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Man, I love how energetic he is. I love how he explains things and his cheery, witty, cool demeanor. Excellent interview.
Pure brilliant encompassing intelligence ! It took billions of years of geology and thousands years of civilisation to have Adam Frank clearly formulate this synthesis !!
And some cold Jersey winters?
What an episode!! ❤ Probably one of the most densely interesting talks on easily comprehensible astrobiology and cosmology I've come across
It's my boy Adam! Awesome to see one my long time collaborators on the podcast!
Wow! I just watched one of your videos immediately prior to watching this gem. I have been glued to the screen invested in every minute. I thank all of you (Lex too!) for reaffirming my wonder and curiosity for our awesome universe.
I’ll stimulate your universe
@@TimothyGray-d8o ha ha ...I should probably use a different word...sorry to cheat but I think I'll edit it
This conversation was so captivating.
Lex does a wonderful job of letting his guests explain complex topics unhindered.
It wasn't complex at all ...
to the majority it is
was juss thinking that, unlike Neil deGrasse tyson who interrupts the guest speaker every 4.3 seconds. soooooo annoying.
Complex lex. 🥴
Complex topic, like Lord of the Rings or any other non thing.
The whole interview is on another level. Adam is amazing
My freshman year Astronomy prof! This guy was as wildly entertaining for every lecture, gotta say.
Made me switch to an astronomy major (ultimately ended up with physics)
I am ALWAYS down for 3.5 hour alien convos! Thanks for this!
Long format!
"Gaslight me senpai"
Hopefully we find alien civilizations by mid to late 2025. We all want that advanced technology especially when it relates to finding civilizations that can help us better understand our brains and minds more faster than our current scientific technological process here on earth:)👌
I like them even more when they're happening around my back yard bon fire and passing around a (or a couple) bottles of good bourbon. However, in the PNW its wet and no one wants to hang out outside right now. So this is the next best thing.
@TheBiggRiggz that's awesome big rig
Came to RUclips to watch a falling Slinky but now I guess I'm stuck here for 3 hours
same
😂😂😂
same - 430 am finish on the cards now
Lmao wtf
😂
Lex. Aliens. Sunday night. Lets roll.
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FUCK YEAH!!!
Yes!!!!
Let’s roll… a fat blunt and think introspectively.
@@celticcujo7681they did mention potheads several times we’re safe boys
I continue to be impressed with how well researched Lex’s unfolding discussion process is, yet the topics and questions flow easily.
And I have to add what an absolute joy it is to listen to, and learn from Adam Frank. That’s an art form to take scientific and philosophical topics and speak passionately, yet remain accessible to viewers.
Lastly, I enjoy the dark set, Lex’s professional black and white wardrobe which does not distract from serious discussions. It’s impossible for me to not take this seriously, and shows a certain respect for the viewer and their time.
Well done.
Probably the best talk ever on the show, loved it!
I love how enthusiastic Adam is.
Me too
Me too
Contageous even
This guy loves everything I love but contrary to me knows his shit
This has to be a bot, because I completely disagree with this sentiment. Dances around questions without giving any straight forward answers. Dude could make a fantastic politician, and that’s not a compliment.
Best way to get people interested in what you’re talking about is to speak like you’re interested in it yourself! Gotta love the enthusiasm
Finally, classic Lex is back!!!!!
Classic maybe, his area of expertise no, that’d be AI when he is at his best
What does this stupid bot comment even mean
@@CatDaddy0327 Who knows.. put it on Google Translate to try and decipher
@@CatDaddy0327What does your comment add?
@@tiredlocke😂
I love this episode. As I grow older I see I'm falling more back into my 16 year old self. When I get home from work all I want to do is play video games and read/listen/watch stuff about space and aliens. This is all cool and peaceful for me.
I'm 40, and that's been my entire existence. The only reason I work is to afford the ability to play video games and listen to podcasts like this. 😂
Fascinating podcast! Super intelligent, well-spoken guy!
I'm only 15 minutes in and this guy is fascinating and a real joy to listen to. He has a true talent for laymen speak. Kudos to you both.
Amen!
Listening for a second night in a row because my mind is totally blown. There’s no way to process Adams absolute brilliance here, what an engaging and fun talk! THANKS LEX!
(Science and tech chats are when a,ex shines brightest - more of this please ❤)
Merry Christmas! Who else is procrastinating tonight? This is the perfect diversion from wrapping.
I can definitely see a repeat for myself as well. 😊
They say geniuses are on the edge of insanity... He's the living example, think by yourself a minute, To build a dyson sphere, you would need to destroye all the planets and will run out of resources way before you have 10% done... That's why our world is going to hell with all those ''scientists'' and University people running running the show !!! Almost no practical knoledge... 😱
Haha, do both
This is the second best conversation you've had - after Sara Walker. The question of "what is life and will we know it when we see it?" is a really really important conversation
Hi @lexfridman, I noticed you recently had an extensive conversation with Ilya Ponomarenko (Ukrainian). However, I couldn't find it among your uploaded videos. Is it scheduled for release soon? If so, do you know when? Appreciate your time-thanks!
Lex I love your podcasts and am grateful to have you as a communicator on the internet. I believe alien made machine civilizations are just as likely as human made machine civilizations.
Chill nights and existence podcasts. Best things I could ever ask for
One of the most intellectually stimulating interviews I’ve ever enjoyed. Thank you.
@38:27 got me good. even if there's no life, there are trillions of worlds where snow is falling and waves are crashing on shorelines...chilling
Agreed....I felt the same thing...almost like if all humans disappeared except you, you'd still stu le across malls and houses and bikes and shoes....just an empty ghost world.....
My hunch is that somehow there ISNT life out there....at least not in this galaxy....maybe it's 1 "life planet" per galaxy...the same way each cell has ONE nucleus......
My hunch is, as unsettling as it would be, it's only us ...the whole universe is just a cinematic performance of echoes, shadows and silence......no other life.....septillians of planets.....empty worlds.....floating in the universe
@@ghost9-9ghost there most definite IS life elsewhere, the cosmos is FULL of it ....though that is not to say it that is it multicellular or even large enough for us to even see the fact of the matter is there have been several types of bacteria that have been discovered on the ISS & other orbital exploration /research platforma wich are known to not exist anywhere else on Earth...there could even be life elsewhwere which evolved around a sun what emits a totally different specrum of light in which we have been conditioned/evolved by therefore rendering them invisible to the nake eye due them not reflectinmg the selfsame spectrum of light our eyes have evolved to percieve...
Though what I am wlling & able to say for an absolute fact is thtthere is indeed life all throughout the vacyuum of "Space" thoughg much of it is microscopic like bacteria, tartigrade type creatures & such...
Bro. I read this comment as he said this statement. Rowdy. Also mine boggling. Alien beaches. Alien Plaines. Alien mountain ranges.
It is just us. Even if there were, we would never meet. We or them will go extinct before we / them develop necessary space crafts. We are alone. In all this vastness and darkness.
@PetraGoldberg yep...you raise a good point....the likelihood of us developing technology to travel fast abs far enough is low.....and so even IF there's advanced life out there, we won't likely get to see it...not as humans
MAYBE if we develop super intelligent A.I....and we are told how to "upload" our consciousness directly into a Photon...MAYBE THEN...we can travel as photons carrying human minds....
But...then we still can't truly interact or communicate with life...even if we could technically get there....we would just be a bunch of conscious photons.
Adam Frank is the MAN!!!! One of the easiest people to listen to explain things. My man Lex still has a way to go 🍻😜
happy christmas and a fantastic new year to all ❤
One of the best you’ve done Lex, amazing guest! This will be listened to multiple times so much great stuff in here. The ending was just a cherry on top.
Let the holidays begin... HAPPY XMAS ALL
Rejoice, and Joy to the world!!
He came, He died, then He rose.
*Christmas
CHRISTmas
Merry Christmas.(:
No X in Christmas
Add reverb and Mr. Frank could be a modern day Alan Watts hopped up on amphetamines and Zen. This show was way better than an Art Bell rerun. A fur-out head-scratcher par excellence. Thanks, Lex. Loved it.
Lex, Every time I think ‘this is the most amazing podcast he’s done’, you produce yet another. You are a blessing and a gift my friend and I, once again, thank you for letting me sit in on your conversation!❤
Adam Frank is a role model for me. His enthusiasm, knowledge, and practicality while explaining complex concepts makes him a hero for all of us that aspire to become science communicators.
Lex, you’re getting me through the lack of videos from people due to the holiday! Thanks for all you’re doing!!!
This guy has good energy and good vibes
Yep. It would be so interesting to hear this guy talk about aliens in a more open way. He clearly denies any modern information being released about aliens. They're here guys.
@@christophermullins7163 no they’re not
@@jacobsmith1866 😂😂😂😂😂
@@christophermullins7163 my exact reaction to you lmao
@@jacobsmith1866 oh man my feeling are so hurt. You're obnoxious
Loved all 3 hours of it .....Adam Frank had enthusiasm for the whole discussion.
Great episode! Best podcast on RUclips for sure
THE EXPANSE IS THE BEST SHOW EVER, I LOVE THAT HE LOVES IT!!!
Love that show watched it like 5 times
This guys a great philosopher with scientific knowledge a rare breed
Haven't watched yet but i like this guy. He approaches the existence of aliens from a scientific perspective.
Rarely do i spend 3 hours
I appreciate that this guy is enthusiastic, but it was a little too much handwaving for me. His comment about abiogenesis “I think it’s really easy” and “evolving the ability to fly must be easy because it’s been done multiple times” tells me more about his optimism, than it does about a serious scientific approach.
I realize he’s not an astrobiologist, but if he’s going to talk about aliens, it seems like he would want to have a little more rigorous approach.
Beware of confirmation bias.
11pm in London. Looking for something to sleep to and I find this
Thank you Lex and happy holidays.
Londen eh? May no one ever wake in London.
I thought I was the only one who slept to these. 😂
@@fuhq5121uk sux
@@WTShcolloge wish more of my friends were interested enough to discuss full length podcasts like this.
Almost Two weeks on and this is still up there with the better podcasts I've listened to recently..
Best narrator and interviewee ever. Love it how he just stops talking when he has answered the question.
I love Lex's 1960's G-man look and his Twilight Zone like introductions!! 😆
Great to see Lex doing more science episodes! Adam is fantastic 🎉
It's always intriguing how adam emphasizes the vast number of planets in the universe and uses simulations to estimate the probability of extraterrestrial life. However, the limitations of these simulations and the inherent difficulty of simulating complex biological and evolutionary processes raise questions about the reliability of such estimations. Additionally, the focus on technological civilizations might be overlooking other forms of life that could exist, potentially leading to a biased perspective on the likelihood of life beyond Earth. But ultimately his argument concerns all planets in the history of the observable universe which are almost all inaccessible
I agree with you about Lex and Adam but I disagree with your pessimistic note about the difficulty of finding other forms of life.
The century that is beginning could give us many surprises. The detailed exploration of our solar system could provide us with examples of extraterrestrial life that could exist on some moon of Jupiter or Saturn (or fossil life on some planet like Mars). Even if we do not find it, we will be able to investigate how life on Earth adapts to other environments outside our planet (wherever we go we will take at least plants and bacteria) and who knows what we will discover about the adaptability of living beings (of the current known type).
As for intelligent extraterrestrial life, we will be able to look for signs of life + technology (such as, for example, atmospheres compatible with photosynthesis that also show signs of being contaminated by industrial activity) thanks to recent technical advances that, no doubt, you know very well.
Life may be more probable even than we think. In the end, what really matters is not biology itself (or its similarity to the well-known example: life on Earth) but the possibility of intelligence in general (including robots that could adapt very quickly to catastrophic changes that would annihilate biological life on their home planet). With the emergence of AI we are creating a second origin of "life" on Earth (at least "known" since we do not know for sure if our type of life was the first to emerge on Earth) and this new type of life could soon inhabit our entire solar system and "surrounding areas".
Greetings and keep up your channel, which is one of the best I know.
My thoughts exactly
His main "argument" is a vast amount of habitable planets. 10²² isn't even that many, there are more atoms in an apple. Sample of one just doesn't allow for his conclusion.
@ yes
@@CodexPermutatio Thank you, very much
Wow Lex, what a great guest. Thank you! Dr. Frank, thank you for sharing your knowledge and excitement about science with us. You seem like a really great guy. I hope to listen to you again.
Best chat on Lex? How many agree..?
@ scams flipping evrrywhre.. a sucker born every minute
This guest explains what he says so well thumbs up
I got my jollies off on the Lex Fridman podcast. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!
came here for alien and ufos, stayed for the philosophy at the end.. truly thank you, i feel better
I’m so glad he mentioned “The Expanse”! It’s such a great show🎉!
Fantastic show.
I'm still upset about the cliffhanger it ended on though.
Always love to listen to Professor Frank talk about life on other planets!
Which is the same as talking about nothing since we have zero evidence of life on other planets. Zero!
Hey Lex. What happend with the Interviews with Fedorov and Ponomarenko? Will they be released?
Lex should be the host of The Twilight Zone. Eerily calm voice
Thank you Lex I wish you a Merry Christma and a Happy NY.
Greetings, Adam Frank and Lex Fridman! 👽 Zorblat here, representative of the Galactic Federation's PR department. Just wanted to clarify a few things for your audience:
Yes, we're out here.
No, we don't probe anymore-that was a rogue faction.
The real reason you haven’t found us? We’re binge-watching your podcasts and frankly, we’re a bit intimidated by how much you guys overthink everything.
Keep up the great work, humans.
- Anyway, back to the mothership. Stay curious! 🛸✨
Dumbest shit I've read on the Internet and they let Joe Biden have a Twitter account
The real reason you haven't found us because we are where you thought not to look.
Happy Christmas to you all 🙏🧬☘️ Lex you legend , thanks for the present 🎁
Listening to this made decorating my kitchen much more enjoyable.
Great conversation lex. Thanks for letting me listen in 👍
Intellectually stimulating and fun conversation. Thanks Adam and Lex.
Brilliant! Around 2:45:00 - Forrest Landry has the most clarity on this that I've seen! Highly recommend to check out his work!
You're the best Lex. I said it, believe it.
Ask the AI to search the moon surface for anything with at least two right angles, or something that makes multiple perfect shapes. Nothing in the room looks off because it was all created, but a desk in the forest would really stand out.
Wow. One of the most interesting professionals I caught on a podcast. Well done Prof. Adams.
After so many fabulous Lex interviews this is one of the best. From beginning to end.
Я провела 3,5 часа в состоянии умиротворения и любопытства.
Как обычно, разговор охватил значительно больше тем для размышления, чем в описании.Спасибо Вам.
Wow i got lucky i am earlyyyy! Hope everyone had a good Sunday and is ready for Monday ❤
Hi Lex, I absolutely love these interviews you do with physicists and the discussions of Alien life and everything in between
Such a good talk! Starts out somewhat basic and just dives so deep!!
Great guest, please have him back! One correction: The wrong book was put on screen at 1:51:51 at the mentioned of Aurora by Kim Stanely Robinson. The image was of Aurora by David Koepp which is not a generation ship novel.
I went looking for that book and imagine my surprise when I started reading a synopsis about a bunker in the desert.
Excellent intro excerpt! Hooked me right in.
Great guest, and very interesting angles on physics. Great minds, 😁
LOVE the moment when Lex thinks of something and notes it down with a little smile full of happy curiosity 1:48:20
The beginning was beyond amazing and mindblowing, but the end was even better. Dr. Adam Frank seems to have many of the same ideas as Dr. John Vervarke, it would be amazing to see the two of them talk. Thank you to both of you for everything you do for us. This is truly a life-changing conversation full of insights for me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love his enthusiasm.
Imagine him as your professor. You would actually go to lectures.
I've often wondered if our world was visited in the ancient past, only to be erased by our concept of time. If there ever were, their ice cream must have been delicious. ⌛ Awesome episode #455!
Loved it! Love. This. Guy! (The guest, I mean… but also Lex!)
We need to have more meaningful conversations like this one. The world needs more compassion and love.
In Iain Banks works, in his novels about the Culture, there are numerous examples of Civilizations which are know in general as "The Sublimed". They just pick up and gradually fade out of the dimensions we are familiar with into higher ones and seemingly never drop in again. RE: the discussion kicked off around 57:00 mark.
Lex Friedman is the best. He has a truly unbiased point of view. People would be vastly improved by a picogram of Lex's integrity.
You must not be paying attention or your own bias is blind you. He is massively biased
He's hugely biased towards right wing political figures
Another interesting, and intriguing conversation
The really hard problem of biogenesis is the absurdly difficult task of randomly producing an encapsulation of just the right chemistry to be able to allow it to replicated itself and pass to its offspring sufficient information to allow for the continuation of the process.
This is perfectly stated!
Probability: hold my beer
It's impossible or at least extremely unlikely. I dont believe it.
@@christophermullins7163 the word impossible is found in a fool’s dictionary
Interesting geochemistry in porus holes in hydrothermal white smokers - give it hundreds of millions of years and you have proto cells.
The way you blend your slides into the interview. Top notch!
Thank you Lex and Adam for this beautiful discussion!
K-Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies continues!
Oh man this hit me when he was talking lol
@@Ssilverhazehaha that’s great. I don’t understand how this happened but I only heard someone mention Lex Fridman last week. NEVER heard of him. What a treat! SO many videos to listen to with a different vibe than the usual podcasts I listen to. Anyway, I heard his voice and immediately thought about that radio character in ‘Reservoir Dogs’ 😂😂
Good job all I was gonna do tonight was sleep
Same 😂
There is no guarantee that the Kardashev scale will be a good metric to represent the advancement of a civilization.
There is a higher chance that sufficiently advanced civilizations will favor efficiency over the use of more resources. You would not be able to detect such civilization even if it was travelling through our solar system.
Wow, just listening to the pure joy in this man's voice as he talks about things I can't even comprehend.. it's fantastic! Thanks for another fascinating conversation Lex! Happy Holidays and all that jazz! 🙏
Always great people on Lex’s podcasts ❤
Waiting for his interview with the Ukranian’s.
Why is Lex hiding this content from us did it go badly for him?
He’s a U.S.-based Russian asset. He wasn’t always this way to my knowledge, but in the last year it’s become clear.
@ oh yeah I wasn’t aware.
Thought he was pretty neutral but then this made him look a bit bought and paid for but was hoping there’s some good reason for why he would hide content from his viewers. I want independent thinkers.
Who cares 🥱
@@RudzaniYou are a US-based Iranian asset.
@@penguinpringles people who care about unbiased opinions care
Lex lauched a new video = Click
Click sounds are so Type .6 civilization.
I believe in 👽
Thank you Lex
Wicked editing, appreciated all the info on the screen. Only an hour in, amazing conversation. Good work dude
Best podcast I’ve seen in 2024, hands down. I was thrilled to learn that Adam is a Zen practitioner. Contemplative practice is so important. My path lead me to vipassana (“insight meditation “) which also empathizes direct experience and metta (“loving kindness “). All the knowledge in the universe is useless without love.
We are the proof of life in the universe. There is life, other life for sure
ten-billion-trillion... at almost 44 years old I am certain this is the first time I encountered this number/dimension... ok let's go
Earth vs Mars?
MCRN vs UNN?
Caliban's War?
CAN'T STOP THE WORK
To your conversation about FTL:
There is an author named Gene Wolfe, who wrote a saga entitled "The Book of the New Sun", in which humanity uses "anti-iron/iron" drives to propel themselves through the cosmos at FTL speeds, somehow.
Also, generation-ships are part of his series "Epiphany of the Long Sun", which deals with a human society that has spent hundreds of years en-route to an unknown destination.
it is a FASCINATING read, and the two series tie into each other.
Please, read these books, Lex.
I couldn't stop my self from being fascinated with a variety of fresh ideas presented by Adam Frank during this no less than three hours length talk. As an astrophysicist, Frank's years of scientific endeavor for truth in nature inevitably lead his ultimate interest to deeper existentialist question, to the study of cubism, which revealing the constitutive role of human agency in scientific practice. Wonderful how it all relates to love as the essence of being in the world.
We should work to lighten the load of man kind,imagine if we did... Would love to hear from your positive notes🤍🤍ꜱᴇɴᴅ🤍🤍ᴍᴇ🤍🤍ᴀ🤍🤍ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ🤍🤍ᴛᴇxᴛ🤍✝️𝟷𝟻𝟶𝟷𝟼𝟺𝟽𝟼𝟷𝟿𝟼🔝