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Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154

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What it is

Lex Fridman interviews Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb about the interstellar object Oumuamua, aliens and black holes. Loeb lays out his argument that it may be an artifact rather than debris.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a good, non-sensational presentation of Loeb's actual argument, usually linked in Oumuamua threads.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Lex Fridman had a really good interview with Avi Loeb about Oumuamua, among other things, about a week ago. Highly recommend!”

    Good interview with Avi Loeb about Oumuamua

    cronix, 2021-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Have we already been visited by aliens?”

  2. “There's a good interview with Avi Loeb on the Lex Fridman podcast about this very topic.”

    Loeb's actual argument is compelling and not sensational

    erellsworth, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Oumuamua, alien artefact or interstellar debris?”

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Topics: avi loeb, oumuamua, aliens, astrophysics, scientific orthodoxy

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