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The Challenge of Imagining the Space of Aliens
1:06:44 - 1:13:12 (06:28)
Exploring the vastness of space and the limitations of chemistry as a means to build objects, the podcast raises questions about the possibility of detecting technology created by aliens before detecting the beings themselves.
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By looking for exoplanets with similar conditions as Earth, such as gravity and heat, researchers can assume that any alien life there could potentially use a similar physical infrastructure as humans.
1:06:44 - 1:08:57 (02:12)
Summary
By looking for exoplanets with similar conditions as Earth, such as gravity and heat, researchers can assume that any alien life there could potentially use a similar physical infrastructure as humans. Methods like mass spectrometry can also aid in the search for both alien technology and biological life.
ChapterThe Challenge of Imagining the Space of Aliens
Episode#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The conversation revolves around the possibility of aliens' existence and their physical attributes, including their smell and taste, and how evolution exploits symmetry in designing organisms.
1:08:57 - 1:10:03 (01:05)
Summary
The conversation revolves around the possibility of aliens' existence and their physical attributes, including their smell and taste, and how evolution exploits symmetry in designing organisms.
ChapterThe Challenge of Imagining the Space of Aliens
Episode#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The probability of predicting the technologies that alien beings have is low because of the variability in chemistry of planets, and the outgrowth in the possibility space for chemistry.
1:10:03 - 1:11:14 (01:11)
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The probability of predicting the technologies that alien beings have is low because of the variability in chemistry of planets, and the outgrowth in the possibility space for chemistry.
ChapterThe Challenge of Imagining the Space of Aliens
Episode#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The Arecibo message, sent from the Arecibo telescope, is a binary message that raises questions about the limits of universal communication and the differences between physics, chemistry, and biology.
1:11:14 - 1:13:12 (01:57)
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The Arecibo message, sent from the Arecibo telescope, is a binary message that raises questions about the limits of universal communication and the differences between physics, chemistry, and biology.