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#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
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Robin Hanson is a professor at George Mason University and researcher at Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Robin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinhanson
Robin's Website: https://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson
Grabby Aliens (paper): https://grabbyaliens.com/paper
The Elephant in the Brain (book): https://amazon.com/dp/0197551955/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20
The Age of Em (book): https://amazon.com/dp/0198817827/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20
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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(06:49) - Grabby aliens
(44:33) - War and competition
(50:07) - Global government
(1:02:58) - Humanity's future
(1:13:00) - Hello aliens
(1:40:03) - UFO sightings
(2:04:40) - Conspiracy theories
(2:12:58) - Elephant in the brain
(2:26:29) - Medicine
(2:38:58) - Institutions
(3:05:52) - Physics
(3:10:43) - Artificial intelligence
(3:28:32) - Economics
(3:31:53) - Political science
(3:37:42) - Advice for young people
(3:46:33) - Darkest moments
(3:49:34) - Love and loss
(3:58:57) - Immortality
(4:02:53) - Simulation hypothesis
(4:13:10) - Meaning of life
- Lambda: https://lambdalabs.com/lex
- Audible: https://audible.com/lex
- BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off
- BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
- ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free
EPISODE LINKS:
Robin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinhanson
Robin's Website: https://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson
Grabby Aliens (paper): https://grabbyaliens.com/paper
The Elephant in the Brain (book): https://amazon.com/dp/0197551955/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20
The Age of Em (book): https://amazon.com/dp/0198817827/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(06:49) - Grabby aliens
(44:33) - War and competition
(50:07) - Global government
(1:02:58) - Humanity's future
(1:13:00) - Hello aliens
(1:40:03) - UFO sightings
(2:04:40) - Conspiracy theories
(2:12:58) - Elephant in the brain
(2:26:29) - Medicine
(2:38:58) - Institutions
(3:05:52) - Physics
(3:10:43) - Artificial intelligence
(3:28:32) - Economics
(3:31:53) - Political science
(3:37:42) - Advice for young people
(3:46:33) - Darkest moments
(3:49:34) - Love and loss
(3:58:57) - Immortality
(4:02:53) - Simulation hypothesis
(4:13:10) - Meaning of life