Do you prefer living in a universe where humanity is a one-snowflake civilization—life exists here on a mote of dust in the outer reaches of the Milky Way—or do you prefer living in a universe that is loud and noisy and populated? And how do you handle leftovers? [34:31]
This week, Joey and Jess talk about loud and quiet aliens, LaMDA, Santa, unfortunate dinners, waste aversion, and dumplings. They don’t talk about Isaac, Tayler, or Zac.
references
- Revisiting bathroom ventures in episode 155! Introducing: Nonsense VC!
- Lex Fridman Podcast #292: Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
- Future of Humanity Institute
- The Astrophysical Journal: "If Loud Aliens Explain Human Earliness, Quiet Aliens Are Also Rare"
- Drake Equation
- "... on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam ..."
- Scientific American: "Google Engineer Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient: Why That Matters"
- USS Nimitz ‘Tic Tac’ UFO: Declassified Video
- CNBC: Watch the Pentagon's three declassified UFO videos taken by U.S. Navy pilots
- grabbyaliens.com
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